VEHICULAR CAMERA ASSEMBLY WITH METAL AND PLASTIC PORTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20240427220A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18820550

    申请日:2024-08-30

    Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes a first portion, a second portion and a lens barrel accommodating a lens. The lens barrel has a first end and a second end. The first portion of the vehicular camera assembly is formed of plastic and the second portion is formed of metal. The first portion of the vehicular camera assembly receives the first end of the lens barrel, and the lens barrel is bonded at the first portion of the vehicular camera assembly via adhesive. The first portion of the vehicular camera assembly has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), and the second portion of the vehicular camera assembly has a second CTE. The first CTE is higher than the second CTE. The adhesive has a third CTE that is higher than the second CTE.

    Vehicular camera assembly process using welding to secure lens relative to camera image plane

    公开(公告)号:US12174448B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-24

    申请号:US17817021

    申请日:2022-08-03

    Inventor: Gavin E. Skrocki

    Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes an imager printed circuit board (imager PCB) having an imager disposed at a first side of the imager PCB. A lens barrel accommodates a lens and has an inner end. The inner end of the lens barrel is disposed at a first portion of a camera housing. The imager PCB is attached at a second portion of the camera housing that joins with the first portion so that the imager faces the lens. The second portion is adjustable relative to the first portion to align the imager and the lens. With the second portion engaging the first portion and the imager and lens aligned, a weld washer is laser welded to the first and second portions to join the second portion to the first portion.

    VEHICULAR DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH VEHICLE STATE ESTIMATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240416909A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-19

    申请号:US18742189

    申请日:2024-06-13

    Abstract: A vehicular driving assistance system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and an electronic control unit (ECU). The vehicular driving assistance system, responsive to processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, determines lane markers for a traffic lane along which the vehicle is traveling. The system, using a first Kalman filter and based on the determined lane markers, a lateral lane offset of the vehicle. The vehicular driving assistance system, responsive to processing by the data processor of GPS data, determines, using a second Kalman filter different from the first Kalman filter, a geographical location of the vehicle. The vehicular driving assistance system, based on the determined lateral lane offset of the vehicle and based on the determined geographical location of the vehicle, controls at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) steering of the vehicle and (ii) velocity of the vehicle.

    Vehicular trailering assist system
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12169973B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-17

    申请号:US18411339

    申请日:2024-01-12

    Abstract: A vehicular trailering assist system includes a rear backup camera disposed at a vehicle and viewing at least rearward of the vehicle and at least a portion of a trailer hitched to the vehicle. The camera captures frames of image data that include image data representative of at least a portion of the trailer hitched to the vehicle. Frames of image data captured by the camera are processed at an electronic control unit during a calibration maneuver by the vehicle to determine a trailer collision angle. The vehicular trailering assist system, after completion of the calibration maneuver, determines a current trailer angle of the trailer relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle as the vehicle is driven along the road. The vehicular trailering assist system determines whether the current trailer angle is within a threshold amount of the determined trailer collision angle.

    Vehicular vision system with object classification based on change in orientation of object

    公开(公告)号:US12167171B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-10

    申请号:US17935728

    申请日:2022-09-27

    Inventor: Liang Zhang

    Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and capturing image data. The vehicular vision system, via processing at an electronic control unit of a first frame of image data captured by the camera, detects a first object exterior of the vehicle and determines an attribute of the first object. The vehicular vision system, via processing at the electronic control unit of a second frame of image data captured by the camera, detects a second object exterior of the vehicle and determines the attribute of the second object. The system determines whether the first object and the second object are the same object based on a similarity measurement. The vehicular vision system, responsive to determining that the first object and the second object are the same object, merges the attribute of the first object with the attribute of the second object.

    Vehicular control system
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12165420B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-10

    申请号:US18468781

    申请日:2023-09-18

    Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a central control module vehicle, a plurality of vehicular cameras disposed at a vehicle and viewing exterior of the vehicle, and a plurality of radar sensors disposed at the vehicle and sensing exterior of the vehicle. The plurality of vehicular cameras includes at least (i) a forward-viewing vehicular camera, (ii) a driver side sideward-viewing vehicular camera and (iii) a passenger side sideward-viewing vehicular camera. The central control module receives vehicle data relating to operation of the vehicle. During a driving maneuver of the equipped vehicle, and responsive at least in part to fusion at the central control module of (i) image data captured by at least the forward-viewing vehicular camera and (ii) radar data captured by at least the front radar sensor, a pedestrian present exterior of the equipped vehicle is detected.

    VEHICULAR SENSING SYSTEM WITH LATERAL THREAT ASSESSMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240383479A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-21

    申请号:US18662110

    申请日:2024-05-13

    Abstract: A vehicular sensing system includes a camera and a radar sensor disposed at a vehicle. The system determines a plurality of data points that each represents a respective position on a respective lane marker of the road relative to the equipped vehicle. The system, for each data point of the plurality of data points, tracks the respective positions on respective lane markers relative to the equipped vehicle. The system detects presence of another vehicle rearward of the equipped vehicle, and determines location of the detected other vehicle relative to the tracked respective positions on respective lane markers that are located rearward of the equipped vehicle. The vehicular sensing system determines a collision threat for a lane change maneuver by the equipped vehicle based on the tracked respective positions. Responsive to determining that the detected object is not a collision threat, the system maneuvers the vehicle to an adjacent

    Vehicular windshield-mounted forward camera vision system

    公开(公告)号:US12145513B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-19

    申请号:US18045484

    申请日:2022-10-11

    Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera module mounted at a mounting structure that is disposed at a windshield of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular vision system. The camera module views through a light transmitting portion of the mounting structure and forward of the vehicle. The camera module includes a camera and circuitry including an image processor, with the image processor processing image data captured by the camera. With the windshield mounted at the vehicle and the camera module mounted at the mounting structure, the windshield is separable from the mounting structure so that the windshield is removable from the vehicle without removing the mounting structure from the vehicle and without affecting mounting of the camera module at the mounting structure.

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