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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Sai Vishnu Aluru, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Yun Qian Miao, Waterloo, CA;
Sravan Daruri, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Mohamed A. Naiel, Ajax, CA;
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for generating a virtual view of a scene associated with a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: obtaining image data including a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras of the vehicle; obtaining steering angle data captured by a sensor of the vehicle; detecting, by a processor, a shadow in at least one image of the plurality of images; determining, by the processor, auto-white balance data for each image of the plurality of images; selectively combining, by the processor, the auto-white balance data of the images based on the detected shadow, and the steering angle data; and generating, by the processor, output image data based on the combined auto-white balance data and the image data.