Imaging system for vehicle
First Claim
1. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
- an imaging device having a field of view forward of a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system and in a direction of travel of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging device is operable to capture image data;
an image processor operable to process image data captured by said imaging device;
wherein the equipped vehicle comprises an adaptive speed control system for controlling the speed of the equipped vehicle;
wherein the speed of the equipped vehicle is controlled by said adaptive speed control system at least in part responsive to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said imaging device of traffic signage;
wherein an information display displays the speed of the equipped vehicle at or near a display of the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle and wherein the speed limit is determined via recognition of a speed limit sign based at least in part on image data processed by said image processor; and
wherein said information display displays information for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle when the difference between the speed of the equipped vehicle and the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling reaches a threshold amount, and wherein said threshold amount is dynamic and responsive to the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling.
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Abstract
A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes an imaging device having a field of view forward of a vehicle equipped with the driver assistance system and in a direction of travel of the equipped vehicle. The imaging device is operable to capture image data and an image processor is operable to process image data captured by the imaging device. The equipped vehicle includes an adaptive speed control system for controlling the speed of the equipped vehicle, and the speed of the equipped vehicle is controlled by the adaptive speed control system at least in part responsive to processing by the image processor of image data captured by the imaging device.
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55 Claims
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1. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
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an imaging device having a field of view forward of a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system and in a direction of travel of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging device is operable to capture image data; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said imaging device; wherein the equipped vehicle comprises an adaptive speed control system for controlling the speed of the equipped vehicle; wherein the speed of the equipped vehicle is controlled by said adaptive speed control system at least in part responsive to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said imaging device of traffic signage; wherein an information display displays the speed of the equipped vehicle at or near a display of the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle and wherein the speed limit is determined via recognition of a speed limit sign based at least in part on image data processed by said image processor; and wherein said information display displays information for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle when the difference between the speed of the equipped vehicle and the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling reaches a threshold amount, and wherein said threshold amount is dynamic and responsive to the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
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an imaging device having a field of view forward of a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system and in a direction of travel of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging device is operable to capture image data; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said imaging device; wherein the equipped vehicle comprises an adaptive speed control system for controlling the speed of the equipped vehicle; wherein the speed of the equipped vehicle is controlled by said adaptive speed control system at least in part responsive to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said imaging device; wherein said adaptive speed control system controls the speed of the equipped vehicle responsive at least in part to a cruise control speed setting of said adaptive speed control system of the equipped vehicle; wherein said driver assistance system determines a speed of travel of the equipped vehicle around a curve in the road being traveled by the equipped vehicle at least in part responsive to image data processed by said image processor; and wherein at least one of (a) an information display displays the speed of the equipped vehicle at or near a display of the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle and wherein the speed limit is determined via recognition of a speed limit sign based at least in part on image data processed by said image processor, and (b) an information display displays the speed of the equipped vehicle at or near a display of the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle and wherein said information display displays information for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle when the difference between the speed of the equipped vehicle and the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling reaches a threshold amount and wherein said threshold amount is at least one of (i) selectable by a driver of the equipped vehicle and (ii) dynamic and responsive to the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
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an imaging device having a field of view forward of a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system and in a direction of travel of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging device is operable to capture image data; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said imaging device; wherein the equipped vehicle comprises an adaptive speed control system for controlling the speed of the equipped vehicle; wherein the speed of the equipped vehicle is controlled by said adaptive speed control system at least in part responsive to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said imaging device; wherein said adaptive speed control system controls the speed of the equipped vehicle responsive at least in part to a cruise control speed setting of said adaptive speed control system of the equipped vehicle; a global positioning system operable to determine a geographical location of the equipped vehicle; speed sensing for determining a speed of the equipped vehicle; an information display disposed at a location in the interior cabin of the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle; wherein said driver assistance system determines a speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling based at least in part on at least one of (a) image data and (b) the current geographical location of the equipped vehicle as determined by said global positioning system; and wherein at least one of (a) said information display displays the speed of the equipped vehicle at or near a display of the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle and wherein the speed limit is determined via recognition of a speed limit sign based at least in part on image data processed by said image processor, and (b) said information display displays information for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle when the difference between the speed of the equipped vehicle and the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling reaches a threshold amount, and wherein said threshold amount is at least one of (i) selectable by a driver of the equipped vehicle and (ii) dynamic and responsive to the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
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an imaging device having a field of view forward of a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system and in a direction of travel of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said imaging device is operable to capture image data; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said imaging device; wherein the equipped vehicle comprises an adaptive speed control system for controlling the speed of the equipped vehicle; wherein the speed of the equipped vehicle is controlled by said adaptive speed control system at least in part responsive to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said imaging device of traffic signage; wherein said traffic signage is selected from the set consisting of (i) a speed limit sign, (ii) a warning sign, (iii) a warning sign for a curve in the road ahead of the equipped vehicle, (iv) a railroad crossing sign, (v) a school bus stopping signal and (vi) a pedestrian road crossing signal; and wherein an information display displays the speed of the equipped vehicle at or near a display of the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle and wherein the speed limit is determined via recognition of a speed limit sign based at least in part on image data processed by said image processor, and wherein said information display displays information for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle when the difference between the speed of the equipped vehicle and the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling reaches a threshold amount, and wherein said threshold amount is at least one of (a) selectable by a driver of the equipped vehicle and (h) dynamic and responsive to the speed limit for the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55)
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