Vehicle vision system with multiple cameras
First Claim
1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- a plurality of cameras configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle;
wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a driver-side wide angle camera disposed at a driver-side location and having a wide angle field of view at the driver side of the vehicle and wherein the wide angle field of view of said driver-side wide angle camera encompasses at least a ground region forward of the vehicle, a ground region sideward of the vehicle and a ground region rearward of the vehicle;
wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a driver-side rearward viewing camera disposed at or near the driver-side location and having a field of view along the driver side of the vehicle rearward of the vehicle;
wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a passenger-side wide angle camera disposed at a passenger-side location and having a wide angle field of view at the passenger side of the vehicle and wherein the wide angle field of view of said passenger-side wide angle camera encompasses at least a ground region forward of the vehicle, a ground region sideward of the vehicle and a ground region rearward of the vehicle;
wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a passenger-side rearward viewing camera disposed at or near a passenger-side location and having a field of view along the passenger side of the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle;
wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a rearward camera disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and having a wide angle field of view that encompasses a ground region rearward of the vehicle;
wherein the rearward field of view of said driver-side rearward viewing camera encompasses a region at least 20 meters rearward of the vehicle and wherein the rearward field of view of said passenger-side rearward viewing camera encompasses a region at least 20 meters rearward of the vehicle;
wherein the rearward field of view of said driver-side rearward viewing camera overlaps the rearward field of view of said passenger-side rearward viewing camera rearward of the vehicle;
an image processor operable to process image data captured by said cameras;
a display operable to display images derived from image data captured by at least some of said cameras;
wherein said display is operable to display images derived from image data captured by all of said plurality of cameras;
wherein, when providing a surround view display function, said display displays images derived from image data captured by all of said plurality of cameras, with (i) the images derived from image data captured by said driver-side wide-angle camera stitched with the images derived from image data captured by said driver-side rearward viewing camera, (ii) the images derived from image data captured by said passenger-side wide-angle camera stitched with the images derived from image data captured by said passenger-side rearward viewing camera, (iii) the images derived from image data captured by said driver-side rearward viewing camera stitched with the images derived from image data captured by said rearward camera, and (iv) the images derived from image data captured by said passenger-side rearward viewing camera stitched with the images derived from image data captured by said rearward camera;
wherein, when providing a panoramic view display function, said display displays rearward panorama images derived from image data captured by said rearward camera, said driver-side rearward viewing camera, and said passenger-side rearward viewing camera; and
wherein said image processor is operable to process image data captured by at least some of said cameras to detect objects in the field of view of the at least some of said cameras.
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Abstract
A vision system for a vehicle includes a plurality of cameras having respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle. The plurality of cameras includes driver and passenger side wide angle cameras having wide angle fields of view, driver and passenger side rearward viewing cameras having fields of view along the respective sides of the vehicle rearward of the vehicle, and a rearward camera having a wide angle field of view rearward of the vehicle. A display is operable to display images derived from image data captured by at least some of the cameras. The display is selectively operable to display images derived from image data captured by all of the plurality of cameras. An image processor is operable to process image data captured by at least some of the cameras to detect objects in the field of view of the at least some of the cameras.
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1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a plurality of cameras configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a driver-side wide angle camera disposed at a driver-side location and having a wide angle field of view at the driver side of the vehicle and wherein the wide angle field of view of said driver-side wide angle camera encompasses at least a ground region forward of the vehicle, a ground region sideward of the vehicle and a ground region rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a driver-side rearward viewing camera disposed at or near the driver-side location and having a field of view along the driver side of the vehicle rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a passenger-side wide angle camera disposed at a passenger-side location and having a wide angle field of view at the passenger side of the vehicle and wherein the wide angle field of view of said passenger-side wide angle camera encompasses at least a ground region forward of the vehicle, a ground region sideward of the vehicle and a ground region rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a passenger-side rearward viewing camera disposed at or near a passenger-side location and having a field of view along the passenger side of the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a rearward camera disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and having a wide angle field of view that encompasses a ground region rearward of the vehicle; wherein the rearward field of view of said driver-side rearward viewing camera encompasses a region at least 20 meters rearward of the vehicle and wherein the rearward field of view of said passenger-side rearward viewing camera encompasses a region at least 20 meters rearward of the vehicle; wherein the rearward field of view of said driver-side rearward viewing camera overlaps the rearward field of view of said passenger-side rearward viewing camera rearward of the vehicle; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said cameras; a display operable to display images derived from image data captured by at least some of said cameras; wherein said display is operable to display images derived from image data captured by all of said plurality of cameras; wherein, when providing a surround view display function, said display displays images derived from image data captured by all of said plurality of cameras, with (i) the images derived from image data captured by said driver-side wide-angle camera stitched with the images derived from image data captured by said driver-side rearward viewing camera, (ii) the images derived from image data captured by said passenger-side wide-angle camera stitched with the images derived from image data captured by said passenger-side rearward viewing camera, (iii) the images derived from image data captured by said driver-side rearward viewing camera stitched with the images derived from image data captured by said rearward camera, and (iv) the images derived from image data captured by said passenger-side rearward viewing camera stitched with the images derived from image data captured by said rearward camera; wherein, when providing a panoramic view display function, said display displays rearward panorama images derived from image data captured by said rearward camera, said driver-side rearward viewing camera, and said passenger-side rearward viewing camera; and wherein said image processor is operable to process image data captured by at least some of said cameras to detect objects in the field of view of the at least some of said cameras. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a plurality of cameras configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a driver-side wide angle camera disposed at a driver-side location and having a wide angle field of view at the driver side of the vehicle and wherein the wide angle field of view of said driver-side wide angle camera encompasses at least a ground region forward of the vehicle, a ground region sideward of the vehicle and a ground region rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a driver-side rearward viewing camera disposed at or near the driver-side location and having a field of view along the driver side of the vehicle rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a passenger-side wide angle camera disposed at a passenger-side location and having a wide angle field of view at the passenger side of the vehicle and wherein the wide angle field of view of said passenger-side wide angle camera encompasses at least a ground region forward of the vehicle, a ground region sideward of the vehicle and a ground region rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a passenger-side rearward viewing camera disposed at or near a passenger-side location and having a field of view along the passenger side of the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a rearward camera disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and having a wide angle field of view that encompasses a ground region rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a forward camera disposed at a front portion of the vehicle and having a wide angle field of view forward of the vehicle and wherein the wide angle field of view of said forward camera encompasses at least a ground region forward of the vehicle; wherein the rearward field of view of said driver-side rearward viewing camera encompasses a region at least 20 meters rearward of the vehicle and wherein the rearward field of view of said passenger-side rearward viewing camera encompasses a region at least 20 meters rearward of the vehicle; wherein the rearward field of view of said driver-side rearward viewing camera overlaps the rearward field of view of said passenger-side rearward viewing camera rearward of the vehicle; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said cameras; a display operable to display images derived from image data captured by at least some of said cameras; wherein said display is operable to display images derived from image data captured by selected ones of said plurality of cameras; wherein said image processor is operable to process image data captured by at least some of said cameras to detect objects in the field of view of the at least some of said cameras; wherein, when providing a panorama display function, said display displays rearward panorama images derived from image data captured by said rearward camera, said driver-side rearward viewing camera, and said passenger-side rearward viewing camera; and wherein, when providing a surround view display function, said display displays surround view images derived from image data captured by all of said plurality of cameras, and wherein the displayed surround view images have a substantially larger extent rearward of the vehicle as compared to sideward of the vehicle and forward of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a plurality of cameras configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a driver-side wide angle camera disposed at a driver-side location and having a wide angle field of view at the driver side of the vehicle and wherein the wide angle field of view of said driver-side wide angle camera encompasses at least a ground region forward of the vehicle, a ground region sideward of the vehicle and a ground region rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a driver-side rearward viewing camera disposed at or near the driver-side location and having a field of view along the driver side of the vehicle rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a passenger-side wide angle camera disposed at a passenger-side location and having a wide angle field of view at the passenger side of the vehicle and wherein the wide angle field of view of said passenger-side wide angle camera encompasses at least a ground region forward of the vehicle, a ground region sideward of the vehicle and a ground region rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a passenger-side rearward viewing camera disposed at or near a passenger-side location and having a field of view along the passenger side of the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a rearward wide angle camera disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and having a wide angle field of view that encompasses a ground region rearward of the vehicle; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a rearward narrow angle camera disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and having a narrower field of view than the wide angle field of view of said rearward wide angle camera, and wherein said second rearward camera views substantially rearward of the vehicle beyond the ground region encompassed by the wide angle field of view of said rearward wide angle camera; wherein said plurality of cameras, when disposed at the vehicle, comprises a forward camera disposed at a front portion of the vehicle and having a wide angle field of view forward of the vehicle and wherein the wide angle field of view of said forward camera encompasses at least a ground region forward of the vehicle; wherein the rearward field of view of said driver-side rearward viewing camera encompasses a region at least 20 meters rearward of the vehicle and wherein the rearward field of view of said passenger-side rearward viewing camera encompasses a region at least 20 meters rearward of the vehicle; wherein the rearward field of view of said driver-side rearward viewing camera overlaps the rearward field of view of said passenger-side rearward viewing camera rearward of the vehicle; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said cameras; a display operable to display images derived from image data captured by at least some of said cameras; wherein said display is operable to display images derived from image data captured by all of said plurality of cameras; wherein said image processor is operable to process image data captured by at least some of said cameras to detect objects in the field of view of the at least some of said cameras; wherein, when providing a panorama display function, said display displays rearward panorama images derived from image data captured by said rearward camera, said driver-side rearward viewing camera, and said passenger-side rearward viewing camera; and wherein, when providing a surround view function, said display displays surround view images derived from image data captured by all of said plurality of cameras, and wherein the displayed surround view images have a substantially larger extent rearward of the vehicle as compared to sideward of the vehicle and forward of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification