In-Vehicle Panoramic Entertainment System Using Multi-Camera Stitching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current in-vehicle entertainment systems lack the ability to provide immersive, panoramic views and interactive experiences that integrate real-world surroundings with virtual environments, limiting user engagement and information delivery.
Innovation Solution
An entertainment system comprising multiple cameras capturing exterior views, an entertainment module that generates panoramic video, and displays such as HUDs and VR/AR headsets, which stitches images, stabilizes and corrects for shaking, animates objects based on real-world data, and provides interactive features like games, advertisements, and coupons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple cameras are used to capture images around the vehicle exterior, then panoramic view coverage is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The panoramic capture system is segmented into multiple independent camera units positioned at different locations (front, rear, left, right) around the vehicle. Each camera captures a specific portion of the environment, and the entertainment module combines these segmented views into a complete panoramic display, resolving the contradiction between coverage area and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The entertainment module serves multiple functions: it processes images from multiple cameras, performs stabilization, corrects shaking, stitches images together, and displays panoramic views. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems, improving panoramic coverage while managing device complexity through functional integration.
2Manufacturing precision
If image stabilization and shaking correction are performed, then image quality is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The entertainment module performs image stabilization and shaking correction as preliminary processing steps before stitching images together to create the panoramic view. By preparing images in advance with stabilization and correction, the system ensures high image quality while managing processing time through efficient pre-processing workflows.
Solution Approach 2:
The image stabilization and shaking correction operations run continuously alongside other image processing tasks in the entertainment module. This continuous processing allows the system to maintain high image quality without significant delays, as the useful action of image enhancement occurs continuously rather than in discrete batches that would cause time loss.
3Adaptability or versatility
If panoramic video is displayed via multiple display devices, then user engagement is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The entertainment module is designed as a universal platform that can output panoramic video to multiple different display devices (head-up displays, VR headsets, AR glasses, conventional displays) through a single integrated system. This multi-functionality allows the system to enhance user engagement across diverse devices without proportionally increasing system complexity, as the core processing remains centralized.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides panoramic views across multiple dimensional formats: 2D panoramic displays on conventional screens, 360-degree immersive views in VR headsets, and augmented reality overlays on windshields. By utilizing another dimension of display technology, the system improves user engagement and versatility while managing complexity through a unified entertainment module that handles all output formats.
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AI summary
An entertainment system of a vehicle includes: a plurality of cameras configured to capture images around an exterior of the vehicle; one or more displays; and an entertainment module configured to: based on the images, generate panoramic video; and display the panoramic video within the vehicle via the one or more displays.