VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH NIGHT VISION FUNCTION
First Claim
1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera having a forward field of view in the direction of forward travel of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera is operable to capture image data;
an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera; and
wherein, at least in part responsive to processing of captured image data by said image processor, said vision system is operable to provide a night vision function and at least one of (i) a headlamp control function for controlling a headlamp of the equipped vehicle, (ii) a lane departure warning function, (iii) an adaptive cruise control function, (iv) a sign recognition function, (v) a rain sensing function, (vi) an object detection function and (vii) a pedestrian detection function.
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Abstract
A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vision system. The camera has a forward field of view in the direction of forward travel of the equipped vehicle. The camera is operable to capture image data. An image processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera. At least in part responsive to processing of captured image data by the image processor, the vision system is operable to provide a night vision function and at least one of (i) a headlamp control function for controlling a headlamp of the equipped vehicle, (ii) a lane departure warning function, (iii) an adaptive cruise control function, (iv) a sign recognition function, (v) a rain sensing function, (vi) an object detection function and (vii) a pedestrian detection function.
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26 Claims
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1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera having a forward field of view in the direction of forward travel of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera is operable to capture image data; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera; and wherein, at least in part responsive to processing of captured image data by said image processor, said vision system is operable to provide a night vision function and at least one of (i) a headlamp control function for controlling a headlamp of the equipped vehicle, (ii) a lane departure warning function, (iii) an adaptive cruise control function, (iv) a sign recognition function, (v) a rain sensing function, (vi) an object detection function and (vii) a pedestrian detection function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera having a forward field of view in the direction of forward travel of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera comprises a CMOS imaging array and wherein said camera is operable to capture image data; wherein said camera is disposed in a cabin of the equipped vehicle and wherein said forward field of view of said camera is through a windshield of the equipped vehicle; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera; and wherein, at least in part responsive to processing of captured image data by said image processor, said vision system is operable to provide a night vision function and at least one of (i) a headlamp control function for controlling a headlamp of the equipped vehicle, (ii) a lane departure warning function, (iii) an adaptive cruise control function, (iv) a sign recognition function, (v) a rain sensing function, (vi) an object detection function and (vii) a pedestrian detection function. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera having a forward field of view in the direction of forward travel of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera comprises a CMOS imaging array and wherein said camera is operable to capture image data; wherein said camera is disposed in a cabin of the equipped vehicle and wherein said forward field of view of said camera is through a windshield of the equipped vehicle; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera; wherein an infrared light source is disposed at the equipped vehicle and is operable to emit infrared light forward of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said camera is at least partially sensitive to said emitted infrared light; and wherein, at least in part responsive to processing of captured image data by said image processor, said vision system is operable to provide a night vision function and at least one of (i) a headlamp control function for controlling a headlamp of the equipped vehicle, (ii) a lane departure warning function, (iii) an adaptive cruise control function, (iv) a sign recognition function, (v) a rain sensing function, (vi) an object detection function and (vii) a pedestrian detection function. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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