B60R2300/607

Trailer alignment detection for dock automation using vision system and dynamic depth filtering

Systems and methods for determining an alignment of a trailer relative to a docking bay or a vehicle bay door using dynamic depth filtering. Image data and position data is captured by a 3D camera system with an at least partially downward-facing field of view. When a trailer is approaching the docking bay or door, the captured image data includes a top surface of the trailer. A dynamic height range is determined based on an estimated height of the top surface of the trailer in the image data and a dynamic depth filter is applied to filter out image data corresponding to heights outside of the dynamic height range. An angular position and/or lateral offset of the trailer is determined based on the depth-filtered image data.

ROBOT SENSING ANIMAL WASTE LOCATED INDOORS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
20230249352 · 2023-08-10 · ·

A robot includes a gas collector; a gas sensor configured to sense a gas collected by the gas collector; a camera; a driver; and a processor configured to: based on the gas sensed by the gas sensor identified as a first type gas, control the driver to decrease a moving speed of the robot, identify a gas generating area based on data sensed by the gas sensor while the robot is moving at the decreased speed, and control the camera to capture the identified gas generating area.

FLEXIBLE HUB FOR HANDLING MULTI-SENSOR DATA

A hub that receives sensor data streams and then distributes the data streams to the various systems that use the sensor data. A demultiplexer (demux) receives the streams, filters out undesired streams and provides desired streams to the proper multiplexer (mux) or muxes of a series of muxes. Each mux combines received streams and provides an output stream to a respective formatter or output block. The formatter or output block is configured based on the destination of the mux output stream, such as an image signal processor, a processor, memory or external transmission. The output block reformats the received stream to a format appropriate for the recipient and then provides the reformatted stream to that recipient.

Image recording device for a vehicle and image recording method for a vehicle
11546547 · 2023-01-03 · ·

An image recording device for a vehicle includes: an image acquisition section configured to acquire a surroundings image in which vehicle surroundings have been captured; an image display section configured to display an overlaid image in a display region inside a vehicle cabin in a case in which a predetermined assisted driving condition has been satisfied, the overlaid image being configured by an assistance image overlaid on the surroundings image acquired by the image acquisition section; and an image recording section configured to record the overlaid image at a recording section during an assisted driving state in which the overlaid image is being displayed in the display region, and, in a case in which the assisted driving state is not in effect, record at the recording section an image that has been subjected to image processing including processing to render a state in which the assistance image is not visible.

Vehicle and steering unit
11433937 · 2022-09-06 · ·

A vehicle and a steering unit can improve safety. A vehicle includes a steering wheel and a touchpad disposed on the steering wheel. The vehicle enables control of a controlled apparatus by a gesture on the touchpad of the steering wheel upon detecting a predetermined pressure on the touchpad of the steering wheel and provides a tactile sensation from the touchpad in accordance with the gesture on the touchpad of the steering wheel.

Vehicle surrounding display apparatus

A vehicle surrounding display apparatus comprises a display control means for displaying images, each of which corresponding to each of a plurality of display modes on a display screen. The display control means, when at a first mode, generates a first bird's-eye view image of a vehicle and a first surrounding region thereof seen from a bird's-eye view to display this image in a first display area with a fixed size on the display screen and generates a first another image to display this image in a second display area with a fixed size on the display screen, and when at a second mode, generates a second bird's-eye view image of a vehicle and a second surrounding region thereof wider than the first surrounding region to display this image in the first display area and generates a second another image to display this image in the second display area.

Traction assist display for towing a vehicle
11420678 · 2022-08-23 · ·

A traction assist apparatus includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to: acquire first coupling information representing a current coupling posture of a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle and acquire second coupling information representing a future coupling posture of the towed vehicle where the towing vehicle moves backward at a current steering angle; and display a first indicator and a second indicator on a display device in a comparable mode, the first indicator indicating the towed vehicle corresponding to the first coupling information, the second indicator indicating the towed vehicle corresponding to the second coupling information.

DISPLAY OF A VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT FOR MOVING THE VEHICLE TO A TARGET POSITION

The invention relates to a method for: displaying an environment (16) of a vehicle (10), the vehicle (10) having a camera-based environment detection system (14) for detecting the environment (16) of the vehicle (10); and moving the vehicle (10) to a target position (24) in the environment (16). The method comprises the steps: providing images of the environment (16) of the vehicle (10) using the camera-based environment detection system (14); generating a bird's eye view of an environment image (26) based on the images of the environment (16) of the vehicle (10) provided using the camera-based environment detection system (14); determining at least one target position (24) in the environment (16) of the vehicle (10); displaying the at least one target position (24) in a first superimposition plane which covers the environment (16) of the vehicle (10); and superimposing the first superimposition plane on the environment image (26). The invention also relates to a corresponding driving assistance system (10) designed to perform the above method.

Image generation device and image generation method for generating a composite image
11458892 · 2022-10-04 · ·

An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an image generation device including an image acquisition unit, a position recognition unit, a boundary line setting unit, and an image compositing unit. The image acquisition unit is mounted to a vehicle, and configured to acquire a plurality of captured images in which the periphery of the vehicle is imaged by a plurality of imaging units having an overlap region where imaging regions thereof partially overlap with each other. The position recognition unit is configured to recognize positions of specific obstacles which are one or more obstacles positioned in the overlap region. The boundary line setting unit is configured to set the boundary line so that each of the specific obstacles is contained in the image captured by the imaging unit which is closest in distance to the specific obstacle, among the plurality of imaging units. The image compositing unit is configured to generate a composite image in which the plurality of captured images are combined, using the boundary line as a boundary when combining the plurality of captured images.

DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR WORK VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING WORK VEHICLE
20220298756 · 2022-09-22 ·

This display system is provided with: an image acquisition unit for acquiring a captured image obtained by capturing an image around a work vehicle; a detection unit for detecting an obstacle around the work vehicle; and a display control unit which, on the basis of the result of detection of the obstacle, generates a signal for displaying a marker image in a position corresponding to the obstacle, and a signal for causing the form of the marker image to change over time.