US 11,752,952 B2
Method for aligning a camera of a vehicle camera monitor system and vehicle
Matthias Koller, Stuttgart (DE); and Alexander Slama, Stuttgart (DE)
Assigned to Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London (GB)
Filed by MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/242,553.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 111 865.1 (DE), filed on Apr. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0339686 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01)
CPC B60R 11/04 (2013.01) [B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/108 (2013.01); B60R 2300/605 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8046 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for aligning a camera of a vehicle camera monitor system (CMS), comprising:
mounting the camera to a vehicle on one side thereof, the camera having a camera opening angle;
providing the camera with at least one image sensor having an entire area of full sensor field of view (FoV) comprising at least a first FoV legally-prescribed for a rear view device of the vehicle in form of class II FoV in a first area;
the full sensor FoV being defined by the camera opening angle and the alignment of the camera relative to the vehicle;
the class II FoV extending from an edge of said side of the vehicle, away from the vehicle;
forwarding the image data recorded by the at least one image sensor to a monitor of the CMS to display an image of the first area to a driver of the vehicle;
aligning the camera with its camera opening angle such that the image of the first area is arranged in at least one of the horizontal outermost position of the image captured by the image sensor of the camera or at the vertical outermost position of the image displayed on the monitor, wherein the entire area of full sensor FoV comprises two edge areas not meeting legally prescribed sharpness requirements for the image on the monitor of the rear view device, and the first area is arranged directly next to a first edge area, and
panning the image of the first area from an upper right corner region to an upper left corner region for display on the monitor simulating a rear view mirror.