SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FISHEYE CAMERA CALIBRATION AND BIRD'S-EYE-VIEW IMAGE GENERATION IN A SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230283906A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US17687794

    申请日:2022-03-07

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232 B60R1/28

    摘要: Systems and methods for fisheye camera calibration and BEV image generation in a simulation environment. This fisheye camera calibration enables the extrinsic and intrinsic parameters of the fisheye camera to be computed in the simulation environment, where data is readily available, collectible, and manipulatable. Given a surround vision system, with multiple fisheye cameras disposed around a vehicle, and these extrinsic and intrinsic parameters, undistorted and BEV images of the surroundings of the vehicle can be generated in the simulated environment, for simulated fisheye camera testing and validation, which may then be extrapolated to real-world fisheye camera testing and validation, as appropriate. Because the simulation tool can be used to create and readily manipulate the simulated fisheye camera, the vehicle, its surroundings, obstacles, targets, markers, and the like, the entire calibration and image generation process is streamlined and may be automated.

    ADJUSTING INSTRUMENT FOR AN EXTERIOR VISION UNIT FOR A VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230202391A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US17926784

    申请日:2021-05-26

    IPC分类号: B60R1/07 B60R1/28

    摘要: The invention relates to an adjusting instrument for an exterior vision unit for a vehicle, comprising a base shaft and a housing surrounding the base shaft which is pivotable around a longitudinal axis adjustment range between at least a park position and a drive position. The adjusting instrument further comprises a driving gearwheel, a gearwheel body, and a spring. The driving gearwheel includes a face provided with an outer toothing surrounding the base shaft, defining a face height within which a web part of the gearwheel body extends in a transverse plane with respect to the base shaft. The spring surrounds the base shaft and is supported on a support surface of the gearwheel body, exerting a force on the driving gearwheel along the longitudinal axis. The support surface lies recessed in an axial direction with respect to the transverse plane, such that the spring reaches through the transverse plane.

    SELF-DRIVING TRUCK WITH MIRRORS TO EXTEND A FIELD OF VIEW

    公开(公告)号:US20220242319A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17720303

    申请日:2022-04-14

    IPC分类号: B60R1/28 B60R11/04

    摘要: An autonomous truck may have several blind spots. These blind spots can be regions outside the direct field of view (FOV) of on-board sensors e.g. Cameras, LIDARs or RADARs. A remote mirror can be attached to the tractor or trailer of the truck and augment the direct FOV of sensors by illuminating a blind spot with emitted light AND/OR providing light reflections from a blind spot. However, remote mirrors are prone to move as a truck moves (e.g. as a truck articulates while turning). Within embodiments, a computer can process sensor data to identify a current location of the remote mirror in the FOV of a sensor and thereby identify a portion of the sensor data as being deflected by the remote mirror. In other embodiments the remote mirror is repositioned as the vehicle moves to perform a specific task, for example parking or reversing.

    MODULAR INPAINTING METHOD
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220156894A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US17310566

    申请日:2020-01-30

    摘要: A method for processing images is described, wherein a scenery is recorded as at least one raw image by at least one optical capture means mounted on a vehicle, and wherein image data of the scenery are mapped incompletely and/or erroneously in the subsequently rendered render image in at least one area. In order to provide a user of one or more cameras on a motor vehicle, that have visibility restrictions with a more agreeable visual experience, the method includes identifying the area(s) of incomplete and/or erroneous mapping in the render image on the basis of existing visibility restrictions, generating masks that enclose the area(s) of incomplete and/or erroneous mapping as masked areas, reconstructing image data in unmasked areas of the render image by means of digital inpainting and synthesizing together with the masked areas to produce a correction image, and displaying the completed and/or debugged correction image.

    A METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A DISPLAY VIEW OF A VISION AID SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220080893A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17425206

    申请日:2019-01-30

    发明人: Hans DERAGÅRDEN

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for adjusting a display view of a vision aid system (1) of a vehicle (10), the method comprising the following steps: —(S1) identifying a specific situation when the vision aid system should be utilized; —(S2) receiving a display view setting for the specific situation, wherein the display view setting is based on at least one previous display view setting from at least one other vision aid system of another vehicle which has experienced the specific situation, wherein the at least one previous display view setting relates to the specific situation; and —(S3) adjusting the display view of the vision aid system (1) in accordance with the received display view setting. The present invention also relates to a system, to a method for receiving and transmitting display view settings to a fleet of vehicles (100) having vision aid systems, to a system (20) for receiving and transmitting display view settings to a fleet of vehicles (100), to a computer program and/or to a computer readable medium carrying the computer program