US 12,328,533 B2
Scanning the surroundings of a vehicle
Philipp Hoffmann, Hannover (DE)
Assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
Filed by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/075,872.
Prior Publication US 2023/0179743 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B60R 1/26 (2022.01); H04N 5/265 (2006.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 7/181 (2013.01) [B60R 1/26 (2022.01); H04N 5/265 (2013.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/20 (2013.01); B60R 2300/304 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for scanning surroundings of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle moves in relation to the surroundings along a movement direction, wherein the vehicle comprises a first camera and a second camera, and wherein the first camera is arranged in front of the second camera along the movement direction, the method comprising:
scanning a first image by the first camera;
scanning a second image by the second camera; and
combining the first image and the second image to form an overall image;
wherein the second image is scanned with a time delay in relation to the first image;
wherein the second camera provides a plurality of second images at a predetermined frequency;
wherein the second image is selected from the plurality of second images such that a first offset between a first location of the first camera at which the first image was scanned and a second location of the second camera at which the second image was scanned is minimized; and
wherein the first offset is less than a second offset between positions of the first camera and the second camera on board the vehicle.