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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING IMAGE DISTORTION OF REAR CAMERA

  • US 20140010474A1
  • Filed: 12/03/2012
  • Published: 01/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for correcting image distortion of a rear imaging device, the apparatus comprising:

  • a processor configured to;

    analyze a characteristic of an imaging device installed in a rear of a vehicle;

    set a plurality of tilting angles for a plurality of photographed areas of a virtual imaging device corresponding to the rear imaging device from the characteristic value of the rear imaging device;

    generate a correction model by applying the plurality of tilting angles to the plurality of photographed areas of the virtual imaging device;

    tilt the virtual imaging device based on the correction model;

    perform a view conversion on a image photographed through the rear imaging device according to the plurality of set tilting angles for the plurality of photographed areas of the virtual imaging device to generate a corrected image; and

    output the corrected image.

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