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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, Llc, Elyria, OH (US);
Andreas U. Kuehnle, Villa Park, CA (US);
Hans M. Molin, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Travis G. Ramler, Irvine, CA (US);
Jeffrey R. Coleman, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Cathy L. Boon, Orange, CA (US);
Zheng Li, Irvine, CA (US);
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
A calibration apparatus and method are provided for a surround-view camera system having a plurality of cameras mounted to an object (e.g., a vehicle). A plurality of markers are arbitrarily placed around the object and configured to measure a plurality of distances between one another. The markers preferably include a rangefinder to measure distances. From at least one image from one or more cameras, a controller is configured to visually identify at least two markers which define a coordinate system. Based on the measured plurality of distances between markers and the visually identified markers, the controller generates calibration information as an output, preferably saved in the form of a look-up table, which will be retrieved and used when a display device generates a bird's-eye view for a viewer. Additionally, a marker that is part of the calibration apparatus is provided.