The Multi-Functional Front Camera Challenge and Opportunity

Abstract

Since front cameras were firstly deployed in vehicles there has been a movement towards the integration of an increasing number of functions utilising the same camera. While this is obvious with regard to both costs and limited installation space, the integration of several functions into one camera represents both a challenge and an opportunity. The opportunity apart from reduction with respect to costs and space is the exploitation of synergies among different functions which is a crucial prerequisite for realising a more realistic environment model which in turn forms the basis for future functions. These advantages, however, are accompanied by several challenges concerning the functional, testing and integration concept. This article is meant to explain this stress field with respect to these three concepts and points out the neuralgic points.