IMAGE SYNTHESIZER FOR VEHICLE

摘要

An image synthesizer apparatus for vehicle includes an image generator and an error detector. From multiple cameras arranged to a vehicle so that an imaging region of each camera partially overlaps with an imaging region of an adjacent camera, the image generator acquires images of areas allocated to the respective cameras, and synthesizes the acquired images to generate a synthetic image around the vehicle viewed from a viewpoint above the vehicle. The error detector detects errors in the cameras. When the error detector detects a faulty camera in the cameras, the image generator acquires, from the image captured by the camera adjacent to the faulty camera, an overlap portion overlapping with the image captured by the faulty camera, uses the overlap portion to generate the synthetic image, and applies image reinforcement to the overlap portion.

主权项

1. An image synthesizer apparatus for vehicle comprising:
an image generator that,
from a plurality of cameras arranged to a vehicle so that an imaging region of each camera partially overlaps with an imaging region of an adjacent camera, acquires images of areas allocated to the respective cameras, andsynthesizes the acquired images to generate a synthetic image around the vehicle viewed from a viewpoint above the vehicle; and an error detector that detects errors in the cameras, wherein when the error detector detects a faulty camera in the cameras, the image generator acquires, from the image captured by the camera adjacent to the faulty camera, an overlap portion overlapping with the image captured by the faulty camera, uses the overlap portion to generate the synthetic image, and applies image reinforcement to the overlap portion.