Patent ID: 6693518
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B61L,G08B,G08G

Abstract:
A surround surveillance system mounted on a mobile body for surveying surroundings around the mobile body, comprising an omniazimuth visual system, the omniazimuth visual system including:at least one omniazimuth visual sensor including an optical system capable of obtaining an image of 360Â° view field area therearound and capable of central projection transformation for the image, and an imaging section for converting the image obtained by the optical system into first image data; an image processor for transforming the first image data into second image data for a panoramic image and/or for a perspective image; a display section for displaying the panoramic image and/or the perspective image based on the second image data; and a display control section for selecting and controlling the panoramic image and/or the perspective image.