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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2014
Fts Computertechnik Gmbh, Vienna, AT;
Stefan Poledna, Klosterneuburg, AT;
FTS Computertechnik GmbH, Vienna, AT;
Abstract
The invention relates to monitoring the area in front of a vehicle by means of an apparatus that comprises at least two imaging devices (). Provided are a first imaging device (), which covers a first imaging angle, and a second imaging device (), which covers a second, greater imaging angle. The first imaging device () covers a first zone () of the area in front of the vehicle, while at the same time, the second imaging device () covers a second zone () of the area in front of the vehicle. The two imaging devices () are positioned spaced, in particular spaced laterally, from one another such that a central area () is covered by both the first and the second imaging devices (). By fusing the data acquired by the imaging devices (), a stereo image of the central area is generated, while monoscopic images are generated of those zones that are each covered by only a first or a second imaging device.