US 12,437,468 B2
Method and device for providing a visualization of a vehicle, and vehicle
Andreas Panakos, Neu-Ulm (DE); Moritz Meyers, Ulm (DE); and Markus Friebe, Gefrees (DE)
Assigned to Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH, Ingolstadt (DE)
Appl. No. 17/754,904
Filed by Continental Automotive GmbH, Hannover (DE)
PCT Filed Sep. 16, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/075877
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/073827, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19203132 (EP), filed on Oct. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0312120 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 15/20 (2011.01); G06T 3/02 (2024.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC G06T 15/205 (2013.01) [G06T 3/02 (2024.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2510/22 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A method for providing a visualization of a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving, for each vehicle camera of a plurality of vehicle cameras of the vehicle, current values of camera extrinsic parameters of the vehicle camera;
receiving vehicle suspension data relating to a suspension of wheels of the vehicle; and
visualizing the vehicle using a predefined model of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is visualized on a ground surface;
wherein the ground surface is modelled to contact the wheels of the vehicle based on the current values of the camera extrinsic parameters of the vehicle cameras and based on the suspension data; and
computing, for each wheel, a displacement based on the vehicle suspension data, wherein the ground surface is modelled based on the computed displacements of the wheels of the vehicle;
wherein the vehicle suspension data comprises, for each wheel, information regarding a current suspension height; and
wherein, for each wheel, the displacement is computed based on a difference between the current suspension height and a predefined initial suspension height.