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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2024
Connaught Electronics Ltd., Tuam, IE;
Lihao Wang, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Xinhua Xiao, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Thomas Heitzmann, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Deep Doshi, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Rachid Benmokhtar, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Sree Harsha Chowdary Gorantla, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
CONNAUGHT ELECTRONICS Ltd., Tuam, IE;
Abstract
A method includes obtaining image frames from each camera disposed along a vehicle, where each image frame corresponds to a same timestamp. The method further includes constructing a first birds-eye view (BEV) image from each image frame with a first BEV module and constructing a second BEV image from each image frame by Inverse Perspective Mapping (IPM) with a second BEV module. The first BEV module extracts features of an external environment of the vehicle from each image frame, transforms the features to a three-dimensional space, and projects the three-dimensional space onto an overhead two-dimensional plane. Subsequently, a merging module merges the first and second BEV images to produce a hybrid BEV image. Features of an external environment of the vehicle within the hybrid BEV image are detected by a deep learning neural network and the hybrid BEV image is displayed to a user in the vehicle.