公开(公告)号：US11623559B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17814577

申请日：2022-07-25

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Kenneth Schofield

IPC: B60Q1/14 ,  F21S41/60 ,  G06V10/147 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/56 ,  H04N25/76 ,  B60K31/00

Abstract: A vehicular forward viewing image capture system includes an accessory module configured for attachment at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle, whereby a CMOS image sensor views through the windshield forward of the vehicle. With the accessory module attached at the in-cabin side of the windshield, and while the vehicle is traveling along a road, captured image data is processed to determine movement of an object of interest viewed by the image sensor. Multiple frames of captured image data are processed in determining movement of the object of interest. The accessory module includes an electrical connector for electrically connecting to a vehicle wiring system of the vehicle. Image data captured by the image sensor may be processed for an automatic headlamp control system of the equipped vehicle. The vehicular forward viewing image capture system may compensate for misalignment of the image sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20230072196A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：US18054968

申请日：2022-11-14

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Kenneth Schofield ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G06V10/147 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/56 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60W30/18 ,  H04N5/225 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60W30/14 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G06T7/20

Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a forward viewing camera disposed at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle and viewing forward of the vehicle. Road curvature of a road along which the vehicle is traveling is determined responsive at least in part to processing of image data captured by the camera. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data, speed of the vehicle is controlled by an adaptive cruise control system of the vehicle. Upon approach of the vehicle to a curve in the road along which the vehicle is traveling, speed of the vehicle is reduced by the adaptive cruise control system to a reduced speed for traveling around the curve in the road. Speed of the vehicle is increased by the adaptive cruise control system when the vehicle is traveling along a straighter section of road after the curve in the road.

公开(公告)号：US20220032844A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US17451698

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

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

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

Abstract: A vehicular trailer hitching assist system includes a rear backup camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle and a control disposed in the vehicle. A display device includes a video display screen operable to display video images for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. During a hitching maneuver event undertaken by the driver to hitch a trailer hitch of the vehicle to a trailer tongue of a trailer, and while the driver of the vehicle is maneuvering the vehicle to hitch the vehicle to the trailer, the control outputs video images derived from image data captured by the rear backup camera for display by the video display screen. At least one overlay overlays the displayed video images to guide the driver during the hitching maneuver. The at least one overlay aids in guiding connection of the trailer hitch of the vehicle to the trailer tongue of the trailer.

公开(公告)号：US11148583B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16948656

申请日：2020-09-28

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Kenneth Schofield

IPC: B60Q1/14 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/20 ,  F21S41/60 ,  B60K31/00 ,  H04N5/374

Abstract: A vehicular forward viewing image capture system includes an accessory module configured for attachment at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle, whereby the imaging sensor views through the windshield forward of the equipped vehicle. With the accessory module attached at the in-cabin side of the windshield, and while the vehicle is traveling along a road, a control processes captured image data to determine (i) presence of an object of interest viewed by the imaging sensor and (ii) location and/or movement of the object of interest viewed by the imaging sensor. The control, responsive to the processing of captured image data and responsive to vehicle data received via a vehicle communication bus, at least in part provides at least one selected from the group consisting of (a) traffic sign recognition, (b) traffic light status detection, (c) adaptive cruise control and (d) pedestrian detection.

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：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：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.

公开(公告)号：US10110860B1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-23

申请号：US16025023

申请日：2018-07-02

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Kenneth Schofield ,  Niall R. Lynam

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

CPC classification number: H04N7/183 ,  B60K2350/1024 ,  B60K2350/1044 ,  B60K2350/106 ,  B60K2350/2013 ,  B60K2350/2034 ,  B60K2350/2039 ,  B60K2350/2052 ,  B60K2350/2095 ,  B60K2350/352 ,  B60K2350/357 ,  B60K2350/927 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q9/008 ,  B60Q2300/42 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R1/001 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60R2001/1215 ,  B60R2001/1253 ,  B60R2011/0026 ,  B60R2300/205 ,  B60R2300/207 ,  B60R2300/30 ,  B60R2300/301 ,  B60R2300/302 ,  B60R2300/804 ,  B60R2300/8093 ,  B60W30/143 ,  B60W30/18 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W50/16 ,  B60W2050/143 ,  B60W2050/146 ,  G06K9/00798 ,  G06K9/00805 ,  G06K9/00818 ,  G06K9/00825 ,  G06K9/209 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G08G1/166 ,  G08G1/167 ,  H04N5/2253 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a forward viewing camera that views forward through the vehicle windshield and a control including a processor that processes image data captured by the camera. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data, (i) at least one road characteristic of a road along which the vehicle is traveling is detected, (ii) other vehicles exterior the vehicle are detected, and (iii) road curvature of the road along which the vehicle is traveling is determined. Data derived at least in part from captured image data and that is at least in part relevant to a current geographic location of the vehicle is wirelessly communicated from the vehicle to a remote data receiver located remote from the vehicle for processing to determine information relevant to the vehicle. Speed of the vehicle is controlled based at least in part on image data processed by the processor.

公开(公告)号：US10099610B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US15289341

申请日：2016-10-10

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Kenneth Schofield

IPC: G08G1/16 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  B60Q1/34 ,  B62D15/02 ,  G01S13/93 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04N5/247

Abstract: A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a vision system, a sensing system and a control. The vision system includes a camera and the sensing system includes a radar sensor. Image data captured by the camera is provided to the control and is processed by an image processor of the control. Responsive to image processing of captured image data, lane markers on the road being traveled along by the equipped vehicle are detected and the control determines a lane being traveled by the equipped vehicle. Radar data generated by the radar sensor is provided to the control, which receives vehicle data relating to the equipped vehicle via a vehicle bus of the equipped vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing of generated radar data and captured image data, the control detects another vehicle present on the road being traveled along by the equipped vehicle.