Vehicle camera system operable in off-road mode and method
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1. A vehicle camera system comprising:
- a camera located on a vehicle and oriented to generate images of ground forward of the vehicle;
a display configured to display the images for viewing by a driver of the vehicle;
an off-road enabling input for providing an indication that the vehicle is in an off-road mode; and
a controller for controlling the display to display the images of ground only when the vehicle is in the off-road mode.
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Abstract
A camera system and method of assisting a driver of vehicle for off-road mode use is provided. The camera system includes one or more cameras located on the vehicle to generate images of ground near the vehicle. The generated images are displayed to the driver when the vehicle is detected to be operating off-road and are prevented from being displayed when not off-road. A steering wheel direction indicator may also be displayed to the driver.
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1. A vehicle camera system comprising:
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a camera located on a vehicle and oriented to generate images of ground forward of the vehicle; a display configured to display the images for viewing by a driver of the vehicle; an off-road enabling input for providing an indication that the vehicle is in an off-road mode; and a controller for controlling the display to display the images of ground only when the vehicle is in the off-road mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle camera system comprising:
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a camera mounted to a vehicle and oriented to generate images of ground near the vehicle; a steering wheel input for receiving a steering signal indicative of direction of a steering wheel; and a display configured to display the images of ground and a directional indicator comprising a line indicating a pointing direction of the steering wheel based on the steering signal for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of assisting a driver of a vehicle with imagery during off-road driving comprising:
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generating images of ground forward of the vehicle using a camera; detecting an off-road mode of the vehicle; displaying the generated images to the driver of the vehicle when the off-road mode is detected; and preventing the display of the generated images of ground when the vehicle is not in the off-road mode. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of assisting a driver of a vehicle with imagery comprising:
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generating images of ground near the vehicle using a camera; detecting a pointing direction of steering of the vehicle; displaying the generated images on a display to the driver of the vehicle; and displaying a steering indicator comprising one or more lines overlaying the images on the display indicative of the detected pointing direction of steering. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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