Intelligent Around View Monitor
This system displays the vehicle's surroundings as seen from above and around the vehicle to improve parking safety and convenience
The
system
displays
various
camera
views
including
a
bird's-eye
view
of
the
vehicle
which
allows
the
driver
to
quickly
understand
the
vehicle
and
parking
space
orientation.
This
aids
the
driver
in
smooth
garage
parking,
parallel
parking,
or
other
challenging
parking
situations.
The
system
also
detects
moving
objects
around
the
vehicle
and
warns
the
driver
to
support
safe
maneuvers
when
parking
or
departing
from
a
parking
space.
System operation
Images acquired from four cameras installed on the front, rear, and sides of the vehicle are displayed individually, or combined and displayed as a single image seen from directly above the vehicle (bird’s-eye view). This allows the driver to check the vehicle’s surroundings at a glance.
If the cameras detect a moving object around the vehicle, either when the vehicle is stopped or when it starts moving, the system warns the driver with a display message and warning chime.
System mechanism
The system is composed of four wide-angle cameras installed on the front, rear, and sides of the vehicle, an image processing unit and a center display unit. The image signals from the cameras are collected, and the image processing unit morphs the perspective in real-time to display a bird's-eye view image.
By performing image processing of the image signals from four cameras, the system can identify moving objects around the vehicle in real-time and warn the driver with a warning chime and yellow frame on the screen.
In order to correctly detect moving objects while the vehicle is moving, the system predicts the movement of the background based on vehicle steering angle and speed, and processes the information to identify and track moving objects.