IMAGING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
- an imaging array sensor comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array sensor is disposed at an exterior rearview mirror assembly at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system;
wherein, when said imaging array sensor is disposed at the exterior rearview mirror assembly, said imaging array sensor has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle, andwherein said imaging array sensor is operable to capture an image exterior of the equipped vehicle;
a control for processing said captured image;
wherein said control is operable to determine that said imaging array sensor is misaligned when said imaging array sensor is disposed at the exterior rearview mirror assembly at the side of the equipped vehicle; and
wherein said control, responsive to a determination of misalignment of said imaging array sensor, is operable to at least partially compensate for the determined misalignment of said imaging array sensor.
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Abstract
An imaging system for a vehicle includes an imaging array sensor and a control. The imaging array sensor comprises a plurality of photo-sensing pixels and is disposed at an exterior rearview mirror assembly at a side of the vehicle with a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The imaging array sensor is operable to capture an image exterior of the vehicle. The control may process the captured images and may determine that the imaging array sensor is misaligned when the imaging array sensor is disposed at the exterior rearview mirror assembly at the side of the vehicle. The control, responsive to a determination of misalignment of the imaging array sensor, may at least partially compensate for the determined misalignment of the imaging array sensor.
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Citations
50 Claims
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1. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
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an imaging array sensor comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array sensor is disposed at an exterior rearview mirror assembly at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system; wherein, when said imaging array sensor is disposed at the exterior rearview mirror assembly, said imaging array sensor has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging array sensor is operable to capture an image exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control for processing said captured image; wherein said control is operable to determine that said imaging array sensor is misaligned when said imaging array sensor is disposed at the exterior rearview mirror assembly at the side of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said control, responsive to a determination of misalignment of said imaging array sensor, is operable to at least partially compensate for the determined misalignment of said imaging array sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
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an imaging array sensor comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array sensor is disposed at an exterior rearview mirror assembly at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system; wherein, when said imaging array sensor is disposed at the exterior rearview mirror assembly, said imaging array sensor has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle and wherein said field of view encompasses a portion of the side of the equipped vehicle at which said imaging array sensor is disposed, and wherein said imaging array sensor is operable to capture an image exterior of the equipped vehicle that includes the portion of the side of the equipped vehicle encompassed by said field of view of said imaging array sensor; a control for processing said captured image; wherein said control, at least in part responsive to processing of said captured image, is operable to determine that said imaging array sensor is misaligned when said imaging array sensor is disposed at the exterior rearview mirror assembly at the side of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said control, responsive to a determination of misalignment of said imaging array sensor, is operable to at least partially compensate for the determined misalignment of said imaging array sensor. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
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an imaging array sensor comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within an exterior rearview mirror assembly at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system; wherein, when said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within the exterior rearview mirror assembly, said imaging array sensor has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging array sensor is operable to capture an image exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control for processing said captured image; wherein said control is operable to determine that said imaging array sensor is misaligned when said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within the exterior rearview mirror assembly at the side of the equipped vehicle; wherein said control, responsive to a determination of misalignment of said imaging array sensor, is operable to at least partially compensate for the determined misalignment of said imaging array sensor; and wherein said captured image comprises data and wherein said control processes said data to determine a structure at the side of the equipped vehicle at which said imaging array sensor is disposed, and wherein said control, responsive to processing of said data, is operable to verify that said imaging array sensor is aligned at the side of the equipped vehicle within a desired tolerance. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
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an imaging array sensor comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within an exterior rearview mirror assembly at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system; wherein, when said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within the exterior rearview mirror assembly, said imaging array sensor has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging array sensor is operable to capture an image exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control for processing said captured image; wherein said control is operable to determine that said imaging array sensor is misaligned when said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within the exterior rearview mirror assembly at the side of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said control, responsive to a determination of misalignment of said imaging array sensor, is operable to adjust processing of said captured image to at least partially compensate for the determined misalignment of said imaging array sensor. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
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an imaging array sensor comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within an exterior rearview mirror assembly at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system; wherein, when said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within the exterior rearview mirror assembly, said imaging array sensor has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging array sensor is operable to capture an image exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control for processing said captured image; wherein said control is operable to determine that said imaging array sensor is misaligned when said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within the exterior rearview mirror assembly at the side of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said captured image comprises data and wherein said control, responsive to a determination of misalignment of said imaging array sensor, is operable to adjust said data to at least partially compensate for the determined misalignment of said imaging array sensor. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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47. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
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an imaging array sensor comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within an exterior rearview mirror assembly at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system; wherein, when said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within the exterior rearview mirror assembly, said imaging array sensor has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging array sensor is operable to capture an image exterior of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging array sensor has a field of view that encompasses a portion of the side of the equipped vehicle at which said imaging array sensor is disposed; a control for processing said captured image; wherein said control is operable to determine that said imaging array sensor is misaligned when said imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within the exterior rearview mirror assembly at the side of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said control, responsive to a determination of misalignment of said imaging array sensor, is operable to at least partially compensate for the determined misalignment of said imaging array sensor, and wherein processing undertaken by said control at least partially, accounts for misalignment of said imaging array sensor at the side of the equipped vehicle at least in part responsive to image data captured of the portion of the side of the equipped vehicle encompassed by said field of view of said imaging array sensor. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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Specification