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Method of Producing a Total Image of the Environment Surrounding a Motor Vehicle

  • US 20090273674A1
  • Filed: 05/07/2009
  • Published: 11/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of producing a total image of a surrounding environment of a motor vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:

  • basing at least a first image part of the total image on image data of an image sensor device arranged in the motor vehicle, the first image sensor device supplying image data for a first acquisition range of the vehicle environment; and

    basing at least a second image part of the total image, which second image part is at least partially situated outside of the first image part, on distance data of a distance sensor device arranged in the motor vehicle, the distance sensor device supplying distance data in a second acquisition range of the vehicle environment, the second acquisition range covering an additional range of the vehicle environment not covered by the first acquisition range.

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