Emergency vehicle detection with digital image sensor

摘要

A display system for a vehicle comprises a display mounted within a passenger compartment of a vehicle and at least one camera mounted to the vehicle and facing at least partially in a rear direction. The display shows the images recorded by the camera(s) to provide a rear view for the driver of the vehicle. An ECU is controllably connected to the display screen and the at least one camera to analyze an image from the at least one camera to detect when an object in the image is an emergency vehicle; and to activate an alert on the display when an emergency vehicle is detected.

主权项

1. A display system for a vehicle comprising:
a display mounted within a passenger compartment of a vehicle such that the display screen is visible to an driver of the vehicle; a microphone for receiving sounds; at least one camera mounted to the vehicle and facing at least partially in a rear direction, wherein the camera includes a lens and an image sensor; and an electronic control unit (“ECU”) controllably connected to the display screen, the microphone, and the at least one camera, the ECU configured to analyze sounds received by the microphone and an image from the at least one camera using a light wavelength filter to detect when an object in the image is an emergency vehicle and show the image from the at least one camera on the display; wherein the ECU alters the image from the at least one camera on the display when an emergency vehicle is detected.