Vehicular vision system
First Claim
1. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
- at least one forward viewing camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system so as to view at least generally forwardly of the equipped vehicle;
a control comprising an image processor operable to process image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera;
wherein the equipped vehicle comprises start-stop technology operable to turn off the engine of the equipped vehicle when, during forward driving of the equipped vehicle, the equipped vehicle stops and operable to restart the engine of the equipped vehicle to enable the equipped vehicle drive forward;
wherein, responsive at least in part to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera, said driver assistance system determines that the equipped vehicle, when stopped via said start-stop technology, is behind a stopped leading vehicle;
wherein, responsive at least in part to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera, said driver assistance system determines forward movement of said leading vehicle from its stopped position; and
wherein, responsive at least in part to said determination of forward movement of said leading vehicle, said control automatically restarts the engine of the equipped vehicle.
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Abstract
A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes at least one forward viewing camera and a control having an image processor operable to process image data captured by the forward viewing camera. The vehicle includes start-stop technology operable to turn off the engine of the vehicle when the vehicle stops and operable to restart the engine of the vehicle to enable the vehicle drive forward. Responsive at least in part to processing by the image processor of captured image data, the driver assistance system determines that the vehicle, when stopped, is behind a stopped leading vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing by the image processor of captured image data, the driver assistance system determines forward movement of the leading vehicle from its stopped position. Responsive at least in part to the determination of forward movement of the leading vehicle, the control automatically restarts the engine of the vehicle.
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40 Claims
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1. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
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at least one forward viewing camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system so as to view at least generally forwardly of the equipped vehicle; a control comprising an image processor operable to process image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera; wherein the equipped vehicle comprises start-stop technology operable to turn off the engine of the equipped vehicle when, during forward driving of the equipped vehicle, the equipped vehicle stops and operable to restart the engine of the equipped vehicle to enable the equipped vehicle drive forward; wherein, responsive at least in part to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera, said driver assistance system determines that the equipped vehicle, when stopped via said start-stop technology, is behind a stopped leading vehicle; wherein, responsive at least in part to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera, said driver assistance system determines forward movement of said leading vehicle from its stopped position; and wherein, responsive at least in part to said determination of forward movement of said leading vehicle, said control automatically restarts the engine of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
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at least one forward viewing camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system so as to view at least generally forwardly of the equipped vehicle; wherein said at least one forward viewing camera is disposed behind a windshield of the equipped vehicle and views at least generally forwardly of the equipped vehicle through the windshield; a first image processor operable to process image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera; wherein said first image processor processes image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera for an automatic emergency braking system of the equipped vehicle; wherein said automatic emergency braking system, responsive at least in part to detection of a vehicle ahead of the equipped vehicle and in the field of view of said at least one forward facing camera via processing by said first image processor of image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera, is operable to apply a vehicle brake of the equipped vehicle to mitigate collision with the detected vehicle; at least one rearward viewing camera disposed at a rear portion of the equipped vehicle that views at least generally rearwardly of the equipped vehicle; a second image processor operable to process image data captured by said at least one rearward viewing camera; wherein at least in part via image processing by said second image processor of image data captured by said rearward viewing camera, a following vehicle that is following the equipped vehicle is detected; and wherein, responsive to said driver assistance system determining that the detected following vehicle may collide with the equipped vehicle, application of the vehicle brake by said automatic emergency braking system is adjusted to mitigate a rear collision by the detected following vehicle with the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
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at least one forward viewing camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system so as to view at least generally forwardly of the equipped vehicle; wherein said at least one forward viewing camera is disposed behind a windshield of the equipped vehicle and views at least generally forwardly of the equipped vehicle through the windshield; a control comprising an image processor operable to process image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera; wherein said driver assistance system determines that the equipped vehicle is at an intersection controlled by a traffic light; wherein, responsive at least in part to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera, said driver assistance system determines that the equipped vehicle is behind a stopped leading vehicle; wherein said driver assistance system determines at least in part based on processing by said image processor of image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera that the traffic light changes from red to green; wherein said image processor processes image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera to determine forward movement of said leading vehicle; and wherein, responsive to processing of image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera determining forward movement of said leading vehicle beyond a threshold distance and responsive to processing of image data captured by said at least one forward viewing camera determining that the traffic light changes from red to green, the equipped vehicle drives forward. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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