Camera system and method for detecting the surroundings of a vehicle

摘要

A camera system for detecting the surroundings of a vehicle through a vehicle window pane (1), having a camera (2) having an image sensor (4), a first optical radiation (6) generated by the vehicle surroundings detectable by a sensor surface (10) of the image sensor (4), and a radiation source (3) for emitting a second optical radiation (7). At least a portion of the emitted second optical radiation (7) is detectable by the sensor surface (10) of the image sensor (4), and the portion of the second optical radiation (7) detected by the sensor surface (10) is a function of a state of window pane (1). The first and second optical radiation (6, 7) are jointly detectable via at least one partial area (8, 9) of the sensor surface (10). A method is also provided for detecting the surroundings of a vehicle employing the camera system.

主权项

1. A camera system for detecting the surroundings of a vehicle through a vehicle window pane, comprising:
a camera having an image sensor for recording images, wherein there is at least one image recording cycle, a first optical radiation generated by the vehicle surroundings being detectable by a sensor surface of the image sensor, and a radiation source for emitting a second optical radiation, wherein at least a portion of the emitted second optical radiation is detectable by the sensor surface of the image sensor, and the at least a portion of the emitted second optical radiation detected by the sensor surface of the image sensor is a function of a state of the vehicle window pane, wherein the second optical radiation is periodically coupled-in not in every image recording cycle but only in each nth image recording cycle, and the first optical radiation and the second optical radiation are jointly detectable via at least one partial area of the sensor surface of the image sensor.