US 12,469,301 B2
Rear-view stereo camera system
Heiko Leppin, Hergensweiler (DE); and Stefan Heinrich, Kressbronn (DE)
Assigned to Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH, Ingolstadt (DE)
Filed by Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH, Ingolstadt (DE)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/166,293.
Prior Publication US 2023/0252793 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01); H04N 13/204 (2018.01)
CPC G06V 20/56 (2022.01) [G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06V 10/761 (2022.01); H04N 13/204 (2018.05); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20228 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01); G06V 2201/07 (2022.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A camera system for a utility vehicle, the camera system comprising:
two pairs of cameras,
wherein a first pair of cameras is arranged at a left side portion of a cabin of a utility vehicle and a second pair of cameras is arranged at a right side portion of the cabin of the utility vehicle,
wherein the cameras of the first and second pair of cameras are arranged one above the other in a vertical direction,
wherein the first pair of cameras builds a rear-viewing stereo camera system for providing image information and distance information of an area on the left side of the utility vehicle and the second pair of cameras builds a rear-viewing stereo camera system for providing image information and distance information of an area on the right side of the utility vehicle,
wherein the cameras of the first and second pair of cameras are arranged by one or more spacers at the cabin of the utility vehicle, the spacers providing a lateral distance of the cameras to the cabin,
wherein the cameras of each pair of cameras have a vertical distance of at least 0.5 m, and
wherein the camera system further comprises at least one controller implementing a trained neural network for calculating a disparity map and distance information to objects included in the image information provided by the cameras.