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Localized Window Contaminant Detection

The present disclosure relates to contaminant detection systems and related optical systems and methods. An example contaminant detection system includes an optical coupler configured to couple light …

DRIVE·Jun 13·1 min read

H04N17/002 Waymo LLC

SYSTEM, METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR ONLINE CAMERA CALIBRATION IN VEHICLES BASED ON VANISHING POINT AND POSE GRAPH

Aspects of online camera calibration for autonomous driving systems are described herein. The aspects may include a wheel odometer configured to measure a current speed of a moving vehicle, a speed mo…

DRIVE·Mar 28·1 min read

H04N17/002 Guangzhou Xiaopeng Autopilot Technology Co., Ltd.

CALIBRATION OF A SURROUND VIEW CAMERA SYSTEM

A method for automatic generation of calibration parameters for a surround view (SV) camera system is provided that includes capturing a video stream from each camera comprised in the SV camera system…

DRIVE·Mar 7·1 min read

H04N17/002 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Images of a chart installed on a road are captured from positions at a constant distance, the captured images are analyzed to calculate a camera resolution, and a warning output/automated-driving-leve…

DRIVE·Feb 29·2 min read

H04N17/002 SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

CAMERA CALIBRATION TOOL

A camera calibration tool for calibrating one or more cameras of a mobile machine comprising calibration targets and a net. Each of the calibration targets comprises identifiable indicia. The net is a…

DRIVE·Feb 22·1 min read

H04N17/002 Deere & Company

Motorized Mounting Device for Positioning an Optical Element Within a Field-of-View of an Optical Sensor and Method of Use

A mounting device for selectively positioning an optical element within a field-of-view of an optical sensor of a vehicle includes: a housing defining an opening sized to fit over an aperture of the o…

DRIVE·Oct 26·1 min read

H04N17/002 Argo Al, LLC

AUTOMATED REAL-TIME CALIBRATION

Provided are systems and methods for detecting a vehicle with sensors that are not calibrated properly and calibrating such sensor in real-time. In one example, a method may include iteratively captur…

DRIVE·Sep 21·1 min read

H04N17/002 Phillip James Haeusler

PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION OF AN IMAGE SENSOR MOUNTED TO A VEHICLE

Provided are methods for verifying the performance of an image sensor mounted to a vehicle, which can include causing alignment of a collimator with an image sensor mounted to a vehicle, receiving sen…

DRIVE·Jul 20·1 min read

H04N17/002 Motional AD LLC

METHOD FOR QUALIFICATION OF A CAMERA SYSTEM AND/OR ITS IMAGE/CAMERA SIGNALS

A method for qualification of a camera system and/or its image/camera signals of a partially autonomously or autonomously driving vehicle. Infrastructure information from a vehicle's surroundings is u…

DRIVE·Mar 2·1 min read

H04N17/002 Robert Bosch GmbH

Motorized Mounting Device for Positioning an Optical Element Within a Field-of-View of an Optical Sensor and Method of Use

A mounting device for selectively positioning an optical element within a field-of-view of an optical sensor of a vehicle includes: a housing defining an opening sized to fit over an aperture of the o…

DRIVE·Jan 26·1 min read

H04N17/002 Argo AI, LLC

DIMENSIONAL CALIBRATION OF THE FIELD-OF-VIEW OF A SINGLE CAMERA

A method for calibrating an active FOV of a single camera, wherein from the calibration of the cameras active FOV, a coordinate matrix is obtained which remotely produces a virtual interpolation measu…

DRIVE·Jan 26·1 min read

H04N17/002 Igor BOROVSKY

AUTOMATED REAL-TIME CALIBRATION

Provided are systems and methods for detecting a vehicle with sensors that are not calibrated properly and calibrating such sensor in real-time. In one example, a method may include iteratively captur…

DRIVE·Jan 26·1 min read

H04N17/002 EMBARK TRUCKS INC.

Localized Window Contaminant Detection

The present disclosure relates to contaminant detection systems and related optical systems and methods. An example contaminant detection system includes an optical coupler configured to couple light …

DRIVE·Jan 5·1 min read

H04N17/002 Waymo LLC

DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MOVING DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, CONTROL METHOD FOR MOVING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

In order to realize a device that can reduce the influence of errors, the device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire first information including an error via an image formation opt…

DRIVE·Oct 6·1 min read

H04N17/002 CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

SENSING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND SENSING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR EXTERNAL-ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION SENSOR

An object of the present invention is to provide a sensing performance evaluation and diagnosis system capable of detecting a failure sign of an external-environment recognition sensor as a diagnosis …

DRIVE·Aug 18·2 min read

H04N17/002 Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.

IMAGER HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Techniques are disclosed for imager health monitoring systems and methods. In one example, a method includes determining a characteristic of an active unit cell of a focal plane array (FPA) and/or a r…

DRIVE·Jul 7·1 min read

H04N17/002 FLIR Commercial Systems, Inc.

METHOD, DEVICE, SERVER AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING AT LEAST ONE CAMERA OF A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

Disclosed herein is a method for calibrating at least one camera of a driver assistance system, comprising the steps of: imaging a calibration pattern using a display device and transmitting a control…

DRIVE·Jun 16·1 min read

H04N17/002 HELLA GUTMANN SOLUTIONS GMBH

TARGETLESS VEHICULAR CAMERA CALIBRATION SYSTEM

A vehicular camera calibration system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The camera calibration system utilizes an intrinsic parameter of the camera and use…

DRIVE·Dec 16·2 min read

H04N17/002 MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

VEHICULAR CAMERA TESTING USING A STAGGERED TARGET

A method for testing a vehicular camera for a vehicular vision system includes providing a vehicular camera suitable for use on a vehicle, with the vehicular camera having a field of view. A collimato…

DRIVE·Sep 2·2 min read

H04N17/002 Magna Electronics Inc.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE CORRECTION FACTOR SUBSAMPLING FOR GEOMETRIC CORRECTION IN AN IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM

A camera system and method are disclosed. The camera includes a memory, a camera, and a processor. The memory stores an adaptively subsampled look-up table. The adaptively subsampled look-up includes …

DRIVE·Jun 10·1 min read

H04N17/002 NXP USA, INC.

VEHICULAR CAMERA TESTING SYSTEM USING SPRING-LOADED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS

A sensor module test system includes a sensor module for a vehicle with a housing portion, a test cover having at least one spring-loaded connector pin, and a circuit board having at least one test po…

DRIVE·May 6·1 min read

H04N17/002 Magna Electronics Inc.

CALIBRATION OF A SURROUND VIEW CAMERA SYSTEM

A method for automatic generation of calibration parameters for a surround view (SV) camera system is provided that includes capturing a video stream from each camera comprised in the SV camera system…

DRIVE·Mar 25·1 min read

H04N17/002 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD

An abnormality detection device includes processing circuitry configured to calculate an index value indicating a sum of edge strengths in a second image that is an image captured by a camera for capt…

DRIVE·Mar 4·1 min read

H04N17/002 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

VEHICULAR CAMERA TESTING USING A SLANTED OR STAGGERED TARGET

A method of testing a vehicular camera for a vehicular vision system includes providing a vehicular camera suitable for use on a vehicle, with the vehicular camera having a field of view. A collimator…

DRIVE·Jun 25·2 min read

H04N17/002 Magna Electronics Inc.

TARGETLESS VEHICULAR CAMERA MISALIGNMENT CORRECTION METHOD

A method of correcting misalignment of a vehicular camera includes disposing a camera at a vehicle at a vehicle assembly plant and calibrating the camera at the vehicle while the vehicle is at the veh…

DRIVE·Jun 11·2 min read

H04N17/002 MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

METHOD OF CALIBRATING A CAMERA

A method of performing an absolute length calibration for an object located with or covered by a camera device in a mirror. The dimensions of the camera device are determined and an image is captured …

DRIVE·Aug 31·1 min read

H04N17/002 BodyBarista ApS

CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICULAR SURROUND VISION SYSTEM

A camera calibration method for calibrating at least one camera of a vehicle includes providing a target area for a vehicle to be positioned at, with the vehicle having a forward camera, a rearward ca…

DRIVE·Feb 23·1 min read

H04N17/002 MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

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Localized Window Contaminant Detection

SYSTEM, METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR ONLINE CAMERA CALIBRATION IN VEHICLES BASED ON VANISHING POINT AND POSE GRAPH

CALIBRATION OF A SURROUND VIEW CAMERA SYSTEM

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM

CAMERA CALIBRATION TOOL

Motorized Mounting Device for Positioning an Optical Element Within a Field-of-View of an Optical Sensor and Method of Use

AUTOMATED REAL-TIME CALIBRATION

PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION OF AN IMAGE SENSOR MOUNTED TO A VEHICLE

METHOD FOR QUALIFICATION OF A CAMERA SYSTEM AND/OR ITS IMAGE/CAMERA SIGNALS

Motorized Mounting Device for Positioning an Optical Element Within a Field-of-View of an Optical Sensor and Method of Use

DIMENSIONAL CALIBRATION OF THE FIELD-OF-VIEW OF A SINGLE CAMERA

AUTOMATED REAL-TIME CALIBRATION

Localized Window Contaminant Detection

DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MOVING DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, CONTROL METHOD FOR MOVING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

SENSING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND SENSING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR EXTERNAL-ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION SENSOR

IMAGER HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

METHOD, DEVICE, SERVER AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING AT LEAST ONE CAMERA OF A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

TARGETLESS VEHICULAR CAMERA CALIBRATION SYSTEM

VEHICULAR CAMERA TESTING USING A STAGGERED TARGET

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE CORRECTION FACTOR SUBSAMPLING FOR GEOMETRIC CORRECTION IN AN IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM

VEHICULAR CAMERA TESTING SYSTEM USING SPRING-LOADED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS

CALIBRATION OF A SURROUND VIEW CAMERA SYSTEM

ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD

VEHICULAR CAMERA TESTING USING A SLANTED OR STAGGERED TARGET

TARGETLESS VEHICULAR CAMERA MISALIGNMENT CORRECTION METHOD

METHOD OF CALIBRATING A CAMERA

CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICULAR SURROUND VISION SYSTEM