APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT IN A SURVEILLANCE AREA OF A VEHICLE

摘要

An apparatus for detecting an object (10) in a surveillance area (30, 50) of a vehicle (70) comprises: at least one camera (110) for capturing image data of said surveillance area (30); at least one radar sensor (120) for providing information indicative of a distance (d) to said object (10); and a control unit (130) configured to receive said image data and said information and to generate a visual representation of said object (10) based on said received image data and/or said information indicative of said distance (d).