DISPLAY ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY ASSISTANCE METHOD

A display assistance device (1) detects the steering angle of a vehicle by using a steering angle sensor (15), and changes the position of a virtual viewpoint behind the host vehicle based on the detected steering angle. Then, the display assistance device (1) converts images captured using a plural...

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Main Authors KISHI, Norimasa, KUSAYANAGI, Yoshinori
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 15.08.2018
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Summary:A display assistance device (1) detects the steering angle of a vehicle by using a steering angle sensor (15), and changes the position of a virtual viewpoint behind the host vehicle based on the detected steering angle. Then, the display assistance device (1) converts images captured using a plurality of cameras such as a front camera (10) and a rear camera (13) into an overhead image of a downward view from the virtual viewpoint, and displays the converted overhead image on a display (50) with a host vehicle icon superimposed on the overhead image, the host vehicle icon indicating the position of the vehicle.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20160853384