Patent ID: 8502860
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: B60R,G06T,G08B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic control system for adapting three dimensional panoramic views of vehicle surroundings, comprising: a plurality of cameras mounted on a vehicle that generate images of a surrounding area of the vehicle, the surrounding area being exterior to the vehicle; a visual sensor that detects a three dimensional profile of at least a portion of an occupant of the vehicle; an electronic control unit that is configured to: generate a three dimensional panoramic view of the surrounding area of the vehicle based on the images generated by the plurality of cameras, determine three dimensional locations and orientations of one or more body parts of the occupant of the vehicle based on the three dimensional profile detected by the visual sensor, determine movement of the one or more body parts by determining a velocity or an acceleration of the one or more body parts based on the three dimensional locations and orientations, and adapt the three dimensional panoramic view of the surrounding area of the vehicle based on the movement of the one or more body parts of the occupant; and a display unit to output a display of the adapted three dimensional panoramic view.