Vehicular trailering guidance system

    公开(公告)号:US12258065B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-25

    申请号:US17757467

    申请日:2020-12-16

    Abstract: A vehicular trailer guidance system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) and a rear backup camera disposed at a vehicle. A human machine interface (HMI) is operable in (i) a trailer left-backup mode, (i) a trailer straight-backup mode and (iii) a trailer right-backup mode. Responsive to selection by the driver of the trailer left-backup mode or trailer right-backup mode, the ECU sets a desired trailer angle of the trailer tongue leftward or rightward to an angle that is commensurate with a driver-selected setting of an input device. Responsive to selection by the driver of the trailer straight-backup mode, the ECU sets the desired trailer angle to a zero degree angle. The ECU, while the vehicle is backing up the trailer, controls the power steering system of the vehicle to steer the vehicle to back up the trailer to have the determined trailer angle coincide with the set desired trailer angle.

    Vehicular vision system with multiple cameras

    公开(公告)号:US12244957B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-04

    申请号:US18151544

    申请日:2023-01-09

    Inventor: Yuesheng Lu

    Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes first and second cameras disposed at a vehicle and having respective overlapping fields of view that include a road surface of a road along which the vehicle is traveling. Image data captured by the cameras is provided to an image processor and is processed to determine relative movement of a road feature present in the captured image data. The determined relative movement of the road feature relative to the vehicle in first image data captured by the first camera is compared to the determined relative movement of the road feature relative to the vehicle in second image data captured by the second camera, and at least a rotational offset of the second camera relative to the first camera is determined and the image data are remapped to at least partially accommodate misalignment of the second camera relative to the first camera.

    Vehicular interior cabin monitoring system

    公开(公告)号:US12043176B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US18509400

    申请日:2023-11-15

    Abstract: A vehicular interior cabin monitoring system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly with a mirror head that accommodates a camera and a plurality of light sources. The system includes a plurality of electronic switches. Each of the electronic switches (i) is connected in parallel across a respective light source and (ii) is connected in series with at least one other light source of the plurality of light sources when at least one other electronic switch operates in its opened state. With each electronic switch operating in its respective opened state, electrical current provided by the current driver passes through the light sources. The system is (i) operable to provide an occupant detection function for detecting an occupant present within an interior cabin of the vehicle and (ii) operable to provide a driver monitoring function for monitoring a driver of the vehicle.

    Vehicular camera with temperature invariant lens spacers

    公开(公告)号:US11841545B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-12

    申请号:US17814578

    申请日:2022-07-25

    CPC classification number: G02B7/028 G03B13/32

    Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a circuit board having an imager disposed at a first side of the circuit board. A lens barrel accommodates a lens assembly having a plurality of lens elements spaced apart along the lens barrel by respective lens spacers. Each lens spacer is formed of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of 5 ppm/° C. or less. The circuit board is positioned at a lens holder, and the lens barrel is positioned at a lens holder so as to optically align the lens and the imager. The lens barrel is formed of a material having a CTE that matches within ten percent of the CTE of the material that forms the lens holder, with the CTEs of the lens barrel and lens holder materials being greater than the CTE of the material of the lens spacers.

    Vehicular camera with inductive lens heater

    公开(公告)号:US11750905B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-05

    申请号:US17445006

    申请日:2021-08-13

    Inventor: Yuesheng Lu

    Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a camera housing, a lens assembly having a lens barrel and a lens disposed in the lens barrel, an imager printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the camera housing, and an induction heating device having an inductive coil that at least partially circumscribes a portion of the lens assembly. The inductive coil is disposed at the imager PCB and is electrically connected to circuitry of the imager PCB. The camera housing includes an electrical connector that is configured to electrically connect with an electrical connector of a vehicle. With the vehicular camera disposed at the vehicle, the heating device is operable to generate a magnetic field that induces electrical current in the portion of the lens assembly to generate heat at the portion of the lens assembly to heat at least part of the lens.

    VEHICULAR CAMERA MONITORING SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230077247A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US18054963

    申请日:2022-11-14

    Abstract: A vehicular camera monitoring system a driver-side camera, a driver-side video display screen disposed at a driver-side cabin region of an interior cabin of the vehicle, a passenger-side camera and a passenger-side video display screen disposed at a passenger-side cabin region of the interior cabin of the vehicle. Upon completion of a parking maneuver of the vehicle, and until a period of time elapses following powering down of the vehicle upon completion of the parking maneuver of the vehicle, the driver-side video display screen displays driver-side video images of a driver-side region sideward of the driver side of the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle and the passenger-side video display screen displays passenger-side video images of a passenger-side region sideward of the passenger side of the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle.

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