Abstract: In a method of producing images of a stored three-dimensional model of the surroundings of a vehicle, the images are corrected for perspective. A camera picture is produced by a camera device of the vehicle, and is projected onto a projection surface in the surroundings model. A region relevant for driving is marked in the surroundings model and is projected onto a corresponding projection surface area of the projection surface. An image of the projection surface including the driving-relevant region projected onto the projection surface area is produced and output by a virtual camera that can move freely in the surroundings model.

Abstract: A method for generating a vehicle environment view involves: capturing camera images with vehicle cameras on a vehicle body of a vehicle; and calculating of the vehicle environment view based on the camera images. In the vehicle environment view, a texture of a non-visible region of a ground surface located under the vehicle body and not visible to the vehicle cameras is calculated based on texture data of a visible region of the ground surface that is visible to vehicles cameras and surrounds the non-visible region.

Abstract: A method of generating a vehicle environment view for a vehicle, having has the following steps. Camera images are provided by vehicle cameras on the body of the vehicle. A vehicle environment view is calculated based on the camera images. A texture of a ground surface that is located below the vehicle body and is not visible to the cameras, is determined within the vehicle environment view by performing a local color prediction and a movement-compensated texture prediction.

Abstract: A vehicle's panoramic view system includes a non-centered real camera that captures an image of surroundings, a virtual camera, an image processing unit, and a display unit that displays a geometric form overlaid over the captured image. The image processing unit projects the captured image onto a first plane perpendicular to the real camera to correct perspective distortions resulting from the camera's non-centered position, and projects the geometric form onto a second plane perpendicular to the virtual camera to represent the geometric form without distortion on the display unit. The image processing unit finds an affine transformation between the first and second planes by delta transformation between the real and virtual cameras, and applies the affine transformation to the first plane containing the projected distortion-corrected captured image, to align a modified representation of the image with the undistorted geometric form in the second plane.

Abstract: A device provides improved obstacle identification. A first camera acquires first vehicle image data and provides it to a processing unit. A second camera acquires and provides second vehicle image data. An image overlap region has at least a portion of the first vehicle image data and at least a portion of the second vehicle image data. The first and second vehicle image data extend over a ground plane and the image overlap region extends over an overlap region of the ground plane. The processing unit extracts first image features from the first vehicle image data and extracts second image features from the second vehicle image data. The processing unit projects the first and the second image features onto the ground plane.

Abstract: In a method for determining a transition between two display images, a two-dimensional initial image is mapped by first and second mapping functions respectively onto first and second mapped images, and the first and second mapped images are mapped respectively onto a first display image. The initial image is mapped by an interpolating mapping function onto an interpolating mapped image in the model space, wherein the interpolating mapped image is determined by interpolation of the first and second mapped images as a function of an interpolation parameter. The initial image, mapped by the interpolating mapping function onto the interpolating mapped image, is mapped onto an interpolating display image which transitions from the first display image to the second display image through variation of the interpolation parameter.

Abstract: A method for generating a vehicle environment view, comprising the steps: providing (S1) of camera images (KB) by vehicle cameras (2) that are provided on a vehicle body (3) of a vehicle (F); and calculating (S2) of the vehicle environment view based on the provided camera images (KB), wherein a texture of a region of a ground surface located under the vehicle body (3) and not visible to the vehicle cameras (2) is calculated within the vehicle environment view subject to texture data of a region of the ground surface that is visible to the vehicle cameras (2) and surrounds the non-visible region of the ground surface.

Abstract: In a method of generating continuous images of a stored three-dimensional surroundings model of a vehicle, a camera image is generated and projected onto a projection surface in the surroundings model, and continuous images of the projection surface are generated and output by a mobile virtual camera.

Abstract: A panoramic view system for a vehicle includes at least one real camera (2) for capturing an image of the surroundings of the vehicle from non-centered position, a virtual camera (7), an image processing unit, and a display unit which is configured to represent, in a projected manner, the image captured by the real camera (2) and at least one geometric form (11 to 13) as an overlay over the captured image. The image processing unit is configured to project the captured image onto a first plane (9) perpendicular to the real camera (2) such that perspective distortions in the captured image resulting from the non-centered position of the real camera (2) are distortion-corrected, and to project the at least one geometric form (11 to 13) onto a second plane (10) perpendicular to the virtual camera (7) such that the at least one geometric form (11 to 13) is represented in an undistorted manner on the display unit (4).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for providing improved obstacle identification. Acquisition (210) of first vehicle image data with a first camera (20) is included. The first camera delivers (220) the first vehicle image data to a processing unit (40). Furthermore, acquisition (230) of second vehicle image data with a second camera (30) is included. An image overlap region exists, which has at least a portion of the first vehicle image data and at least a portion of the second vehicle image data. The first vehicle image data and the second vehicle image data extend over a ground plane and the image overlap region extends over an overlap region of the ground plane. The second camera delivers (240) the second vehicle image data to the processing unit. The processing unit extracts (250) first image features from the first vehicle image data and the processing unit extracts (260) second image features from the second vehicle image data.

Abstract: A device (1) for fusing image data from a multi-camera system (100) for a motor vehicle includes: an image analysis device (10) configured to define subregions (TB1, TB2, . . . , TBn) of an overlap region (ÜB) of at least two cameras (110, 120) of the multi-camera system; an acquisition device (20) configured to acquire pixel densities of the subregions (TB1, TB2, . . . , TBn) of the overlap region; and a computing device (30) configured to determine pixel density deviations and to select adjacent subregions (TB1, TB2, . . . , TBn) with deviations below a threshold value for a total image overlay.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating continuous images of a stored three-dimensional surroundings model (31) of a vehicle (21). A camera image is generated and projected onto a projection surface (32a) in the surroundings model (31). Continuous images of the projection surface (32a) are generated and output by means of a mobile virtual camera (33).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing images of a stored three-dimensional model (30) of the surroundings of a vehicle (20), said images having been corrected for perspective. A camera picture (32) is produced by a camera device (21) of the vehicle, and the produced camera picture (32) is projected onto a projection surface (31) in the surroundings model. A region (33) relevant for driving is marked in said stored three-dimensional surroundings model (30), and this marked region (33) is projected onto a corresponding projection surface area (35) of the projection surface (31). An image of the projection surface (31) with the region (33) projected onto the projection surface area (35) is produced and output by means of a virtual camera (72) that can move freely in the surroundings model (30).

Abstract: A method for generating a vehicle environment view, FUA, for a vehicle, having the following steps: (a) provision (S1) of camera images (KB) by vehicle cameras (2) which are provided on the body (3) of the vehicle; and (b) calculation (S2) of a vehicle environment view, FUA, of the vehicle on the basis of the provided camera images (KB), wherein a texture of a ground surface located below the vehicle body (3), which is not visible, is determined within the vehicle environment view, FUA, by means of local color prediction and movement-compensated texture prediction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a transition between two display images. A two-dimensional initial image is mapped by means of a first and a second mapping function respectively onto a first and a second mapped image and the first and second mapped images are mapped respectively onto a first display image. The initial image is mapped by means of an interpolated mapping function onto an interpolated mapped image in the model space, wherein the interpolated mapped image is determined by interpolation of the first mapped image and the second mapped image as a function of an interpolation parameter. The initial image, mapped by means of the interpolated mapping function onto the interpolated mapped image, is mapped onto an interpolated display image which transitions from the first display image to the second display image through variation of the interpolation parameter.