Surround view system for a vehicle
US10965911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/168
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A surround view system for a vehicle, comprising a camera positioned in or on the vehicle to capture the vehicle's surroundings, an evaluation unit processing images captured by the camera and a display displaying a top-view image generated by the evaluation unit. The evaluation unit obtains the top-view image by calculating a projection of the captured images onto a virtual projection surface and by calculating a top-view of the projection on the virtual projection surface. The virtual projection surface comprises a flat bottom part and a rising part adjacent to the flat bottom part, wherein, in an area comprising the rising part at one side of the vehicle over a length of the vehicle, a curvature of the virtual projection surface is zero in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
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