Volvo Truck Corporation

Volvo Lastvagnar Ab

Other

Nicolas Berne

Olivier Hermann

Won Chol Yeom

Chris-Olivier Sagnard

MinJuan Wang

Damien Chacaton

Michel Pradal

Hervé Bry

Eddy Curtil

Pierre-Alexandre Martin

Kevin Bufalo

Björn Wallin

A method for automatically adapting a view angle of a displayed image on a side screen of a rear vision system of a vehicle, said rear vision system having a side camera adapted to generate said displayed image according to a varying view angle between a minimal and maximal value, the method comprising following steps: obtaining instant GPS location data; obtaining a map; determining the location of the vehicle on the map at each determined interval; adapting the view angle of the displayed image in function of the location of the vehicle on the map, the view angle being set on a default value outside the merging portions and the view angle being varied according to a widening pattern along a merging portion.

Method for automatically adapting a view angle of a rear vision system

A cleaning system for a sensor to be cleaned, comprising an accumulator comprising at least one cleaning fluid compartment provided with at least one tensioning element; a cleaning fluid inlet for receiving cleaning fluid; a cleaning fluid outlet for providing cleaning fluid in the form of a cleaning fluid jet; at least one gas compartment provided with at least one tensioning element; a gas inlet for receiving gas; and a gas outlet for providing gas in the form of a gas jet, a cleaning fluid electrovalve for controlling flow of cleaning fluid applied to the sensor to be cleaned, and a gas electrovalve for controlling flow of gas applied to the sensor to be cleaned.

Sensor cleaning system for a vehicle and a method for cleaning a sensor

The invention relates to a management method of an assistance system for a windscreen of a cab of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a camera assembly including at least one camera located on the top of the windscreen with an angle between 25° and 75° with respect to the windscreen, for providing a captured image of a wide angle field of view located in front of the vehicle, said wide angle field of view comprising a first front field of vision, a second field of vision of a front-view and a third rear field of the vision, the method comprising:

Method and a system for the management of an assistance system for a windscreen of a cab of a vehicle

Vehicle () comprising:—a driver compartment () with driving seat (),—a door pivotally mounted on a lateral frame along a door swept, the door comprising a lateral window,—a viewing system () comprising a wing () comprising a first end () mounted on the lateral frame () and a second end (), and at least one camera () mounted on the wing () so as to acquire a lateral rear view of the vehicle (),—a side clearance device () comprising a deflector () presenting an extended configuration in which said deflector () is directly visible from the driving seat () through the lateral window so as to enable a driver () to locate the second end () of the wing (), the deflector () being movable between the extended configuration and a retracted configuration in which the deflector () is arranged outside of the door swept.

Side clearance device, assembly and vehicle comprising such side clearance device and method for manoeuvring such vehicle

A display system for a vehicle that comprises

Display system for a vehicle and method for adjusting the orientation of display units in a vehicle

A vehicle is provided herein, wherein the vehicle comprises a chassis and a cab mounted to the chassis. A trailer is pivotally connected to the chassis. A camera is arranged on a supporting arm mounted on the cab for providing a captured image of an area located rearward of the cab. A lighting assembly is mounted on the cab and includes at least one light source. The light source is configured to project a picture rearward of the cab forming a mark that is detectable by the camera, and that is representative of an angle between a trailer longitudinal axis and a chassis longitudinal axis. Further, a wind deflecting assembly comprising at least two side deflector panels and the lighting assembly is mounted on the side deflector panels.

Vehicle comprising a trailer angle determining system

A method for adapting an overlaid image displayed on a monitor located in a cab of a vehicle including: defining a location on an embedded element of a vehicle side as a target on a captured image; processing the captured image by tracking the target position and by tracking at least one recognizable pattern linked to a horizontal dimension on the captured image; displaying on the monitor an overlaid image including the captured image and an adapting overlayer, the adapting overlayer including a pointer on the target and an overlaid element extending in an area of the captured image delimited horizontally defined with the orientation of the at least one recognizable pattern, on one side by the pointer and on the other side by a side of the monitor extending transversally to the horizontal dimension and corresponding to the cab position in the captured image.

Method for adapting an overlaid image of an area located rearwards and along a vehicle side

An arrangement for capturing an image of a vehicle external area by a sensor which can be linked with an image displaying system in a vehicle cabin, the arrangement having

Image capturing arrangement for a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle comprising an image capturing arrangement

The invention relates to a vehicle comprising a chassis which has a longitudinal axis and which is supported by wheels; a cab mounted on the chassis, the cab including two side walls; a wind deflecting assembly comprising at least two side deflector panels, each side deflector panel having a front edge linked to a rear portion of the corresponding cab side wall and a rear edge, and extending vertically over at least part of the height of the corresponding cab side wall rear portion; and at least one lighting assembly which is mounted on a side deflector panel and which includes at least a working lamp configured to illuminate an area located rearward of the cab.

Vehicle comprising a wind deflecting assembly and a lighting assembly

The invention relates to a vehicle (), in particular an industrial vehicle, comprising: —a cab (), —a sun visor () connected thereto, and —at least one sensor unit (), wherein the sensor unit () comprises a protecting element () that is pivotally and/or slidably connected to the sun visor () and a sensing element () connected to the protecting element (), and wherein the protecting element () is movable between a first position, in which the sensing element () is positioned inside a housing () of the sun visor () and is hidden by the protecting element (), and a second position, in which the sensing element () is positioned outside of the said housing ().

Vehicle with an external sun visor and a sensor unit connected thereto

Mechanism () to support at least one device () installed outside a vehicle (), the mechanism () comprising: &#x2014;a support base () fixed on the vehicle (), &#x2014;a wing () pivotally attached to the support base (), the at least one device () being fixed to the wing, &#x2014;a driving module () movably attached to the support base (), &#x2014;the support base () comprising a cam () enabling a linear displacement of the driving module () along the cam (), &#x2014;an arm () having one extremity () connected to the driving module () and an other extremity () connected to the wing () so that the arm () drives the folding and/or unfolding of the wing () according to the displacement of the driving module () along the cam ().

Wing folding mechanism for a device attached outside a vehicle

Vehicle () comprising a driver cab () and a monitoring device () for monitoring a front dead angle area in front of the driver cab (), the driver cab () presenting a front surface (F), the monitoring device () comprising: &#x2014;a front camera () having a field of view, &#x2014;an arm () movably mounted to the driver cab () between a retracted position, in which said arm () extends along the front surface (F), and an active position in which said arm () is spaced apart from the front surface (F), wherein the front camera () is mounted to the arm () so that the field of view images the front dead angle area when the arm () is in the active position.

Vehicle comprising a driver cab and a monitoring device for monitoring a front dead angle area and monitoring device for such vehicle

The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a cab comprising a glass wall and an occultation system, the occultation system comprising a darkening device and being configured to allow the darkening device to move along a trajectory between an open position in which the darkening device does not obscure the glass wall and a closed position in which the darkening device obscures the glass wall, and a camera monitoring system comprising at least one camera configured to capture images of a scene outside the vehicle, and a display device configured to display the images captured by the camera, the display device being positioned in the cab, along the glass wall, wherein when the darkening device is in the closed position, the darkening device is configured to fully obscure the glass wall and to cover the display device.

Motor vehicle having a darkening device covering a display device in closed position

The camera assembly () comprises: &#x2014;a supporting arm () having a main axis (A), said supporting arm () including a first portion () and a second portion (), the first portion () having a first end () provided with a mounting device () for mounting on a vehicle cab and a second end () coupled to the second portion (); &#x2014;a camera () arranged on said second portion () of the supporting arm (), for providing an image of a surrounding area. The first portion () and the second portion () of the supporting arm () are coupled via coupling means () which are configured so that the second portion () can move relative to the first portion () between: &#x2014;a first operative position, in which the camera () is adapted to provide an image of a first surrounding area; &#x2014;and a second operative position, in which the camera () is adapted to provide an image of a second surrounding area distinct from the first surrounding area.

Camera assembly for an industrial vehicle cab

This camera monitoring system () is intended for providing to a user a view of a scene captured by a camera. To that end, the camera monitoring system () comprises a wide angle camera (A,B) for capturing a wide angle image of a scene, a determination unit () for determining an area of interest in the scene, an image treatment system (A,B) for providing an undistorted portion, including the area of interest, of the wide angle image, and a display (A,B) for displaying a continuous displayed image of the wide angle image. The displayed image comprises the undistorted portion adjoining at least one distorted portion of the wide angle image.

Camera monitoring system with a display displaying an undistorted portion of a wide angle image adjoining at least one distorted portion of the wide angle image

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Heyrieux, France

Nicolas Berne