G12DriverAssistanceSystems
14.NightVision
Hotobjectswithoutlinesthatresemblepeopleoranimalsaredetectedbythesystemandcanbe
displayedonthecentralinformationdisplayifnecessary.
G12NightVisiondetectionrange
Index
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Objectdetectionrange
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Personrecognition:uptoabout100m
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Recognitionoflargeanimals:uptoabout150m
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Recognitionofmedium-sizedanimals:uptoabout70m
NightVisiondetectspeopleanddeterminestheirpositionanddistancefromthevehicle.Takinginto
accountthedrivingspeedandsteeringangle,thesystemcalculateswhetherthereisapotentialrisk
anddisplaysawarningsign(earlywarning)intheinstrumentclusterandintheHead-UpDisplay,if
present.
Incriticalsituationsawarningsignalalsosounds(acutewarning).
Thewarningthresholdvaluesarealsodependentonwhetherthepersonortheanimalismovingor
standingstill.Thisishighlightedinthefollowinggraphic.
Earlywarning
Theearlywarningiseffectedifapersonoranimalisdetectedinsidethewarningrange.Theearly
warningshows,dependingonthelocationofthepersonoranimal,apersonoranimalinyellowwhich
islocatedinsidetheactuallaneorismovingintothelane.Animalsfromacertainheightcan
bedetected,forexampledeer.
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Explanation
NightVisioncameradetectionrange
NightVisioncameraimageshowingdetectedperson(displayonthecentral
informationdisplay)
NightVisioncameraimageshowingdetectedanimals(displayonthecentral
informationdisplay)