Abstract:
A back-up system (100) for aiding a driver in backing a motor vehicle (10) performs a number of functions when a motor vehicle (10) is placed in a reverse direction. Initially, an image of an area at the rear of the motor vehicle (10) provided by a camera (140) is visually displayed on a monitor (120), which is positioned so as to be visually accessible by a driver of the motor vehicle (10). Then, a distance to an object that is within a path of the motor vehicle (10) is sensed with a radar sensor (124). Next, a warning is provided when the object is within a predetermined collision distance. Finally, when the motor vehicle (10) is placed in a forward direction, the display of the image on the monitor (120) is discontinued.
Abstract:
A vehicle vision system displays a vehicle pathway image that includes a reticle (14a, 14b) for visually identifying the in-path portion of the image. A reticle array (32) is disposed between a video camera chip (18) and a lens (20), and includes a conical or frustro-conical region (32a) of substantially un-attenuated light transmissivity surrounded by a region (32b) of perceptibly attenuated light transmissivity, such that in-path portions (14a) of the displayed image are substantially unchanged and out-of-path portions (14b) of the displayed image are perceptibly attenuated. The reticle array (32) may also include a number of reduced transmissivity lines (32c) traversing its conical or frustro-conical region (32a) to produce a series of receding stadia lines (34a-34c) in the in-path portion (14a) of the displayed image, enabling the driver to reliably discern the range of displayed objects.