DEVICE FOR MONITORING AN ENVIRONMENT OF A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A device for monitoring an environment of a vehicle, wherein the environment is captured by means of a plurality of image capturing units, the capture ranges (2) thereof at least partially overlapping each other and forming an overlap range (3), wherein an overall image is generated from the individual images captured by means of the image capturing units by means of an image processing unit, which overall image shows the vehicle and the environment thereof from a bird'"'"'s-eye view,wherein the image capturing units are wafer-level cameras (1).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for monitoring an environment of a vehicle, wherein the environment is captured by means of a plurality of image capturing units, the capture ranges (2) thereof at least partially overlapping each other and forming an overlap range (3), wherein an overall image is generated from the individual images captured by means of the image capturing units by means of an image processing unit, said overall image showing the vehicle and the environment thereof from a bird'"'"'s-eye view. According to the invention, the image capturing units are designed as wafer-level cameras (1).
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1. A device for monitoring an environment of a vehicle, wherein the environment is captured by means of a plurality of image capturing units, the capture ranges (2) thereof at least partially overlapping each other and forming an overlap range (3), wherein an overall image is generated from the individual images captured by means of the image capturing units by means of an image processing unit, which overall image shows the vehicle and the environment thereof from a bird'"'"'s-eye view,
wherein the image capturing units are wafer-level cameras (1).
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