Intelligent Around View Monitor
By displaying a viewpoint beyond what the driver can see, the system enhances driving safety and parking convenience
The Intelligent Around View Monitor system provides a unique bird’s-eyes-view, or overhead, video display that helps the driver quickly confirm the vehicle's position and surroundings when parking the car, crossing at poorly visible intersections, or driving on narrow roads. This helps to support smooth driving and safe parking operations.
The system also promotes safe practices by detecting moving objects around the car and warns the driver.
System Operation
Top view
During operation, the system can create a composite, above vehicle (bird’s-eye view) real-time video display. The system can also display live video from a specific camera on the vehicle (front, rear, and side views).
Moving object detection
If a moving object is detected by any exterior camera when the vehicle is moving, the system warns the driver with a display message and warning chime.
Front wide view*
The Front Wide View offers a unique convenient feature when an intersection with poor visibility is pre-registered (pre-registration of locations, such as intersections and tight residential roads). At such intersections, this system automatically displays a 180-degree live video, helping to raise the driver’s awareness in the vehicle’s blind spots.
3D view*
This system allows drivers to view their surroundings in a three-dimensional space from various perspectives. This can be helpful in a variety of situations, such as on rough roads or narrow roads.
Invisible hood view*
The system shows a real-time video display of the road ahead which would normally be hidden by the hood, making it easier for the driver to confirm the position of the front wheels. This also helps with identifying obstacles that cannot be seen from the driver’s position, offering heightened peace of mind. Common situations where this feature can benefit the driver include: navigating corners on tight roads and narrow parking spaces.
- This function is available on select models
System Mechanism
Top view
The system uses four wide-angle cameras installed on the vehicle’s exterior (front, rear, and sides of the vehicle). Live video feeds from the cameras are collected into the image processing unit, which creates a composite bird’s-eye-view perspective of the vehicle in real-time.
Moving object detection
By processing video feeds from all four cameras, the system can identify moving objects around the vehicle in real-time and warn the driver with a warning chime and a display on the screen.
In order to accurately detect moving objects while the vehicle is in motion, the system predicts the movement of the background based on vehicle speed and steering angle and processes the information to identify and track moving objects.
3D view
By processing the video feeds from cameras around the vehicle based on a curved coordinate map that provides a natural sense of distance, the driver can see a 3D-like display around the vehicle.
Invisible hood view
By processing the real-time video feed from the road surface, and accounting for the vehicle’s speed an steering angle, a frontal display without the hood obstructing is achieved.
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