Birds-Eye-View Monitoring System With Auto Alignment
First Claim
1. A surround view monitoring system configured to synthesize a birds-eye-view image of an area around a vehicle, said system comprising:
- a camera configured to capture a present-image of a field-of-view about the vehicle and output a signal indicative of the present-image, wherein the present-image includes a feature of the vehicle; and
a controller configured to receive the signal, compare the present-image to a reference-image from an initial calibration of the system, wherein the reference-image includes the feature, and determine a correction table for the present-image to align the feature in the present-image to the feature in the reference-image.
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Abstract
A surround view monitoring system configured to synthesize a birds-eye-view image of an area around a vehicle includes a camera and a controller. The camera is configured to capture a present-image of a field-of-view about the vehicle and output a signal indicative of the present-image. The present-image includes a feature of the vehicle. The controller is configured to receive the signal, compare the present-image to a reference-image from an initial calibration of the system. The reference-image also includes the feature. The controller is further configured to determine a correction table for the present-image to align the feature in the present-image to the feature in the reference-image.
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1. A surround view monitoring system configured to synthesize a birds-eye-view image of an area around a vehicle, said system comprising:
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a camera configured to capture a present-image of a field-of-view about the vehicle and output a signal indicative of the present-image, wherein the present-image includes a feature of the vehicle; and a controller configured to receive the signal, compare the present-image to a reference-image from an initial calibration of the system, wherein the reference-image includes the feature, and determine a correction table for the present-image to align the feature in the present-image to the feature in the reference-image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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