US 12,236,687 B2
Vehicle exterior imaging systems
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US); David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US); and Keith Hoelscher, Northville, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/308,837.
Application 18/308,837 is a continuation of application No. 16/659,713, filed on Oct. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,682,216.
Prior Publication US 2023/0267748 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2022.01); B32B 17/10 (2006.01); B60R 1/25 (2022.01); B60R 1/26 (2022.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01)
CPC G06V 20/56 (2022.01) [B32B 17/10036 (2013.01); B60R 1/25 (2022.01); B60R 1/26 (2022.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); B60K 2360/334 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle exterior imaging system, comprising:
a glass panel including a combiner positioned between a first layer of glass and a second layer of glass;
a first exterior side-view imager assembly mounted external to a vehicle passenger cabin and configured to capture images of a vehicle exterior environment; and
a projector assembly mounted inside a housing of the first exterior side-view imager assembly and being configured to project an output image onto the glass panel during a first vehicle condition and to project an illuminated pattern onto a ground surface during a second vehicle condition,
wherein the output image is based on the images captured by the first exterior side-view imager assembly.