Abstract: A dynamic image stitching system for stitching images captured by multiple cameras of a vision system of a vehicle includes a first camera disposed at a vehicle and having a first field of view exterior the vehicle and a second camera disposed at the vehicle and having a second field of view exterior the vehicle. The first and second fields of view at least partially overlap. A processor is operable to process image data captured by the first and second cameras. The processor processes captured image data to determine characteristics of features or objects present in the overlapping region of the first and second fields of view. The processor is operable to adjust a stitching algorithm responsive to a determination of a difference between a characteristic of a feature as captured by the first camera and the characteristic of the feature as captured by the second camera.

Abstract: A hatch control system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and having a rearward field of view that encompasses a region at the rear of the vehicle that is swept by a hatch or liftgate or deck lid or door of the vehicle as the hatch is opened and closed, such as via a powered hatch opening/closing system. An image processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera to determine if an object is present in the region that is swept by the hatch to determine if the hatch may collide with the detected object when the hatch is being opened/closed. Responsive to determination of a potential collision of the hatch with a detected object, the vehicle hatch control system may stop movement of the hatch and/or may move the hatch to a holding position.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes an image sensor and an image processor. The image sensor is disposed at a vehicle and has an exterior field of view. The image sensor is operable to capture image data. The image processor is operable to process captured image data. The vision system is operable to automatically synchronize the image sensor to an ECU reference timing. The vision system may power on the image sensor synchronous to the ECU reference timing, and the vision system may regulate the timing of the image sensor synchronous to the ECU reference timing. The vision system may regulate the timing of the image sensor between a fast mode and a slow mode to synchronize the timing of the image sensor to the ECU reference timing.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes an image sensor operable to capture image data and an image processor operable to process frames of captured image data. The image processor is operable to detect edges or corners in the captured images. The image processor is operable to determine a number of edges detected in individual frames of captured image data. The vision system adjusts a sensitivity of the image processor responsive to the determined number of edges detected in at least one frame of captured image data. The image processor may detect up to a selected maximum number of edges in a frame of captured image data, and the vision system may adjust the sensitivity of the image processor so that the determined number of edges detected in a subsequent frame of captured image data is at or near the selected maximum number of edges.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for rendering images. The techniques include receiving an input image associated with a source space, the input image comprising a plurality of source pixels, and applying an adaptive transformation to a source pixel, where the adaptive transformation maps the source pixel to a target space associated with an output image comprising a plurality of target pixels. The techniques further include determining a target pixel affected by the source pixel based on the adaptive transformation. The techniques further include writing the transformed source pixel into a location in the output image associated with the target pixel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for acquiring time and frequency synchronization in a DSSS receiver are disclosed. An iterative approach is used in acquiring a DSSS signal when the phase coherency of the signal is less than the symbol length.

Abstract: A method and cache for caching encoded symbols for a convolutional decoder with forward and backward recursion includes storing different encoded symbols of an encoded frame in each of a plurality of symbol memory elements (200, 202, 400) and routing the same encoded symbols from one of the plurality of symbol memory elements (200, 202, 400) to at least both a forward recursion decoder (208) and a backward recursion decoder (210, 402). The plurality of symbol memory elements may be, for example, single port RAM cells, each operatively controlled to receive different encoded symbols of an encoded frame as input. Control logic (204) routes the same encoded symbols from one of the plurality of symbol memory elements (200, 202, 400) to all of the recursion decoders (208, 210, 402).

Abstract: The reverse channel AISCH (R-AISCH) is multiplexed in a 1.25 ms slot within the reverse link control channel. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention the reverse pilot channel now contains PCSCH and Pilot symbols. These are spread with W0 to complete transmission of the channel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for creating a composite waveform. This composite waveform is created by coding a plurality of input digital information signals. Subsequently, the plurality of coded input digital information signals are communicated over a communication medium to a digital combiner. The digital combiner combines the plurality of coded input digital information signals. Finally, the digitally combined information signal is spectrally shaped to form a composite waveform. These composite waveform creation principals may be applied to digitally encoded voice subbands in a subband coding system as well as channel information in a direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) communication system transmitter.

Abstract: Receivers (201, 202) within a base station (101) receive a transmission from a remote unit (114). The received signal is delayed a first amount by first delay circuitry (203), and a second amount by second delay circuitry (204). During despreading, a delayed input signal is despread with a Pseudo-Random (PN) code. The system time utilized by the PN generators (213, 214) is delayed a third time period by third and fourth delaying circuitry (215, 216).

Abstract: A decoder (215) implemented in a receiver of a wireless communication system employs an improved method and apparatus for decoding an encoded signal. The receiver sums the energy values (156A, 156B, . . . 156N) from a plurality of fingers within to produce an aggregate energy value (166). From the aggregate energy value (166), a set of log-likelihood values (207) are generated with a non-linear function generator (205) before being deinterleaved by a deinterleaver (210). The deinterleaved values (213) are input to the decoder (215) which estimates the original signal (178) by incorporating path histories of bits in the estimation of subsequent, related bits. Use of the path histories of bits improves the estimates of the original signal (178), which translates into an increase in the sensitivity of the receiver.

Abstract: Generally stated, a receiver in a communication system implements coherent channel estimation by first receiving an encoded signal and then generating a complex channel estimate from the encoded signal. The receiver then combines the complex channel estimate with the encoded signal to produce a coherent demodulated signal. After combining, the receiver decodes a version of the coherent demodulated signal to produce an estimate of the encoded signal prior to encoding.

Abstract: A differential coherent modulation and demodulation method and apparatus non-coherently modulates (201) a data stream to generate non-coherently modulated data. The non-coherently modulated data is phase modulated (215) with a supplementary signal (211) to generate coded data. The coded data is then transmitted. A receiver (301) then receives the coded data. A non-coherent demodulator accepts the received coded data as input and demodulates the coded data to provide the original data and the supplementary signal (327).