APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE CAMERA
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1. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle camera to constantly maintain an image pickup angle of the vehicle camera regardless of variation in height of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to detect variation in height of the vehicle;
a rotational angle calculation unit configured to calculate a rotational angle of the vehicle to compensate the detected variation in height of the vehicle; and
a camera control unit configured to control the image pickup angle of the vehicle camera based on the calculated rotation angle.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for adaptively controlling an angle of a camera when the height of a vehicle is changed are provided. The apparatus for controlling a vehicle camera includes at least one sensor which detects variation in height of the vehicle, a rotational angle calculation unit which calculates a rotational angle of the vehicle to compensate the detected variation in height of the vehicle, and a camera control unit which controls the image pickup angle of the vehicle camera based on the calculated rotational angle.
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1. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle camera to constantly maintain an image pickup angle of the vehicle camera regardless of variation in height of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to detect variation in height of the vehicle; a rotational angle calculation unit configured to calculate a rotational angle of the vehicle to compensate the detected variation in height of the vehicle; and a camera control unit configured to control the image pickup angle of the vehicle camera based on the calculated rotation angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle camera to maintain an image displayed in a vehicle to have a fixed view regardless of variation in height of the vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to detect variation in height of the vehicle; a rotational angle calculation unit configured to calculate a rotational angle of the vehicle to compensate the detected variation in height of the vehicle; a camera fixed relatively to the vehicle to capture an image; and an image processing unit configured to extract a sample image from the captured image based on the calculated rotational angle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling a vehicle camera to constantly maintain an image pickup angle of the vehicle camera regardless of variation in height of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting by at least one sensor variation in height of the vehicle; calculating, by a first unit, a rotational angle of the vehicle to compensate the detected variation in height of the vehicle; and controlling, by a second unit, the image pickup angle of the vehicle camera based on the calculated rotation angle.
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13. A computer readable medium containing executable program instructions executed by a processor, comprising:
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program instructions that control at least one sensor to calculate variation in height of the vehicle; program instructions that control a first unit to calculate a rotational angle of the vehicle to compensate the detected variation in height of the vehicle; and program instructions that control the image pickup angle of the vehicle camera based on the calculated rotation angle.
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