IP Library Granted Patent US 11,285,878
Granted Patent B2
US 11,285,878 · App. 15/379,800 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Vehicle vision system with camera line power filter

Inventor: Marc-Andrè Sigle (Alzenau, DE)
Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
B60R1/12H04N7/181
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Patent No.
US 11,285,878
App. No.
15/379,800
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle. An image processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera. The camera is connected to a system of the vehicle via an image data transmission line. The image data transmission line transmits an image signal from the camera and provides a power signal to the camera. The image data transmission line includes a filter that filters electrical noise in at least one signal, such as the power signal, carried by the image data transmission line.

Claims (32)

1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle, wherein the camera is operable to capture image data;

an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at the vehicle remote from said camera, wherein said ECU comprises an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera;

wherein said camera is connected to said ECU via an image data transmission line, and wherein said image data transmission line comprises a power-over-coaxial cable or a power-over-Ethernet cable;

wherein said image data transmission line (i) transmits image data captured by said camera from said camera to said ECU for processing by said image processor and (ii) delivers electrical power from said ECU to said camera for powering said camera; and

wherein said image data transmission line comprises a filter that filters electrical noise arising from electrical power delivered by said image data transmission line to said camera.

2. The vision system of claim 1 , wherein said filter comprises a filtering circuit disposed between said camera and said ECU in line with a linear voltage regulator.

3. The vision system of claim 1 , wherein said filter comprises a filtering circuit disposed between said camera and said ECU in line with a DC/DC converter.

4. The vision system of claim 3 , wherein said DC/DC converter is disposed between said camera and said filter.

5. The vision system of claim 1 , wherein said filter is disposed between a regulator at said ECU and said camera.

6. The vision system of claim 1 , wherein said image data transmission line communicates a control signal from said ECU to said camera.

7. The vision system of claim 1 , comprising a display disposed in the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle, wherein said display displays images derived from image data captured by said camera and transmitted via said image data transmission line from said camera to said ECU.

8. The vision system of claim 1 , wherein said filter filters electrical noise in the image data transmitted by said image data transmission line from said camera to said ECU.

9. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle, wherein the camera is operable to capture image data;

an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at the vehicle remote from said camera, wherein said ECU comprises an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera;

wherein said camera is connected to said ECU via an image data transmission line, and wherein said image data transmission line comprises a power-over-coaxial cable or a power-over-Ethernet cable;

wherein said image data transmission line (i) transmits image data captured by said camera from said camera to said ECU for processing by said image processor and (ii) delivers electrical power from said ECU to said camera for powering said camera;

wherein said image data transmission line comprises a filter that filters electrical noise arising from electrical power delivered by said image data transmission line to said camera; and

wherein said filter comprises a filtering circuit disposed between said camera and said ECU in line with at least one of (i) a linear voltage regulator and (ii) a DC/DC converter.

10. The vision system of claim 9 , wherein said filter filters electrical noise in the image data carried by said image data transmission line to said ECU.

11. The vision system of claim 9 , comprising a display disposed in the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle, wherein said display displays images derived from image data captured by said camera and transmitted via said image data transmission line from said camera to said ECU.

12. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle, wherein the camera is operable to capture image data;

an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at the vehicle remote from said camera, wherein said ECU comprises an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera;

wherein said camera is connected to said ECU via an image data transmission line, and wherein said image data transmission line comprises a power-over-coaxial cable or a power-over-Ethernet cable;

wherein said image data transmission line (i) transmits image data captured by said camera from said camera to said ECU for processing by said image processor and (ii) delivers electrical power from said ECU to said camera for powering said camera;

wherein said image data transmission line communicates a control signal from said ECU to said camera;

wherein said image data transmission line comprises a filter that filters electrical noise arising from electrical power delivered by said image data transmission line to said camera; and

a display disposed in the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle, wherein said display displays images derived from image data captured by said camera and transmitted via said image data transmission line from said camera to said ECU.

13. The vision system of claim 12 , wherein said filter comprises a filtering circuit disposed between said camera and said ECU in line with a linear voltage regulator.

14. The vision system of claim 12 , wherein said filter comprises a filtering circuit disposed between said camera and said ECU in line with a DC/DC converter.

Continuity (2)
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