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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Nathan P. Makarewicz, Oxford, MI (US);
Joseph Machak, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Mohannad Murad, Troy, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for assessing possible misalignment of cameras installed on vehicles. In accordance with one example, a camera is mounted on a body of the vehicle, and is configured to generate camera images. Each of the camera images includes a plurality of pixels. A processor is configured to at least facilitate analyzing the pixels of the camera images with respect to color, brightness, or both; and determining whether the camera is misaligned in its mounting on the vehicle based on the analyzing of the color, the brightness, or both, of the pixels.