公开(公告)号：US20210109212A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-15

申请号：US17247711

申请日：2020-12-21

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Niall R. Lynam

IPC: G01S13/931 ,  B60T7/22 ,  G01S7/03 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G01S17/86

Abstract: A vehicular forward-sensing system includes a radar sensor and a forward viewing image sensor disposed within a windshield electronics module that is removably installed within the vehicle cabin at the vehicle windshield. A control is responsive to an output of the radar sensor and responsive to an output of the image sensor. Responsive to the image sensor viewing an object present in the path of forward travel of the vehicle and responsive to the radar sensor sensing the object present in the path of forward travel of the vehicle, the control determines that the object is an object of interest by processing by an image processing chip of image data of the object captured by the image sensor at a portion of an image plane of the image sensor that is spatially related to a location of the object present in the path of forward travel of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20210039555A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16949314

申请日：2020-10-26

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Niall R. Lynam

IPC: B60R1/00 ,  B62D15/02 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B60R11/04 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/374

Abstract: A vehicular multi-camera surround view system includes a front camera, a driver-side camera, a passenger-side camera and a rear backup camera. Image data captured by the cameras is conveyed to an electronic control unit, which is operable to combine image data conveyed from the front camera, the driver-side camera, the passenger-side camera and said the backup camera to form composite video images, and to output the composite video images to a display device of the vehicle. The electronic control unit is operable to process image data from the rear backup camera to form rear backup video images derived solely from image data captured by the rear backup camera and to output the rear backup video images to the display device. The rear backup video images are displayed no later than 2 seconds after the driver of the vehicle first changes propulsion of the vehicle during a new ignition cycle to reverse mode.

公开(公告)号：US20200215974A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16819718

申请日：2020-03-16

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Niall R. Lynam

IPC: B60R1/00 ,  B62D15/02 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B60R11/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/374

Abstract: A vehicular rear backup vision system includes a rear backup digital color camera and a display device including a video display screen disposed in an interior cabin of the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle. Upon initial ignition on of the vehicle that commences a new ignition cycle of the vehicle, the rear backup digital color camera is electrically powered. After engine startup of the vehicle, the vehicular rear backup vision system displays on the video display screen rear backup color video images solely derived from image data captured by the rear backup digital color camera no later than 2 seconds after the driver of the vehicle first shifts a vehicle transmission of the vehicle into reverse gear to commence a first backup event. The rear backup digital color camera remains electrically powered at least until the first backup event is completed.

公开(公告)号：US20200014886A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16578682

申请日：2019-09-23

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Nikolaus Dellantoni ,  Bernhard Schinkowitsch ,  André Schoenekaes ,  Axel Nix ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G01C21/36 ,  B60R1/00

Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a plurality of cameras, a plurality of sensors and a central electronic control unit. Image data captured by at least one of the cameras and sensor data sensed by at least one of the sensors is provided to and processed at the central electronic control unit. Data relevant to a current geographical location of the vehicle is provided to and processed at the central electronic control unit. The central electronic control unit is operable to at least partially control the vehicle. The central electronic control unit may include a threat recognizer and a risk assessor. Responsive at least in part to threat recognition/evaluation by the threat recognizer and risk assessment by the risk assessor, the central electronic control unit may control at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) braking of the equipped vehicle and (ii) steering of the equipped vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US10427604B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US16112935

申请日：2018-08-27

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Kenneth Schofield ,  Frank O'Brien ,  Robert L. Bingle ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: B60R1/02 ,  B60C23/00 ,  B60C23/04 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K37/06 ,  B60Q1/22 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q1/54 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/06 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R11/02 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60S1/08 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60Q3/258 ,  B60R11/00 ,  G02B6/00

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a driver-side exterior mirror assembly, a passenger-side mirror assembly and an interior mirror assembly. The fields of view of the mirror reflective elements of the exterior mirror assemblies are adjustable by the driver via a respective actuator. The exterior mirror assemblies include respective cameras that each have a respective rearward field of view that supplements the field of view of the mirror reflective element when viewed by the driver of the vehicle. A video display is disposed behind the mirror reflector of an interior mirror reflective element such that displayed video images are viewable through the mirror reflector of the interior mirror reflective element. The video display includes a driver-side display portion and a passenger-side display portion that each display images derived from image data captured by the respective camera while not displaying images derived from image data captured by the other camera.

公开(公告)号：US20190283673A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US16429171

申请日：2019-06-03

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Lee Karner ,  Kenneth Schofield ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: B60R1/00 ,  B60R1/12 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06T7/13 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G09G5/02 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/34 ,  B29C45/16 ,  B60R1/06 ,  B29C45/00 ,  B60C9/00 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B29C45/14 ,  B60R1/04 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G08G1/16

Abstract: A rear backup system for a vehicle includes a rear backup video camera and a display device operable to display video images viewable by a driver of the vehicle. When the vehicle transmission is shifted into reverse gear to commence a backup event, video backup images are displayed and an overlay is also displayed to guide the driver when hitching a trailer hitch of the vehicle to a trailer tongue of a trailer. When the trailer hitch of the vehicle is within the field of view of the rear backup video camera, the overlay guides the driver to connect the trailer hitch of the vehicle to the trailer tongue of the trailer. Display by the video screen of the video images continues during short term forward movement of the vehicle when maneuvering the vehicle to connect the trailer hitch of the vehicle to the trailer tongue of the trailer.

公开(公告)号：US20190270410A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

申请号：US16413694

申请日：2019-05-16

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Michael J. Baur ,  Rodney K. Blank ,  Mark L. Larson ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: B60R1/08 ,  B60R1/04 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60R1/00

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a video display screen and a video processor operable to process captured video image data captured by a rearward-viewing camera at the vehicle. The video display screen includes a left display region at a left portion, a right display region at a right portion, and a middle display region that spans between the left and right display regions. The video display screen is operable to use the left and right display regions to display video images derived from a respective portion of captured image data. When the video display screen is displaying video images at the right or left display region that are derived from the respective portion of captured image data, the video display screen does not display video images representative of the other portion of captured image data at the other display regions.

公开(公告)号：US10306190B1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US16252870

申请日：2019-01-21

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Kenneth Schofield ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G06K9/20 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60W30/18 ,  B60W30/14 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R11/00 ,  B60W50/16

Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a forward viewing camera and an image processor operable to process image data captured by the forward viewing camera. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data, a traffic lane of the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling is determined and another vehicle present on the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling and forward of the equipped vehicle is detected. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data, the vehicular control system determines that the detected other vehicle is travelling in a traffic lane to the left of the determined traffic lane along which the equipped vehicle is traveling. A speed control system controls speed of the equipped vehicle at least in part responsive to (a) processing of captured image data and (b) map data relevant to a current geographic location of the equipped vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US10239457B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US16105246

申请日：2018-08-20

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Andrew D. Weller ,  Mark L. Larson ,  Ian A. McCabe ,  Niall R. Lynam ,  Rodney K. Blank ,  Joseph P. McCaw ,  John T. Uken

IPC: B60R1/10 ,  G02F1/157 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  B60R1/02 ,  B60R1/12

Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle includes a forward-viewing camera located behind and viewing through a vehicle windshield, a rear camera located at a rear of the vehicle, and a common image processor operable for processing captured image data. A video display screen is located within the interior cabin of the vehicle viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The common image processor utilizes object detection software at least during processing of first image data captured by the forward-viewing camera to detect at least one vehicle present exterior the equipped vehicle. Responsive to the vehicle being shifted into a reverse gear and while the driver is executing a reversing maneuver, video images derived from image data captured by at least the rear camera are displayed on the video display screen.

公开(公告)号：US10144353B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-04

申请号：US15790173

申请日：2017-10-23

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Lee Karner ,  Kenneth Schofield ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B29C45/00 ,  B29C45/14 ,  B60C9/00 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/13 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G09G5/02 ,  B29C45/16 ,  B60R1/06 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B29L11/00 ,  B29L31/30 ,  B60R11/00

Abstract: A multi-camera vision system for a vehicle includes a plurality of cameras viewing exterior the equipped vehicle and at least one non-visual sensor sensing exterior of the equipped vehicle. Captured image data and sensor data are provided to a central data processor. At the central data processor, image data is fused with sensor data and processed in order to detect vehicles that are present external the equipped vehicle. The central data processor includes a digital signal processor operable to process data at a data processioning speed of at least 30 MIPS. Via processing at the central data processor of image data and sensor data, a potential hazard present exterior the equipped vehicle is determined to exist. The potential hazard arises from presence of rear-approaching traffic in at least one of (i) a side lane to the equipped vehicle and (ii) a rear lane to the equipped vehicle.