Abstract: An automotive radar transceiver system (120, 200) including an antenna array (210) and a processing device (230) for processing radar signals received via the antenna array (210). The processing device (230) is arranged to obtain a complex-valued vector (x) of signal values, where each signal value is indicative of a radar signal received at a corresponding antenna element (220) in the antenna array (210). The processing device (230) is further arranged to generate a covariance matrix (C) from the complex-valued vector (x) of signal values by multiplying the complex-valued vector (x) with its complex conjugate, and the processing device (230) is arranged to perform a QR-decomposition of the covariance matrix (C) to generate a Q-matrix (Q), and to determine one or more angles associated with respective targets based on the QR-decomposition of the covariance matrix (C).

Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a camera and a radar sensor disposed at an equipped vehicle. The system, via processing of image data and processing of sensor data, determines other vehicles present on the road ahead of the equipped vehicle. The system, responsive to determining the presence of a plurality of other vehicles present on the road, determines a threat level for each vehicle of the plurality of other vehicles. An emergency braking system of the equipped vehicle is controlled responsive to the determined threat levels. When a vehicle of the plurality of other vehicles is no longer detectable via processing of image data captured by the camera and processing of sensor data captured by the radar sensor, the system predicts a position for the no longer detectable vehicle of the plurality of other vehicles.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a front camera disposed at a windshield of a vehicle equipped with the system and a side camera disposed at a side mirror of the vehicle. An electronic control unit (ECU) includes an image processor for processing image data captured by the cameras. The vehicular vision system, responsive to processing by the image processor of image data captured by the front camera, detects a leading vehicle traveling in front of the equipped vehicle in a traffic lane the equipped vehicle is also traveling along. The vehicular vision system, responsive to determination of an intent of the equipped vehicle to change lanes and to processing by the image processor of image data captured by the side camera, detects an oncoming vehicle traveling in a traffic lane adjacent to the traffic lane the equipped vehicle is traveling along.

Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes an imager printed circuit board (imager PCB), a lens barrel accommodating a lens, and a camera housing. The imager PCB has an imager disposed at a first side of the imager PCB. The lens barrel is disposed at a first portion of the camera housing. The imager PCB is attached at the first portion or a second portion of the camera housing, and, with the imager PCB attached at the first portion or the second portion of the camera housing and with the lens barrel disposed at the first portion, the imager at the first side of the imager PCB faces the lens accommodated by the lens barrel. The vehicular camera assembly includes at least one component that (i) is formed of a thermoplastic material, and (ii) has undergone electron beam treatment (EB treatment) that crosslinks molecules between polymer chains of the thermoplastic material.

Abstract: A vehicular safety system includes a plurality of vehicular cameras disposed at a vehicle. Image data captured by a forward-viewing vehicular camera of the plurality of vehicular cameras is processed by the vehicular safety system for headlamp control and for lane departure warning and/or object detection. At least one other sensing system of the vehicle is operable to capture sensor data. Responsive at least in part to processing by the vehicular safety system of captured image data and captured sensor data, a potential collision involving the vehicle is determined. Responsive to determination of the potential collision involving the vehicle, a safety feature of the vehicle changes its condition. If actual collision does not occur, the safety feature returns to its condition that existed prior to determination of the potential collision.

Abstract: A camera control system of a vehicle includes: a camera within a passenger cabin of the vehicle and configured to capture images including an occupant of a seat within the passenger cabin; an overheat module configured to, using a thermal model of the camera, determine a period from a present time when a temperature of the camera is expected to become greater than a predetermined temperature and shut down; and a frame rate module configured to set a frame rate of the camera based on the period, where the camera is configured to capture images at the frame rate.

Abstract: RADAR sensor assemblies/modules, particularly those for vehicles. In some embodiments, the assembly may comprise a waveguide comprising a waveguide groove defined by opposing waveguide groove structures. An antenna structure may be operably coupled with the waveguide. A printed circuit board may be operably coupled with the waveguide and may comprise an electrically conductive top layer, an electrically conductive bottom layer, and a substrate positioned in between the electrically conductive top layer and the electrically conductive bottom layer. The electrically conductive top layer may comprise an opening exposing the substrate, which opening may extend along the waveguide groove in between the opposing waveguide groove structures. This configuration may allow for various parameters of the printed circuit board to be modified to tune a performance of a sensor/antenna.

Abstract: An electronic device, having a housing and a sealing cover. Electronic components of the electronic device are provided in the housing, and the sealing cover can close the housing. The housing is provided with a first fitting member, and the sealing cover is provided with a second fitting member and a third fitting member. In an unlocked state, the first fitting member can be connected to the second fitting member or the third fitting member by respective locking portions thereof. In a locked state, the first fitting member can be connected to the second fitting member and the third fitting member by the locking portions.

Abstract: A vehicular camera module includes a main circuit board and an imager circuit board having an imager disposed thereat. A lens barrel accommodating a lens is at least partially disposed in a passageway of a lens holder. The vehicular camera module includes a housing having an upper cover and a lower cover that are joined together. Electronic circuitry disposed at a main printed circuit board of the main circuit board includes an image processor. The electronic circuitry disposed at the main printed circuit board of the main circuit board includes an image processor. With the imager operated to capture image data, captured image data is provided via a flexible ribbon cable to the electronic circuitry disposed at the main printed circuit board of the main circuit board. The imager is disposed within a rear portion of the housing and is not accommodated within a front portion of the housing.

Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a lens comprising a plurality of optical elements, a lens holder, and an imager printed circuit board. The plurality of optical elements includes at least one plastic optical element and at least one glass optical element. The imager printed circuit board has circuitry disposed thereat. The circuitry of the imager printed circuit board includes an imager that has an imaging array. The lens is held in optical alignment with the imaging array of the imager via an adhesive. The adhesive bonds the lens barrel to the lens holder. A flexible electrical ribbon cable electrically connects the circuitry of the imager printed circuit board with additional circuitry of the vehicular camera. The vehicular camera, when installed and used in a vehicle, captures image data for a vision system of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a PCB having an imager disposed thereat, a lens barrel accommodating a lens, and a lens barrel support structure that protrudes from the PCB and at least partially circumscribes the imager. The lens barrel has an outer surface between the ends of the lens barrel. The outer surface of the lens barrel is adhesively bonded to an inner surface of the lens barrel support structure via adhesive. The outer surface of the lens barrel opposes the inner surface of the lens barrel support structure. With the adhesive in its uncured state and contacting the opposed surfaces, the imager is aligned with the lens accommodated at the lens barrel. With the imager aligned with the lens, the adhesive is cured to adhesively attach the lens barrel at the lens barrel support structure.

Abstract: Antenna assemblies, such as RADAR sensor antenna assemblies, that incorporate destructive interference elements. In some embodiments, the assembly may comprise one or more waveguides, one or more antenna slots, and a plurality of destructive interference elements. The destructive interference elements may be configured to reduce backscatter radiation by contributing to destructive interference of electromagnetic waves incident upon the destructive interference elements. In some embodiments, the destructive interference elements may be defined and/or exposed by a plate that may be coupled with a waveguide block or another layer/component of the assembly.

Abstract: A vehicular driver monitoring system includes a camera disposed at an interior cabin of a vehicle. Electronic circuitry of an ECU includes an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera. The camera views at least a head region of a driver of the vehicle and is operable to capture image data. Based on processing at the ECU of the captured image data, the vehicular driver monitoring system determines an attentiveness level of the driver. Responsive to determination that the attentiveness level of the driver is below a threshold level of attentiveness, the vehicular driver monitoring system alerts a person exterior the vehicle of the determined inattentive driver.

Abstract: A vehicular driver monitoring system includes a camera having a field of view that includes at least a driver's head region within a cabin of a vehicle. The camera includes an imager having a two-dimensional array of photosensing elements. The camera includes a lens array of lens elements disposed at the array of photosensing elements of the imager. The lens elements are disposed over respective sub-arrays of photosensing elements for imaging light onto the respective sub-arrays of photosensing elements. With an illumination source operated to emit near infrared light to illuminate at least the driver's head region, and responsive at least in part to image processing by an image processor of image data captured by the sub-arrays of photosensing elements associated with the respective lens elements of the lens array, the system determines the head of a driver of the vehicle and the driver's facing direction.

Abstract: A vehicular parking assist system includes a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle and sensing exterior of the vehicle. The vehicular parking assist system, via processing of captured sensor data, and while the vehicle is conducting a parking maneuver, detects an object and tracks location of the detected object relative to the vehicle until the detected object leaves a field of sensing of the at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors. The system, after the detected object leaves the field of sensing of the at least one sensor, predicts location of the detected object relative to the vehicle. The system, upon completion of the parking maneuver, determines that the detected object is hazardous based on the predicted location of the detected object relative to the vehicle, and responsive to determining that the detected object is hazardous, restricts opening of a door of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicular trailer angle detection system includes a camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle. The vehicular trailer angle detection system, via processing of frames of image data captured by the camera, tracks changes of features present in a current frame of captured image data and present in a previous frame of captured image data and determines features of the trailer based on the tracked changes of features. The determined features of the trailer have respective changes between the current frame of image data captured by the camera and the previous frame of image data captured by the camera. The vehicular trailer angle detection system determines angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle based at least in part on tracking of the determined features of the trailer over multiple captured frames of image data.

Abstract: A vehicular trailer guidance system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) and a rear backup camera disposed at a vehicle. A human machine interface (HMI) is operable in (i) a trailer left-backup mode, (i) a trailer straight-backup mode and (iii) a trailer right-backup mode. Responsive to selection by the driver of the trailer left-backup mode or trailer right-backup mode, the ECU sets a desired trailer angle of the trailer tongue leftward or rightward to an angle that is commensurate with a driver-selected setting of an input device. Responsive to selection by the driver of the trailer straight-backup mode, the ECU sets the desired trailer angle to a zero degree angle. The ECU, while the vehicle is backing up the trailer, controls the power steering system of the vehicle to steer the vehicle to back up the trailer to have the determined trailer angle coincide with the set desired trailer angle.

Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes a printed circuit board, a metallic shield element at least partially enclosing the printed circuit board, and a housing at least partially enclosing the shield element. The housing includes a front housing portion accommodating a lens. An imager is disposed at the printed circuit board and is optically aligned with the lens. The camera assembly includes an electrical connector for electrically connecting an electrical connecting element of the printed circuit board to a wire harness of a vehicle. The shield element includes at least one seam, with one or more seams including a respective gap between opposing edge regions of the shield element and an overlapping tab that extends from one of the opposing edge regions that at least partially closes the respective seam. The housing and the shield element are in contact.

Abstract: A method for enhancing a vehicular driving assistance system includes obtaining in-vehicle test data representative of performance of the vehicular driving assistance system of a vehicle during operation of the vehicular driving assistance system and determining, using the in-vehicle test data, a second order transfer function that models operation of the vehicular driving assistance system. The second order transfer function matches a magnitude response of the in-vehicle test data. The method includes providing a simulation environment. The simulation environment simulates the vehicular driving assistance system using the second order transfer function. The method includes determining, using the simulation environment, a feedforward contribution and a feedback contribution of the vehicular driving assistance system, and enhancing the vehicular driving assistance system based on adjustment of the feedforward contribution and the feedback contribution of the vehicular driving assistance system.

Abstract: A vehicular driver monitoring system includes an event camera disposed in a cabin of a vehicle and viewing the head of a driver of the vehicle. The dynamic range of the event camera is at least 100 dB. The response time of the event camera is less than 10,000 microseconds. The event camera has a quantum efficiency of at least 15% for near-infrared light having a wavelength of 940 nm. The system, responsive to processing of data output by the event camera, monitors the driver of the vehicle. Responsive at least in part (a) to monitoring of the driver of the vehicle and (b) to vehicle kinematic data provided to the ECU, at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) a driver attentiveness alert is generated, (ii) a driver drowsiness alert is generated, (iii) steering of the vehicle is controlled and (iv) braking of the vehicle is controlled.