The invention relates to a method for adapting to a driver position an image displayed on a monitor in a cab of the vehicle. The invention also relates to a system for adapting to a driver position an image displayed on a monitor in a cab of the vehicle. The invention further relates to a vehicle comprising such a system.

A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a front portion of a vehicle, a display screen and a processor for processing image data captured by the camera. The processor performs first, second and third image manipulations on first, second and third portions of the image data to generate first, second and third region manipulated image data. The display screen displays first, second and third images derived from the manipulated image data at respective display regions. The displayed images are discontinuous at a first seam between first and second display regions and discontinuous at a second seam between first and third display regions. An object present in first and second regions of the view of the camera is displayed as discontinuous at the first seam and an object present in the first and third regions of the view of the camera is displayed as discontinuous at the second seam.

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.

A vehicle monitoring device includes a determination unit that determines whether a following vehicle shown in an image taken by a camera that takes an image of a surrounding area of a host vehicle is a two-wheel vehicle or not, and a warning unit that issues a warning when an inter-vehicle distance between the following vehicle and the host vehicle becomes equal to or less than a first distance in a case where the following vehicle is determined not to be a two-wheel vehicle by the determination unit, and issues a warning when the inter-vehicle distance between the following vehicle and the host vehicle becomes equal to or less than a second distance, which is longer than the first distance, in a case where the following vehicle is determined to be a two-wheel vehicle by the determination unit.

A method is provided for determining a position for a camera on an outer skin of a vehicle, the position being determined such that the camera can detect an object at a visual reference point behind the vehicle. The method identifies a lateral surface which, in an initial position, is parallel to an XZ plane of the vehicle at a lateral distance from a central x-axis of the vehicle, the lateral distance depending on a maximum width of the vehicle. The method identifies an axis of rotation for the lateral surface which is parallel to a z-axis of the vehicle and which extends through the visual reference point. The method determines a point of intersection of the lateral surface rotated, starting from the initial position, about the axis of rotation with the outer skin of the vehicle. The method determines the position for the camera based on the point of intersection.

An electronic mirror system comprising: an imaging portion that captures an image around a vehicle, and outputs the image to an image display control apparatus; and a display portion that displays an image received from the image display control apparatus. The image display control apparatus comprising: a shift amount calculation portion that calculates a shift amount of an object image that shows an object within an image; a following speed determination portion that determines a following speed of an additional image for the object image; an elapsed time calculation portion that calculates the elapsed time; a shift amount determination portion that determines a shift amount of the additional image; an additional image synthesis portion that synthesizes the additional image to the object image; and a display controller that allows the display portion to display a synthetic image.

Techniques and implementations pertaining to detection of moving objects, such as pedestrians, when a vehicle moves in a rearward direction are described. A method may involve identifying a region of interest when a vehicle moves in a rearward direction. The method may involve detecting a moving object in the region of interest. The method may also involve determining whether a collision with the moving object by the vehicle moving in the rearward direction is likely. The method may further involve providing a human-perceivable signal responsive to a determination that the collision is likely.

A vehicle-mounted display device includes a glass plate including a first arcuate surface at a first outer circumferential edge part and facing a front surface side, a casing that supports the glass plate from a rear surface side and including a housing and a frame that projects therefrom, and a display unit stored in the casing. A rear surface of the glass plate and a front surface of the frame are spaced and face each other. The frame includes a projection that projects from the front surface of the frame toward the rear surface of the glass plate at a second outer circumferential edge part of the front surface of the frame. The projection includes a second arcuate surface and a center and a radius of the second arcuate surface that are identical to a center and a radius of the first arcuate surface, respectively.

A method of providing image includes obtaining at least one first image of a surrounding area (52) from a first camera (26, 33, 38A, 38B, 40A, and 40B). At least one second image of the surrounding area (52) is obtained from a second camera (26, 33, 38A, 38B, 40A, and 40B). The at least one first image is fused with the at least one second image to generate a three-dimensional model (51) of the surrounding area (52). A first image (54A) of the three dimensional model is provided to a display by determining a first position of an operator. A second image (54B) of the three-dimensional model is provided to the display by determining when the operator is in a second position to simulate motion parallax.

A device and system for augmenting the focal length of an electronic display. The device may comprise a display, a first mirror, a second mirror, and a lens. The display is operable to emit light corresponding to a first image in a first direction. The first mirror has a first focal length and is operable to reflect light from the first direction to a second direction. The second mirror has a second focal length and is operable to reflect light from the second direction to a third direction. The lens has a third focal length and is operable to transmit light from the third direction. Further, the light transmitted by the lens is viewable by a user as a second image. Additionally, the perceived distance from the user to the second image is greater than a distance from the user to the lens.