VEHICLE HAVING A DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE SURROUNDINGS OF SAID VEHICLE

• US 20140009589A1
• Filed: 12/08/2011
• Published: 01/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: Gloger, Joachim
• Application Number:
  US13/822,361
• Publication Number:
  US 20140009589A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/51
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/27 providing all-round vision, e.g. using omnidirectional cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/30 providing vision in the non-visible spectrum, e.g. night or infrared vision
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/31 providing stereoscopic vision
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/10 characterised by the type of camera system used
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/105 using multiple cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/106 using night vision cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/20 characterised by the type of display used
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/607 from a bird's eye viewpoint
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/163 involving continuous checking

Abstract

A vehicle (1) with a device (2) for monitoring an environment of a vehicle. The device (2) comprises a plurality of image-capturing units (3 to 10), the capture ranges (E3 to E 10) at least partially overlapping each other and forming at least one overlap range, wherein an overall image (G) of the vehicle environment can be generated from the individual images (B3 to B10) captured by means of the image-capturing units (3 to 10) using an image-processing unit (11). The image-capturing units (3 to 10) are configured as wafer-level cameras and integrated in vehicle body components in a front zone, in a rear zone, and in side zones of the vehicle (1).

Claims

1. A vehicle (1) with a device (2) for monitoring a vehicle environment, wherein said device (2) comprises a plurality of image-capturing units (3 to 10), the capture ranges (E3 to E10) thereof at least partially overlapping and forming at least one overlap range, wherein with the aid of an image-processing unit (11), an overall image (G) of the vehicle environment can be generated from individual images (B3 to B10) captured by the image-capturing units (3 to 10), and wherein the image-capturing units (3 to 10) are configured as wafer-level cameras and integrated in vehicle body components in a front zone, in a rear zone, and in side zones of the vehicle (1).

2. The vehicle (1) as in claim 1, wherein at least a number of the image-capturing units (3 to 10) are arranged linearly adjacent to one another.

3. The vehicle (1) as in claim 1, wherein at least a number of the image-capturing units (3 to 10) are not arranged linearly adjacent to one another.

4. The vehicle (1) according to claim 1, wherein the image-capturing units (3 to 10) are arranged on a flexible circuit board.

5. The vehicle (1) according to claim 1, wherein the image-processing unit (11) is coupled with sensors for monitoring the vehicle environment, wherein a fusion of the image data captured by the image-capturing units (3 to 10) and sensor data is effected in the determination of the overall image (G).

6. The vehicle (1) according to claim 1, wherein the image-processing unit (11) is coupled with at least one display unit (12), wherein the display unit (12) is configured for a three-dimensional display of the overall image (G).

7. The vehicle (1) according to claim 1, wherein a number of the image-processing units (3 to 10) are configured as infrared cameras.

8. The vehicle (1) according to claim 1, wherein the overall image (G) is formed from virtual and/or real image components.

9. The vehicle (1) according to claim 1, wherein at least two of the image-capturing units (3 to 10) have different focal lengths.