IMAGING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
- an imaging array device comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array device is disposed at least partially within an exterior rearview mirror assembly that is attached at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system, and wherein said imaging array device has a field of view exteriorly of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging array device is operable to capture image data;
wherein said imaging array device comprises a CMOS imaging array sensor;
wherein the field of view of said imaging array device encompasses at least one of (a) a rearward field of view at least partially rearward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly, (b) a sideward field of view at least partially sideward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly and (c) a forward field of view at least partially forward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly;
a control for processing captured image data;
wherein said control utilizes edge detection in processing captured image data;
wherein, responsive at least in part to said processing of captured image data by said control, said control determines an object of interest present in the field of view of said imaging array device;
wherein, in determining an object of interest present in the field of view of said imaging array device, detected edges that are not indicative of an object of interest are at least substantially ignored in order to at least one of (a) reduce processing requirements and (b) reduce false signals; and
wherein a portion of the equipped vehicle is present in the field of view of said imaging array device and wherein said control is operable to determine that said portion of the equipped vehicle is not an object of interest.
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Abstract
An imaging system for a vehicle includes an imaging array sensor and a control. The imaging array sensor is disposed at least partially within an exterior rearview mirror assembly that is attached at a side of a vehicle. The field of view of the imaging array sensor encompasses at least one of a rearward field of view, a sideward field of view and a forward field of view. The control may utilize edge detection in processing captured image data. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data by the control, the control determines an object of interest present in the field of view of the imaging array sensor. A portion of the equipped vehicle is present in the field of view of the imaging array sensor and the control may be operable to determine that the portion of the equipped vehicle is not an object of interest.
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30 Claims
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1. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
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an imaging array device comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array device is disposed at least partially within an exterior rearview mirror assembly that is attached at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system, and wherein said imaging array device has a field of view exteriorly of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging array device is operable to capture image data; wherein said imaging array device comprises a CMOS imaging array sensor; wherein the field of view of said imaging array device encompasses at least one of (a) a rearward field of view at least partially rearward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly, (b) a sideward field of view at least partially sideward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly and (c) a forward field of view at least partially forward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly; a control for processing captured image data; wherein said control utilizes edge detection in processing captured image data; wherein, responsive at least in part to said processing of captured image data by said control, said control determines an object of interest present in the field of view of said imaging array device; wherein, in determining an object of interest present in the field of view of said imaging array device, detected edges that are not indicative of an object of interest are at least substantially ignored in order to at least one of (a) reduce processing requirements and (b) reduce false signals; and wherein a portion of the equipped vehicle is present in the field of view of said imaging array device and wherein said control is operable to determine that said portion of the equipped vehicle is not an object of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
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an imaging array device comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array device is disposed at least partially within an exterior rearview mirror assembly that is attached at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system, and wherein said imaging array device has a field of view exteriorly of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging array device is operable to capture image data; wherein said imaging array device comprises a CMOS imaging array sensor; wherein the field of view of said imaging array device encompasses (a) a rearward field of view at least partially rearward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly, (b) a sideward field of view at least partially sideward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly and (c) a forward field of view at least partially forward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly; a control for processing captured image data; wherein said control utilizes edge detection in processing captured image data; wherein, responsive at least in part to said processing of captured image data by said control, said control determines an object of interest present in the field of view of said imaging array device; wherein, in determining an object of interest present in the field of view of said imaging array device, captured image data that is not indicative of an object of interest is at least substantially ignored in order to at least one of (a) reduce processing requirements and (b) reduce false signals; and wherein a portion of the equipped vehicle is present in the field of view of said imaging array device and wherein said control is operable to determine that said portion of the equipped vehicle is not an object of interest. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
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an imaging array device comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array device is disposed at least partially within an exterior rearview mirror assembly that is attached at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system, and wherein said imaging array device has a field of view exteriorly of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging array device is operable to capture image data; wherein said imaging array device comprises a CMOS imaging array sensor; wherein the field of view of said imaging array device encompasses at least one of (a) a rearward field of view at least partially rearward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly, (b) a sideward field of view at least partially sideward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly and (c) a forward field of view at least partially forward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly; a control for processing captured image data; wherein said control utilizes edge detection in processing captured image data; wherein, responsive at least in part to said processing of captured image data by said control, said control determines an object of interest present in the field of view of said imaging array device; wherein, in determining an object of interest present in the field of view of said imaging array device, an algorithmically executed filter is utilized to at least one of (a) reduce processing requirements and (b) reduce false signals; wherein a portion of the equipped vehicle is present in the field of view of said imaging array device; and wherein said control reduces captured image data to a reduced data set of said image data, said control processing said reduced data set to extract information from said reduced data set, and wherein said reduced data set is representative of a target zone that is encompassed by the field of view of said imaging array device and that is not inclusive of said portion of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising:
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an imaging array device comprising a plurality of photo-sensing pixels, wherein said imaging array device is disposed at least partially within an exterior rearview mirror assembly that is attached at a side of a vehicle equipped with said imaging system, and wherein said imaging array device has a field of view exteriorly of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging array device is operable to capture image data; wherein said imaging array device comprises a CMOS imaging array sensor; wherein the field of view of said imaging array device encompasses at least one of (a) a rearward field of view at least partially rearward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly, (b) a sideward field of view at least partially sideward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly and (c) a forward field of view at least partially forward of the exterior rearview mirror assembly; wherein said imaging array device has a field of view that encompasses a portion of the equipped vehicle at the side of the equipped vehicle at which said exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached; a control for processing captured image data; wherein, responsive at least in part to said processing of captured image data by said control, said control determines an object of interest present in the field of view of said imaging array device; wherein, in determining an object of interest present in the field of view of said imaging array device, captured image data that is not indicative of an object of interest is at least substantially ignored in order to reduce false signals; and wherein said control algorithmically processes captured image data to a reduced data set, said control processing said reduced data set to extract information from said reduced data set, and wherein said reduced data set is representative of a target zone that is not inclusive of said portion of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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