Front camera – Side cameras – Rear camera – Camera ECU
The multi-view camera system includes four wide-angle CCD cameras located in the front and rear of the vehicle and on the right and left door mirrors. The new system synthesises images from these cameras and displays the synthesis on the navigation screen with additional information to the driver in parking, enhancing visibility, and avoiding contact in narrow driving conditions.
Honda have been actively researching and developing various visibility enhancing technologies from the standpoint of safety. The same day the new camera system was announced, Honda stated they will begin using their new third-generation pedestrian dummy, POLAR III, in vehicle-to-pedestrian crash tests before the end of this year. The new dummy aims to reduce pedestrian lower back and upper leg injuries common in collisions between a pedestrian and an SUV or minivan.
Honda’s Multi-View Camera System
Honda now have a multi-view camera system which displays views from multiple wide-angle CCD cameras on the vehicle’s navigation screen to reduce blind spots, support garage parking, and support comfortable and safe driving in a 3-way intersection where there is limited visibility or on narrow roads. This new multi-view camera system will be applied first to the all-new Odyssey which is scheduled to go on sale in Japan next month.