Patent ID: 11865974
Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A monitoring system for a vehicle, the monitoring system comprising:
at least one imaging sensor being arranged at a side mirror of a front-seat passenger side of the vehicle,
a displaying unit being arranged in a visual range of a driver of the vehicle, and
a control unit being configured to receive information on a status of at least a turning indicator,
the imaging sensor being configured to capture image data of an environment of the vehicle,
the displaying unit being configured to display the image data of the imaging sensor,
the control unit being configured to control the display of the image data by means of the displaying unit based on the information of the status of the turning indicator,
the control unit being configured to receive information on an obstruction of a sight line between the driver and the side mirror of the front-seat passenger side of the vehicle,
the control unit being configured to control the display of the image data by means of the displaying unit based on the information on the obstruction of the sight line between the driver and the side mirror, and
the control unit being configured to
switch the display of the image data in an enlarged view only in case the turning indicator of the front-seat passenger side of the vehicle is activated and the sight line between the driver and the side mirror is at least partially obstructed, or
receive information on the obstruction of the sight line between the driver and the side mirror based on a status of a passenger airbag, in case the passenger airbag is deactivated, the sight line is assumed to be obstructed by a child car seat.