Aspects of the present invention relate to an imaging system (1) for a towing vehicle (V1). The imaging system (1) includes a processor configured to determine a reference speed (Vref) of the towing vehicle (V1). First image data (D1) is received from a first imaging device (C1); and second image data (D2) is received from a second imaging device (C2). The first imaging device (C1) may be disposed on the towing vehicle (V1); and the second imaging device (C2) may be disposed on a towed vehicle (V2). A first scaling factor (SF1, SF2) is applied to the second image data (D2) to generate scaled second image data (D2). The first scaling factor (SF1, SF2) is determined in dependence on the determined reference speed (Vref) of the towing vehicle (V1). Composite image data (D3) is generated by combining at least a part of the scaled second image data (D2) with at least a part of the first image data (D1). The composite image data (D3) is output for display on a display screen (10). Aspects of the present invention also relate a vehicle (V1) having an image system (1); a method of generating a composite image (IMG3); and a non-transitory computer-readable medium.

A side camera for a vehicle comprises: a main body disposed at a left-hand and/or a right-hand side of the vehicle; a blind-spot view camera of which at least a portion is accommodated in the main body and being configured to photograph a view in lateral and rearward directions; a surround view camera (SVC) of which at least a portion is accommodated in the main body and being configured to photograph a view in a lateral direction; and a blind-spot view monitor disposed inside the vehicle to transmit an image captured by the blind-spot view camera. When the blind-spot view camera fails, an image transformation process is performed based on an image captured by the SVC and transmitted to the blind-spot view monitor. When the blind-spot view monitor fails, an image captured by the blind-spot view camera is transmitted to another display device in the vehicle.

To appropriately determine the display order of a plurality of images captured by at least one image capturing apparatus installed on a movable body, based on an imaging direction of the image capturing apparatus, an apparatus identifies the imaging direction of the image capturing apparatus in capturing each of the plurality of images, and determines the display order of the plurality of images based on a result of the identification.

A method for operating a camera-monitor system for a motor vehicle, in which the camera-monitor system has a camera that is designed to provide an image of an environment of the motor vehicle and has a monitor for representing images from the camera comprises providing an image from the camera, ascertaining an attention-relevant object in the environment, temporarily changing at least one representation property of the image in dependence on the ascertained object to form a changed image, and representing the changed image on the monitor.

A rearward camera of a vehicle electronic mirror system images a rearward view of a vehicle, and a lateral rearward camera unit images each of right and left lateral rearward views of the vehicle. A control device compresses at least one of a rearward view picture after imaging by the rearward camera and right and left lateral rearward view pictures after imaging by the lateral rearward camera unit, at least in a vehicle-width direction, and performs display on an inner mirror display. The control device changes the compression ratio of the picture in the control device, depending on at least one of a state and peripheral situation of the vehicle. Accordingly, when a vehicle rearward side including lateral rearward sides contains a site requiring an easy distance-sense grasp, it is possible to easily grasp distance sense by decreasing the compression ratio of the picture corresponding to the site.

An image display device has an electronic inner mirror, a driver monitoring system, and a display control device. The electronic inner mirror is provided within a vehicle cabin, and enables display of an image within an image displayable region. The driver monitoring system acquires a viewpoint position of a vehicle occupant who views the electronic inner mirror. In accordance with the viewpoint position of the vehicle occupant acquired by the driver monitoring system, the display control device carries out image processing so as to change a displayed position of the image within the image displayable region of the electronic inner mirror.

The invention refers to a set of rear view assemblies (10) for a vehicle (20) comprising: at least one first rear view assembly (1) to be mounted to a driver side (21) of the vehicle (20) to observe traffic conditions behind on the driver side (21), comprising a first base assembly (1a) and a first head assembly (1b) mounted on the first base assembly (1a), where the first head assembly comprises a mirror element (4) having a first size being a minimum size still fulfilling the legal requirements for provided a mirror-based field of view (FOV-21) on the driver side (21); and at least one second rear view assembly (2) to be mounted on a passenger side (22) of the vehicle (20) to observe traffic conditions behind on the passenger side (22), comprising a second base assembly (2a) and a second head assembly (2b) mounted on the second base assembly (2a), where the second head assembly (2b) comprises a mirror element (4) having a second size being the same minimum size as one of the first head assembly (1b) of the first rear view assembly (1), and a vision system (3) at least comprising at least one vision sensor (31) and a display (32), where the vision sensor (31) is arranged in the second rear view assembly (2) to record an image of the traffic conditions behind on the passenger side (22) to be displayed to a driver (5) by the display (32) with a field of view adapted to meet the legal requirements for the mirror-based field of view (FOV-22) on the passenger side (21) regardless on the reduced size of the second head assembly (2b) of the second rear view assembly (2), wherein the first rear view assembly (1) on the driver side (21) and the second rear view assembly (2) on the passenger side (22) are reduced to a size adapted to the smaller field of view (FOV-21) on the driver side (21) resulting in smaller rear view assemblies (1, 2) having to carry smaller mirror elements (4).

A display system includes an imaging section, a display section, a selection section, an operation section, and a display control section. The imaging section is configured to image toward a rear and a side of a vehicle. The display section is configured to display an image captured by the imaging section. The selection section is configured to allow selection of a standard mode or a wide-angle mode. The operation section is configured to enable operation of one out of forward driving or reverse driving of the vehicle. The display control section includes RAM, and switches to whichever mode has been set out of the standard mode or the wide-angle mode immediately prior to the vehicle being driven in reverse in cases in which an operation to switch from reverse driving to forward driving of the vehicle has been performed using the operation section while in a reverse driving mode.

The present disclosure relates to a method for generating a view for a camera system, in particular a surround-view camera system for a vehicle, including a control device and at least one camera, wherein the view is generated by means of the following method steps: capturing at least one object from the environment data from the at least one camera; generating a bounding box for the object; projecting the object onto a ground plane; creating a bounding shape which includes the bounding box and the projected object; creating a mesh structure or grid structure for the bounding shape; and arranging the mesh structure or grid structure within the bounding box, wherein the bounding shape is adapted, in particular by image scaling and/or image distortion, to the size of the bounding box.

A control device that controls imaging with fisheye cameras disposed on front and rear portions and right and left side portions of a vehicle, the control device comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information regarding a speed of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to control a conversion center position for converting a fisheye image of each of the fisheye cameras into a planar image based on the speed of the vehicle.