Camera head with integrated calibration tables

摘要

A camera based driver assistance system or vehicle safety system comprises a camera head including at least one imager unit for recording image data and converting said image data into a digital image signal and a serializing unit for providing said digital image signal at an output of said camera head. The camera system further includes a main processor unit connected to the output of said camera head by means of a data link connection for receiving and processing said digital image signal from said camera head. According to the invention, the camera head comprises at least one bloc containing calibration data for said imager and a digital control circuit, said bloc and/or said digital control circuit being operatively coupled to said serializing unit and configured in such a way that said calibration data are transferable to said serializing unit and subsequently transmittable to said main processor unit to be used in the processing of said digital signal from said camera head.