DE102019214632B4 - Camera carrier for attachment to a vehicle and method for manufacturing and operating a camera carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

Camera support (105) for attachment to a vehicle (100), the camera support (105) having the following features:
- A holding element (140) for attachment to a vehicle (100);
- At least one camera (110) which is designed to optically capture a detection area (112) around the holding element (140), the at least one camera (110) being embedded in the holding element (140);
- A winglet structure (220) at one end of the holding element (140), one area of the winglet structure (220) above the holding element (140) and another area of the winglet structure (220) above the holding element ( 140) protrudes downwards; and
- At least two antennas (115, 225), one antenna (115) in the area of the winglet structure (220) protruding upwards beyond the holding element (140) and a further antenna (225) in the area of the winglet structure (225) in the area below the holding element (140) protruding area of the winglet structure (220) is embedded.

Description

The present invention relates to a camera carrier for attachment to a vehicle and to a corresponding method for manufacturing and a method for operating a camera carrier according to the main claims.

Efforts are currently being made to replace the conventional glass-based side mirrors with camera-monitor systems. These cameras have the great advantage that object recognition is possible, whereby the driver can be additionally warned. In the course of autonomous driving, cameras can also be used to detect surroundings.

A rearview camera unit for automobiles is from the EP 2 431 231 B1 famous. The camera can be connected to the body of the motor vehicle via a bracket, the bracket comprising a wing element which has an end section which ends in a winglet section.

Against this background, the present invention creates an improved camera carrier, an improved method for producing a camera carrier, an improved method for operating a camera carrier and a corresponding computer program according to the main claims. Advantageous refinements result from the subclaims and the following description.

• - ein Halteelement zur Befestigung an einem Fahrzeug;
• - zumindest eine Kamera, die ausgebildet ist, um einen Erfassungsbereich um das Halteelement optisch zu erfassen, wobei die zumindest eine Kamera in das Halteelement eingebettet ist;
• - eine Winglet-Struktur an einem Ende des Halteelements, wobei ein Bereich der Winglet-Struktur über das Halteelement nach oben und ein anderer Bereich der Winglet-Struktur über das Halteelement nach unten hinausragt; und
• - zumindest zwei Antennen, wobei eine Antenne in dem nach oben über das Halteelement hinausragenden Bereich der Winglet-Struktur und eine weitere Antenne in dem nach unten über das Haltelement hinausragenden Bereich der Winglet-Struktur eingebettet ist.

The approach presented here creates a camera carrier for attachment to a vehicle, the camera carrier having the following features:

• - A holding element for attachment to a vehicle;
• - At least one camera which is designed to optically capture a detection area around the holding element, the at least one camera being embedded in the holding element;
• a winglet structure at one end of the holding element, a region of the winglet structure protruding upward beyond the holding element and another region of the winglet structure protruding downward beyond the holding element; and
• At least two antennas, one antenna being embedded in the area of the winglet structure that protrudes upward beyond the holding element and another antenna in the area of the winglet structure that protrudes downward beyond the holding element.

In the present case, a camera carrier can be understood to mean an element which can be attached to the vehicle body outside the vehicle, for example, and which replaces the side mirrors of the vehicle, for example. For this purpose, for example, (optical) image data provided by the camera can be transmitted to a corresponding receiving or processing unit in the vehicle, with the receiving or processing unit then processing the image data received from the camera, for example, and displaying it on a corresponding monitor can be issued to a vehicle occupant. In this way, mirror functions can be implemented in a technically very simple manner. At the same time, however, the camera carrier protruding from the vehicle body can also be used to achieve a spacing of antennas embedded in the camera carrier, so that these antennas have better radiation characteristics than if the antennas are directly on a fuselage or the metallic one due to the electromagnetic propagation behavior in a metallic vehicle body Vehicle body of the vehicle would be implemented. In this case, the antennas can advantageously be arranged at one end of the camera carrier which is opposite another end of the camera carrier to which the camera carrier is attached to the vehicle. In this way, a very large distance between the antennas and the mostly metallic vehicle body can be achieved, so that the radiation behavior of these antennas can advantageously be improved and thus, for example, a reduction in the transmission power for transmitting a signal via antennas arranged in this way while the reception quality remains as constant as possible such an antenna transmitted signal is made possible.

In the present case, a holding element can be understood to mean a mechanical element, a mechanical assembly or structure that can be fastened to the vehicle and in which the antennas and the at least one camera can be embedded.

Since the camera carrier is mostly fastened outside the vehicle or on an outside of a vehicle body, improved aerodynamic behavior of the vehicle can be achieved if the holding element has at least one winglet structure. In the present case, a winglet structure is understood to be an upward and downward extension of the holding element. The winglet structure is arranged at one end of the holding element which is opposite the end of the holding element, via which the holding element or the camera carrier can be fastened to the vehicle via a fastening structure. In this way, the greatest possible distance between the antennas embedded in the winglet structure can be achieved to the camera or to metallic components of the vehicle, so that the best possible radiation properties of the antenna can be realized.

The fact that one antenna is embedded in the area of the winglet structure protruding upward beyond the holding element and another antenna is embedded in the area of the winglet structure protruding downward over the holding element, the greatest possible distance between the antennas can be achieved so that the radiation characteristics of the antennas can be largely decoupled from one another and thus optimized.

By embedding the at least one camera and the antennas in the holding element or in the winglet structure of the holding element, it is achieved that they do not protrude beyond an outer contour of the holding element or the winglet structure. The at least one camera can be arranged in the holding element in such a way that an outer wall of the holding element is flush with a lens of the camera or flush with a housing of the camera. The antennas can be arranged in the winglet structure in such a way that they are completely enclosed by the winglet structure. As a result, the at least one camera and the antennas are correspondingly protected against damage, for example in the event of a collision of the camera carrier with an object, such as another vehicle or a wall. Embedding the at least one camera in the holding element and the at least two antennas in the winglet structure of the holding element has the further advantage of a particularly favorable aerodynamic design of the camera carrier, so that the air resistance of a vehicle equipped with such a camera carrier can be kept as low as possible.

The antennas can be designed for wireless data communication. An embodiment of the approach proposed here is favorable in which the antennas are designed to transmit data that are provided by an interface to the vehicle and / or by the at least one camera. For example, data from a cell phone can be provided from the interface to the vehicle when a vehicle occupant is making a phone call, so that the antenna integrated in the camera support enables the signals carrying the phone call to be emitted very efficiently. It is also conceivable that the image data of the at least one camera can be transmitted wirelessly to the receiving or processing unit in the vehicle via the at least one antenna, so that an electrical connection through the vehicle body can be dispensed with. Additionally or alternatively, at least one antenna can be designed to receive position data for determining the location. For wireless data communication, at least one antenna can be designed as a WiFi antenna or as a UMTS antenna, which is designed to enable vehicle-to-vehicle communication (car-to-car communication). To receive position data, the antenna can be designed to receive a position signal from a satellite or an infrastructure system. Such an embodiment advantageously represents a high degree of flexibility in the use of the camera carrier. By providing more than one antenna, an optimization of the radiation properties of the antennas integrated in the camera carrier can be achieved. At the same time, several signals can also be emitted by the different antennas, which leads to an improvement in the usability of the antennas or the camera carrier.

According to a further embodiment, the holding element can also at least partially comprise a non-metallic material and / or at least partially be made of plastic material. The holding element can advantageously be made completely from a non-metallic material and / or completely from a plastic material. Such an embodiment offers the advantage of very little influence or impairment of the electromagnetic radiation from the antenna.

Another embodiment of the approach proposed here is favorable, in which a cross section of the holding element in a camera support area in which the at least one camera is embedded is larger than a cross section of the holding element in an edge area of the holding element. In relation to the camera support area, the edge area is located, in particular, orthogonally to a connecting axis between the at least one camera and the at least one antenna. Such an embodiment allows the camera support area in which the at least one camera is embedded to have, for example, a cross-sectional profile of a wing, so that this results in a very low aerodynamic resistance when such a camera support is attached to an outside of the vehicle and the vehicle is moving.

An embodiment of the approach presented here is also conceivable in which at least one further camera is provided which is designed to optically capture a further detection area around the holding element that is different from the detection area, the at least one further camera being embedded in the holding element. Such an embodiment offers the advantage of being able to monitor a very wide area around the camera support. For example, standardized cameras can be used for this purpose, which are technically simple and available at low cost.

An embodiment of the approach presented here is also conceivable in which at least one antenna is designed as a planar antenna. Such an embodiment offers the advantage of being able to embed the antenna in a surface of the holding element and nevertheless to realize a favorable radiation property of this antenna with low air resistance. It is also conceivable that the antenna is embedded in the holding element on a surface of the winglet structure that faces away from a side on which the holding element is attached to the vehicle. In this way, the radiation characteristic of the at least one antenna is further improved, since electromagnetic impairment of the mostly metallic vehicle body or metallic components of the at least one camera due to the arrangement of the antenna on a side of the camera carrier or the holding element that is as far away from the vehicle body as possible is minimized can be held.

According to another embodiment of the approach presented, at least one of the antennas can be oriented in a direction which is oriented essentially perpendicular to a surface of a section of the holding element in which the at least one camera is embedded. Such an embodiment offers the advantage of being able to decouple the radiation properties of the antenna from an observation direction of the camera through the alignment of the section of the holding element that includes the antenna, so that this embodiment increases flexibility and efficiency when operating the camera as well as during operation the antenna can be reached.

• - Einbetten der zumindest einen Kamera in das Halteelement und
• - Einbetten der zumindest zwei Antennen in die Winglet-Struktur des Halteelements, um den Kameraträger (105) herzustellen.

An embodiment of the approach presented here is also favorable as a method for producing a variant of a camera carrier presented here, the method having the following steps:

• - Embed the at least one camera in the holding element and
• - Embed the at least two antennas in the winglet structure of the holding element in order to mount the camera ( 105 ) to produce.

• - Einlesen von Bilddaten von der zumindest einen Kamera; und
• - Ausgeben zumindest eines Sendesignals an zumindest eine der im Kameraträger eingebetteten Antennen.

In addition, according to a further embodiment of the approach presented here, a method for operating a variant of a camera carrier presented here can also be provided, the method having the following steps:

• - Reading in image data from the at least one camera; and
• - Outputting at least one transmission signal to at least one of the antennas embedded in the camera carrier.

These variants of the method also allow the advantages of the approach presented here to be implemented very efficiently and in a technically simple manner.

The approach presented here also creates a control device which is designed to carry out, control or implement the steps of a variant of a method presented here in corresponding devices. The object on which the invention is based can also be achieved quickly and efficiently by means of this embodiment variant of the invention in the form of a control device.

For this purpose, the control device can have at least one computing unit for processing signals or data, at least one memory unit for storing signals or data, at least one interface to a sensor or an actuator for reading in sensor signals from the sensor or for outputting control signals to the actuator and / or have at least one communication interface for reading in or outputting data that is embedded in a communication protocol. The computing unit can be, for example, a signal processor, a microcontroller or the like, wherein the storage unit can be a flash memory, an EEPROM or a magnetic storage unit. The communication interface can be designed to read in or output data wirelessly and / or wired. Line-bound data can be read in by the communication interface electrically or optically from a corresponding data transmission line or output in a corresponding data transmission line.

In the present case, a control device can be understood to mean an electrical device that processes sensor signals and outputs control and / or data signals as a function thereof. The control device can have an interface which can be designed in terms of hardware and / or software. In the case of a hardware design, the interfaces can be part of a so-called system ASIC, for example, which contains a wide variety of functions of the control device. However, it is also possible that the interfaces are separate, integrated circuits or at least partially consist of discrete components. In the case of a software-based design, the interfaces can be software modules that are present, for example, on a microcontroller alongside other software modules.

Also of advantage is a computer program product with program code which can be stored on a machine-readable carrier such as a semiconductor memory, a hard disk memory or an optical memory and is used to carry out the method according to one of the embodiments described above when the program is on a control device, a computer or a device.

• 1 eine schematische Darstellung eines Fahrzeugs, an dem ein Kameraträger gemäß einer Ausführungsform des hier vorgestellten Ansatzes verbaut ist;
• 2 eine detailliertere schematische Darstellung eines Kameraträgers;
• 3 ein Ausführungsbeispiel einer Winglet-Struktur zur Verwendung an einem Kameraträger in schematischer Querschnittsansicht;
• 4 ein Ablaufdiagramm eines Verfahrens zum Herstellen eines Kameraträgers; und
• 5 ein Ablaufdiagramm eines Verfahrens zum Betreiben eines Kameraträgers.

The invention is explained in more detail by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

• 1 a schematic representation of a vehicle on which a camera carrier is installed according to an embodiment of the approach presented here;
• 2 a more detailed schematic representation of a camera carrier;
• 3 an embodiment of a winglet structure for use on a camera mount in a schematic cross-sectional view;
• 4th a flowchart of a method for manufacturing a camera carrier; and
• 5 a flowchart of a method for operating a camera carrier.

In the following description of preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention, identical or similar reference numerals are used for the elements shown in the various figures and having a similar effect, a repeated description of these elements being dispensed with.

1 shows a schematic representation of a vehicle 100 , in which a camera carrier 105 is installed according to one embodiment of the approach presented here. The camera carrier 105 can, for example, replace an exterior mirror of the vehicle 100 be provided and on an exterior of the body of the vehicle 100 be attached. The camera carrier 105 here includes at least one camera 110 which are shown in the illustration according to 1 is shown by way of example looking downwards, ie the camera 110 is for the optical detection of objects in a detection area directed towards the road 112 aligned. The camera 110 can be an optically detecting sensor, such as a standardized CCD camera, which is available at low cost. To the function of an exterior mirror of the vehicle 100 to be able to take over, the camera can 110 also against the direction of travel of the vehicle 100 looking in the camera support 105 be built in. Alternatively, the camera 110 in the camera carrier 105 be arranged facing forward in the direction of travel. With a camera looking forward in the direction of travel 110 can objects and markings, which are in front of the vehicle 100 are recorded. This allows the camera 110 be designed, for example, to support keeping a lane and referred to as a lane-keeping camera. In the camera mount 105 are two antennas here 115 , 225 built in, which are designed to receive electromagnetic or electrical signals from the vehicle 100 (For example, signals from a hands-free device and / or a cell phone) which radiate the antennas 115 , 225 from a processing unit 120 of the vehicle 100 via an interface 125 of the camera carrier 105 or supplied wirelessly. Additionally or alternatively, the antennas 115 , 225 Image data from the camera 110 , for example to the corresponding processing unit 120 in the vehicle 100 be transmitted. Via the interface 125 can additionally or alternatively also from the camera 110 generated image data to the processing unit 120 be transmitted. About the function of a "quasi electronic exterior mirror" of the vehicle 100 to realize the image data in the camera carrier 105 built-in camera 110 in the processing unit 120 processed and via a display unit 130 a vehicle occupant 135 such as the driver of the vehicle 100 , are output optically. The display unit 130 can in this case be designed, for example, as a display which is in a dashboard of the vehicle 100 can be installed.

The design of the camera carrier is particularly advantageous 105 if this is realized in an aerodynamic form as far as possible, that is, has the lowest possible air resistance due to its shape. This can be implemented, for example, in that the camera 110 directly into a holding element 140 is integrated or embedded, so that, for example, a surface of the camera support 105 has no edges or steps that could lead to air turbulence and thus generate increased air resistance. The same also applies to embedding the two antennas 115 , 225 in the holding element 140 of the camera carrier 105 . The use of what is known as a winglet structure is also advantageous, with the camera carrier in an installed state 105 one from the vehicle body of the vehicle 100 remote end of the camera carrier 105 is bent or unwound up and down, so that it is from the vehicle 100 furthest end of the camera support 105 causes as little air turbulence as possible. This winglet structure can be used very efficiently to reduce air resistance and regulate flow around that part of the camera mount 105 or the camera 110 to use. In addition, that area of the camera carrier 105 in which the camera 110 is arranged to have a streamlined profile (wing profile), for example corresponding to that profile of an aircraft wing, so that also by being closer to the vehicle body of the vehicle 100 located area of the camera carrier 105 the lowest possible air resistance is caused.

Particularly favorable for an electromagnetic radiation property of the antennas 115 , 225 it is when the retaining element 140 comprises a non-metallic or non-conductive material or is made entirely of such a material. For example, such a material can be used for the holding element 140 be a plastic material. This allows a very precise design of the radiation properties of the antennas 115 , 225 realize so that the transmission of signals via these antennas 115 , 225 a low transmission power is required. The camera carrier can also be 105 by using such a material, which is usually easy to machine or shape, to manufacture very efficiently and inexpensively. An embodiment of a camera carrier is also particularly advantageous 105 , in which at least one of the antennas 115 , 225 or a further antenna is designed as a planar antenna, since an antenna shaped in this way can be very advantageously incorporated into a holding element 140 can be embedded or integrated without forming protruding edges or projections and thus increasing air resistance.

2 shows a schematic representation of a camera carrier 105 with the camera now 110 , another camera 210 and a third camera 210 are provided, which are aligned in different directions of view. Through these cameras 110 , 200 and 210 This allows a very large area (for example, in several detection areas of the cameras according to the detection area 112 the end 1 ) around the camera mount 105 visually capture around. In this way, for example, not only a rear area of the vehicle can be seen by these cameras 110 , 200 and 210 but also, for example, an area ahead of the vehicle and an area directly below the camera mount 105 , which can be helpful, for example, to detect parking in the correct position or the distance between a curb and the vehicle. The cameras 110 , 200 and 210 can use corresponding image data 215 to an interface 125 send, which then, for example, with a corresponding, in the 2 processing unit not shown 120 in the vehicle 100 the end 1 is coupled and the image data 215 thus into the interior of the vehicle 100 can transfer. The cameras 110 , 200 and 210 can in this case completely in the holding element 140 be embedded, so that, for example, a favorable stepless or edgeless continuous surface of the holding element 140 can be designed to achieve the most favorable aerodynamic properties of the camera carrier 105 to realize. For example, the cameras 110 , 200 and 210 be embedded or cast in plastic material, from which the camera carrier 105 (at least in part) is produced. It is also conceivable that the interface 125 also in the holding element 140 of the camera carrier 105 is embedded.

The camera carrier 105 can in the area of the holding element 140 in which the cameras 110 , 200 and 210 are embedded, have a streamlined profile in order to achieve the best possible aerodynamic properties of the camera carrier 105 to realize and thus to minimize air resistance. There is also a winglet structure 220 at one end of the camera mount 105 formed, which is the end of the camera carrier 105 opposite that for fastening the camera carrier 105 on the vehicle. The winglet structure 220 can in this case, for example, through a region of the holding element 140 be trained. For example, the winglet structure 220 be produced by means of a casting process, wherein the holding element 140 of the camera carrier 105 including the winglet structure 220 is made by means of plastic injection molding. The winglet structure 220 is designed here in such a way that part of the winglet structure 220 via a wing profile of the holding element 140 protrudes upwards and another part of the winglet structure 220 over the wing profile of the retaining element 140 protrudes downwards. This can cause air turbulence at the end of the camera support facing away from the vehicle 105 are kept as low as possible, whereby air resistance is correspondingly reduced.

In this winglet structure 220 are also in accordance with the 2 illustrated embodiment the two antennas 115 , 225 embedded. In the upward over the wing profile of the holding element 140 protruding area of the winglet structure 220 is the antenna 115 embedded, whereas in the downward over the wing profile of the retaining element 140 protruding area of the winglet structure 220 the other antenna 225 is embedded. In this way, the greatest possible distance between the antennas can be achieved 115 , 225 realize so that the radiation properties of the two antennas 115 , 225 are adversely affected or influenced as little as possible.

The antennas 115 , 225 are with the interface 125 is connected so from this interface 125 Broadcast signals 230 to the antennas 115 , 225 can be sent out, which then in the antennas 115 , 225 can be converted into electromagnetically emitted signals. It is also conceivable that the transmission signals 230 straight from the camera 110 , the other camera 200 and / or the third camera 210 originate (and via, for example, the interface 125 or directly to the respective antenna 115 or. 225 are transmitted), so that the image data 215 wirelessly to the processing unit, for example 120 in the vehicle 100 according to 1 can be transmitted when the processing unit 120 is connected to a corresponding receiving antenna, but what is in the 1 is not explicitly shown.

In the 2 is thus an example of a positioning of the antennas 115 or. 225 in combination with the cameras 110 , 200 and 210 shown. In this case three cameras are shown. However, any combination of these cameras can also be implemented. With the reference number 115 or. 225 are in the 2 denotes the antennas, with the reference number 110 a forward facing camera, denoted by 200 a downward looking camera and labeled 210 a rear-facing camera. It becomes clear that for the implementation of the antennas 115 or. 225 a large wing element or wing profile of a wing as a holding element of a camera carrier 105 would be necessary to the antennas 115 or. 225 to be integrated at a sufficiently large distance from one another. Such a wing profile or wing element contradicts the optimal flow conditions in the area of the cameras 110 , 200 or. 210 because the wing has a narrow profile as a camera mount 105 results in a low air resistance of the module. In addition, a narrow wing also helps ensure a laminar flow around the wing.

For this reason, the approach proposed here results in an improved implementation of the integration of the at least two antennas 115 , 225 in combination with at least one camera 110 or several other cameras 200 or. 210 in addition to a streamlined design of the cameras 110 , 200 , or. 210 bearing camera support area of the holding element 140 via a profile enlargement at the wing end or at the end of the retaining element 140 . Such a profile enlargement can be aerodynamically described as the above-mentioned winglet structure 220 describe. An important aspect of the approach proposed here can be seen in this aerodynamic design element of the winglet structure 220 to integrate the at least two antennas 115 , 225 to use. A winglet structure was used as an example of the approach proposed here 220 considered to be part of the winglet structure 220 over the wing profile of the retaining element 140 up and another part of the winglet structure 220 over the wing profile of the retaining element 140 protrudes downwards, like this one in the 2 is shown.

3 shows an embodiment of a winglet structure 220 for use on a camera carrier 105 in a schematic cross-sectional view, in which a portion of the winglet structure 220 via a wing profile of the holding element 140 protruding upwards and another part of the winglet structure 220 over the wing profile of the retaining element 140 protrudes downwards. In the upward over the wing profile of the holding element 140 The most prominent area of the winglet structure is the antenna 115 integrated, whereas in the downward over the wing profile of the retaining element 140 protruding part of the winglet structure 220 the other antenna 225 is integrated. In this way, the greatest possible distance between the antenna can be achieved 115 and the further antenna 225 realize so that the radiation properties of the two antennas 115 , 225 are adversely affected or influenced as little as possible. Such a design of the winglet structure 220 becomes the wing profile of the retaining element 140 widened up and down, due to the aerodynamic effect of such a winglet structure 220 Air turbulence at the end of the camera support facing away from the vehicle 105 can be kept low and air resistance is reduced accordingly.

In addition, it should be noted that in the course of the implementation of a camera carrier 105 as, for example, eMirror cantilevers, the best possible functional enhancement of the module should be achieved. For this reason it is advisable to use the antennas 115 , 225 in the boom or the camera carrier 105 to integrate. The antennas 115 , 225 require a transmission field that is as interference-free as possible and should therefore be arranged at a certain distance from metallic parts, such as in this case the camera housing or the vehicle body, which is still mostly metallic today. The antennas 115 , 225 should also be placed at a predefined distance from each other. For example, the antennas 115 , 225 while maintaining a height difference of at least 50mm in the winglet structure 220 of the holding element 140 be arranged.

4th shows a flow chart of a method 600 for producing a camera carrier according to a variant presented here. The procedure 600 includes the step 610 embedding the at least one camera in the holding element and the at least two antennas in the winglet structure of the holding element in order to produce the camera carrier.

5 shows a flow chart of a method 700 for operating a camera carrier according to a variant presented here. The procedure 700 comprises one step 710 reading in image data from the at least one camera and the step 720 outputting at least one transmission signal to at least one of the antennas.

The procedure 700 to operate the camera carrier can be carried out in a control device, for example through the interface 125 from the 1 is formed or implemented or that in the interface 125 from the 1 is implemented.

The exemplary embodiments described and shown in the figures are selected only as examples. Different exemplary embodiments can be combined with one another completely or with regard to individual features. An exemplary embodiment can also be supplemented by features of a further exemplary embodiment.

Furthermore, method steps according to the invention can be repeated and carried out in a sequence other than that described.

If an exemplary embodiment comprises a “and / or” link between a first feature and a second feature, this can be read in such a way that the exemplary embodiment according to one embodiment has both the first feature and the second feature and according to a further embodiment either only the first Has feature or only the second feature.

List of reference symbols

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vehicle

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Camera carrier

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camera

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Detection area

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antenna

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Processing unit

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Interface, control unit

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Display unit, display

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Vehicle occupant, driver

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Retaining element

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another camera

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third camera

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Image data, image signals

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further antenna

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Broadcast signals

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Method of manufacture

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Procedure for operating

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Reading step

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Claims (11)

Camera support (105) for attachment to a vehicle (100), the camera support (105) having the following features: - A holding element (140) for attachment to a vehicle (100); - At least one camera (110) which is designed to optically capture a detection area (112) around the holding element (140), the at least one camera (110) being embedded in the holding element (140); - A winglet structure (220) at one end of the holding element (140), with one area of the winglet structure (220) above the holding element (140) and another area of the winglet structure (220) above the holding element ( 140) protrudes downwards; and - At least two antennas (115, 225), one antenna (115) in the area of the winglet structure (220) protruding upwards beyond the holding element (140) and a further antenna (225) in the area of the winglet structure (225) in the area below the holding element (140) protruding area of the winglet structure (220) is embedded. Camera carrier (105) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that the antennas (115, 225) are designed to transmit data or signals (230) which are provided by an interface (125) of the vehicle (100) and / or by a camera (110). Camera support (105) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding element (140) at least partially comprises a non-metallic material and / or is at least partially made of plastic material. Camera support (105) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one further camera (200) is provided which is designed to optically detect a further detection area around the holding element (140) that is different from the detection area (112), wherein the at least one further camera (200) is embedded in the holding element (140). Camera carrier (105) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the antennas (115, 225) is designed as a planar antenna. Camera carrier (105) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that that the winglet structure (220) is arranged on one side of the holding element (140) which is arranged at an end of the holding element (140) which is opposite a fastening structure for fastening the camera carrier (105) to the vehicle (100). Method (600) for producing a camera carrier (105) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the method (600) comprises the following steps: - Embedding (610) the at least one camera (110) in the holding element (140) and - Embedding the at least two antennas (115, 225) in the winglet structure (220) of the holding element (140) in order to produce the camera carrier (105). Method (700) for operating a camera carrier according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the method (700) comprises the following steps: - Reading (710) image data (215) from the at least one camera (110); and - Outputting (720) at least one transmission signal (230) to at least one of the antennas (115, 225). Control unit (125) which is set up to carry out the steps (610; 710, 720) of the method (600, 700) according to Claim 7 or 8th to be executed and / or controlled in appropriate units. Computer program which is set up for this purpose, steps (610, 710, 720) of the method (600; 700) according to Claim 7 or 8th execute and / or control when the computer program on a computer or a control device (125) according to Claim 9 is performed. Machine-readable storage medium on which the computer program is based Claim 10 is stored.

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