Image acquisition and processing system for vehicle equipment control

摘要

An image acquisition and processing system includes an image sensor and one or more processors that are configured to receive at least a portion of at least one image from the image sensor. The dynamic aim of the image sensor is configured as a function of at least one feature extracted from at least a portion of an image. To accomplish the task, the system utilizes a series of adaptive thresholds used in parallel comparators to determine whether or not a pixel in a given image scene falls on the edge of a given lane line on a road. The location of the lane lines are then used to determine the scene vanishing point, which ideally will be co-located at the optical scene center. If they are not in agreement, the pixel data set being processed can be adjusted to accommodate for any disagreement.

主权项

1. A vehicular imaging system comprising:
at least one image sensor;
at least one processor configured to receive at least a portion of at least one image from the at least one image sensor such that a dynamic aim of the at least one image sensor is configured as a function of a lane marker detected from at least one threshold in the at least one image;wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate at least one vehicle equipment control signal as a function of the lane marker; andwherein the dynamic aim is operable to correct an aim of the at least one image sensor relative to the lane marker detected in the at least one image.