Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an ultrasonic sensor device (3) for a motor vehicle (1), with which an ultrasonic signal is emitted into a ground area (5) below the motor vehicle (1) and an ultrasonic signal from the ground area (5) is received and an object (6) in the ground area (5) is detected by means of a control unit (10) on the basis of the emitted and/or the received ultrasonic signals, wherein the ultrasonic signal is emitted by a first ultrasonic sensor (4a) of the ultrasonic sensor device (3) and the ultrasonic signal emitted by the first ultrasonic sensor (4a) and reflected at a road surface (9) in the ground area (5) is received by a second ultrasonic sensor (4b) of the ultrasonic sensor device (3) and the object (6) is detected by the control unit (10) on the basis of a proportion of the ultrasonic signal that is received by the second ultrasonic sensor (4b).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting a user in the remote control of a motor vehicle (2) by means of a remote-control device (3), wherein depending on sensor data (14) provided by means of at least one environment sensor (5, 6, 7, 8) of the motor vehicle (2) a first surroundings image (13) of at least one part (20) of the surroundings (9) of the motor vehicle (2) from a determined perspective (19) is provided and displayed by means of the remote-control device (3). In this case, the determined perspective (19) is selected from a plurality of selectable perspectives (19) as a perspective (19) that is independent of a position of the at least one environment sensor (5, 6, 7, 8), depending on a user input effected by the user and detected by means of the remote-control device (3).

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: 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: The invention relates to a method for operating an ultrasonic sensor device (3) for a motor vehicle (1), with which an ultrasonic signal is emitted into a ground area (5) below the motor vehicle (1) and an ultrasonic signal from the ground area (5) is received and an object (6) in the ground area (5) is detected by means of a control unit (10) on the basis of the emitted and/or the received ultrasonic signals, wherein the ultrasonic signal is emitted by a first ultrasonic sensor (4a) of the ultrasonic sensor device (3) and the ultrasonic signal emitted by the first ultrasonic sensor (4a) and reflected at a road surface (9) in the ground area (5) is received by a second ultrasonic sensor (4b) of the ultrasonic sensor device (3) and the object (6) is detected by the control unit (10) on the basis of a proportion of the ultrasonic signal that is received by the second ultrasonic sensor (4b).

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 and a device for displaying an image of the surroundings of a combination of two vehicles that are coupled to one another. According to the invention, image data is sensed by sensors on both of the combined vehicles. Taking into account the three-dimensional position of the vehicles relative to one another, the image data is then combined so as to obtain a common image of the surroundings. The obtained common image of the surroundings allows a driver/operator to efficiently and safely perceive the surroundings around the entire vehicle combination.

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: A method for displaying objects on a vehicle display of a vehicle (F) comprising the following steps: (a) providing (S1) sensed environment images (UB), that have objects (O) that are located in the environment of the vehicle (F); (b) classifying (S2) the objects (O) on the basis of object features in order to detect an object type (O-TYP) of the particular object (O); (c) inserting (S3) a three-dimensional data model (3D-DM) corresponding to the detected object type (O-TYP) of the object (O) in order to generate a 3-D scene that shows the environment of the vehicle (F); and (d) displaying (S4) the generated 3-D scene on the vehicle display.

Abstract: A method and a device are for detecting and reproducing a lateral and/or rear surrounding area of a vehicle with a trailer, so that the driver can monitor the surrounding area. The surrounding area is detected by at least one image capturing device which produces image data of the surrounding area. The image data is reproduced by at least one image reproducing device arranged in a field of vision of the vehicle driver. A characteristic of the reproduced image section is adapted dependent on an alignment of the trailer relative to the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for displaying an image of the surroundings of a combination of two vehicles that are coupled to one another. According to the invention, image data is sensed by sensors on both of the combined vehicles. Taking into account the three-dimensional position of the vehicles relative to one another, the image data is then combined so as to obtain a common image of the surroundings. The obtained common image of the surroundings allows a driver/operator to efficiently and safely perceive the surroundings around the entire vehicle combination.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for detecting and reproducing a lateral and/or rear surrounding area (4) of a vehicle (2), for monitoring the surrounding area (4) by the vehicle driver, wherein the surrounding area (4) is detected by means of at least one image capturing device and image data of the surrounding area (4) is produced, and wherein the image data which is generated by the image capturing device can be reproduced by means of at least one image reproducing device which is arranged in the field of vision of the vehicle driver.

Abstract: A video camera of a video monitoring system includes an image generation unit which provides a sequence of digital images (DI) having watchdog information data to supervise the sequence of digital images; an information data encoder adapted to encode the watchdog information data to generate information blocks; a video compression unit adapted to compress the digital images received from the image generation unit to generate compressed digital images consisting of image blocks; a data transmission unit adapted to transmit the generated image blocks received from the video compression unit along with the information blocks generated by the information data encoder.

Abstract: A method and a device for the playback of digitalized audio signals that are transmitted packet-oriented from a signal source to at least one signal sink, especially a loudspeaker unit, in a motor vehicle by means of an asynchronous bus system. Connected upstream of the signal sink is an audio-signal processing unit demonstrating a data rate converter, which is fed the digitalized audio signals destined for the signal sink from a control unit over a data line by means of a first data interface of the control unit. The control unit has a second data interface for the connection to the asynchronous bus system and for receiving the digitalized audio signals. A data buffer and a controller are arranged within the control unit. A first and second clocking signal provide the clock rates for the first interface and the data rate converter. These clock rates can be changed by a logic unit.