VISION-BASED OBJECT SENSING AND HIGHLIGHTING IN VEHICLE IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMS

摘要

A method of displaying a captured image on a display device of a driven vehicle. A scene exterior of the driven vehicle is captured by an at least one vision-based imaging and at least one sensing device. A time-to-collision is determined for each object detected. A comprehensive time-to-collision is determined for each object as a function of each of the determined time-to-collisions for each object. An image of the captured scene is generated by a processor. The image is dynamically expanded to include sensed objects in the image. Sensed objects are highlighted in the dynamically expanded image. The highlighted objects identifies objects proximate to the driven vehicle that are potential collisions to the driven vehicle. The dynamically expanded image with highlighted objects and associated collective time-to-collisions are displayed for each highlighted object in the display device that is determined as a potential collision.

主权项

1. A method of displaying a captured image on a display device of a driven vehicle comprising the steps of:
capturing a scene exterior of the driven vehicle by an at least one vision-based imaging device mounted on the driven vehicle; detecting objects in the captured image; determining a time-to-collision for each object detected in the captured image; sensing objects in a vicinity of the driven vehicle by sensing devices; determining a time-to-collision for each respective object sensed by the sensing devices; determining a comprehensive time-to-collision for each object, the comprehensive time-to-collision for each object determined as a function of each of the time-to-collisions determined for each object; generating an image of the captured scene by a processor, the image being dynamically expanded to include sensed objects in the image; highlighting sensed objects in the dynamically expanded image that potential collisions to the driven vehicle, the highlighted objects identifying objects proximate to the driven vehicle that are potential collisions to the driven vehicle; displaying the dynamically expanded image with highlighted objects and associated comprehensive collective time-to-collisions for each highlighted object in the display device that is determined.