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1. A multi-camera vision system for a vehicle, said multi-camera vision system comprising:
a rear-mounted video camera at a rear portion of a vehicle equipped with said multi-camera vision system; said rear-mounted video camera having at least a rearward field of view external of the equipped vehicle; said rear-mounted video camera operable to capture video image data at least rearward of the equipped vehicle during a maneuver of the equipped vehicle; a front-mounted video camera at a front portion of the equipped vehicle; said front-mounted video camera having at least a forward field of view external of the equipped vehicle; said front-mounted video camera operable to capture video image data at least forward of the equipped vehicle during the maneuver of the equipped vehicle; a first side-mounted video camera at a driver-side side portion of the equipped vehicle; said first side-mounted video camera having at least a sideward field of view external of the equipped vehicle; said first side-mounted video camera operable to capture video image data at least sideward of the equipped vehicle during the maneuver of the equipped vehicle; a second side-mounted video camera at a passenger-side side portion of the equipped vehicle; said second side-mounted video camera having at least a sideward field of view external of the equipped vehicle; said second side-mounted video camera operable to capture video image data at least sideward of the equipped vehicle during the maneuver of the equipped vehicle; a central data processor disposed in the equipped vehicle; wherein captured image data is provided to said central data processor; wherein image data captured by said front-mounted video camera, said first side-mounted video camera, said second side-mounted video camera and said rear-mounted video camera is processed at said central data processor; wherein image data captured by at least some of said front-mounted video camera, said first side-mounted video camera, said second side-mounted video camera and said rear-mounted video camera is processed at said central data processor in order to detect objects that are within the field of view of at least some of said front-mounted video camera, said first side-mounted video camera, said second side-mounted video camera and said rear-mounted video camera; wherein detection of objects via processing at said central data processor of captured image data comprises use of an edge detection algorithm; wherein the equipped vehicle is further equipped with a sensor system comprising at least one non-visual sensor selected from the group consisting of (i) a radar sensor and (ii) an ultrasonic sensor; wherein said at least one non-visual sensor senses sensor data in a region external of the equipped vehicle; wherein sensed sensor data is provided to said central data processor; wherein data is provided to said central data processor via a vehicle network of the equipped vehicle; wherein, via processing at said central data processor of at least one of received image data and received sensor data, a potential hazard present exterior the equipped vehicle is determined to exist; wherein said rear-mounted video camera comprises a rear backup camera; and wherein said rear backup camera has a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of a vehicle bumper of the equipped vehicle. |
