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OBSTACLE DETECTION IN VEHICLE USING A WIDE ANGLE CAMERA AND RADAR SENSOR FUSION

  • US 20200134396A1
  • Filed: 04/18/2019
  • Published: 04/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a primary surround view camera placed at a front of a vehicle and providing an operator of the vehicle with a view of the road;

    a supplementary camera placed on the vehicle higher than the primary surround view camera;

    at least one detection and ranging sensor mounted adjacent to the supplementary camera and configured to detect obstacles within a field of view of the supplementary camera; and

    a surround view display, wherein an output of the primary surround view camera is used to produce a two-dimensional view of an area around the vehicle and an output of the supplementary camera is (i) reduced to a portion of the field of view of the supplementary camera in which the detection and ranging sensor detected an obstacle and (ii) overlaid on the two-dimensional view of the area around the vehicle to inform the operator of the detected obstacle.

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