Patent ID: 8885045
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle surrounding monitoring device, comprising: at least one camera installed in an own vehicle to obtain an image around an own vehicle; an obstacle detection device installed in the own vehicle configured to detect an obstacle in an obstacle detection range; an image processing device configured to convert a camera image imaged by the camera into a view point converted image seen from a virtual view point above the own vehicle; and a display configured to display the view point converted image of the image processing device, the view point converted image being synthesized with an image of the obstacle detection range of the obstacle detection device, wherein, simultaneously when a warning is given upon entry of an obstacle within the obstacle detection range of the obstacle detection device, the image processing device modifies at least one of the image of the obstacle detection range of the obstacle detection device and an obstacle image imaged by the camera and included in the view point converted image so that the image of the obstacle detection range of the obstacle detection device and the obstacle image substantially contact one another, wherein the image processing device is configured to set the image obtained by projecting the obstacle detection range of the obstacle detection device on a ground surface, with an attaching position of the camera set as a view point, as the image of the obstacle detection range, and is configured to modify the image of the obstacle detection range projected on the ground surface with the view point converted image seen from the virtual view point above the own vehicle.