Imaging system for vehicle

Details Imaging system for vehicle Imaging system for vehicle

2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Tran, Khoi (Department: 3664)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

Automatic route guidance vehicle

C701S041000, C701S301000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07877175

ABSTRACT:
An imaging system for a vehicle includes an imaging array sensor and a control. The image array sensor comprises a plurality of photo-sensing pixels and is positioned at the vehicle with a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The imaging array sensor is operable to capture an image exterior of the vehicle. The control may process the captured images and may determine that the imaging array sensor is not aligned within a desired tolerance when the imaging array sensor is positioned at the vehicle. The control, responsive to a determination of a misalignment of the imaging array sensor at the vehicle, may adjust at least one of the captured images or an image data set and the image processing to at least partially compensate for the determined misalignment of the imaging array sensor.

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