Patent ID: 9679359
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B60R,G06K,G06T,G08G

Claim:
1. A surround view system comprising: a plurality of cameras positionable at different locations on a vehicle, the cameras configured to generate image data of surroundings of the vehicle; an interface configured to receive signals from additional sensors that measure distance from the vehicle to objects located around the vehicle; a processing device configured to merge the image data from the plurality of cameras, the processing device being further configured to generate a surround view of the vehicle based on the merged image data, where the processing device is configured to project the merged image data on a simulated predetermined shape surrounding the vehicle, the simulated predetermined shape having a flat bottom, the flat bottom having an outer perimeter with straight sections and curved sections, the simulated predetermined shape continuing above the bottom in horizontal cross sections, a top cross section of the simulated predetermined shape being elliptic in shape and having a major axis that is longer than a minor axis, the simulated predetermined shape being a bowl, and a shape of the bowl changing from a top of the bowl to a bottom of the bowl gradually from cross sections of the bowl having an elliptic shape with a major axis that is longer than a minor axis to cross sections of the bowl having a rectangular shape with curved corners, the processing device configured to selectively change a size of the flat bottom of the simulated predetermined shape based on a user input requesting the change; and a display configured to display the surround view; wherein a ratio of a length of the curved segments of the bottom cross section to a total length of a perimeter of the bottom cross section is between 0.6 and 0.8.