{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "A vehicle environment monitoring system including a camera (14) mounted on top of a vehicle (10) and a conical reflector (13) in operative relation to the camera (14). The camera (14) and the conical reflector (13) provide a 360 DEG field of view image (17) around the vehicle (10). A controller…",
  "path": "/patents/1096544",
  "publishedAt": "2003-04-23T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "B60R1/27",
    "FORD GLOBAL TECH INC [US]"
  ],
  "textContent": "A vehicle environment monitoring system including a camera (14) mounted on top of a vehicle (10) and a conical reflector (13) in operative relation to the camera (14). The camera (14) and the conical reflector (13) provide a 360 DEG field of view image (17) around the vehicle (10). A controller (20) is also included which is adapted to detect objects (86) within the field of view image (17), and determine a reference angle (q) between the vehicle (10) and a detected object (86). The controller (20) also generates a distance value between the vehicle (10) and the detected object (86) as a function of a lane width value (w) and the reference angle (q).",
  "title": "A 360 degree vision system for a vehicle"
}