Vehicle video control system
First Claim
1. A vehicle video control system comprising:
- a video camera having a wide angle lens, said video camera adjustably disposed upon a vehicle such that the view captured by said video camera includes a raw vehicle periphery view including at least a view of at least a portion of the vehicle and a view of the surroundings adjacent to at least said view of at least a portion of the vehicle;
a communication link;
a vehicle control unit in communication with said communication link capable of receiving control commands and controlling said vehicle; and
an operator control unit in communication with said communication link capable of receiving said view captured by said video camera and transmitting control commands to said vehicle control unit.
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Abstract
A vehicle video control system is provided comprising a video camera unit having a wide angle (preferably a fisheye) lens mounted atop a column, wherein the column is attached to a manned or robotic vehicle, and an operator control unit in communication with the video camera unit. A continuous video image produced by the video camera unit is transmitted to the operator control unit. Such vehicle video control system provides a vehicle operator with an approximately hemispherical view from above the vehicle, providing the human operator with a continuous view of most of the area surrounding the vehicle. This video control system eliminates the burden of video camera control during simultaneous operation of the vehicle using the present system.
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1. A vehicle video control system comprising:
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a video camera having a wide angle lens, said video camera adjustably disposed upon a vehicle such that the view captured by said video camera includes a raw vehicle periphery view including at least a view of at least a portion of the vehicle and a view of the surroundings adjacent to at least said view of at least a portion of the vehicle; a communication link; a vehicle control unit in communication with said communication link capable of receiving control commands and controlling said vehicle; and an operator control unit in communication with said communication link capable of receiving said view captured by said video camera and transmitting control commands to said vehicle control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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