US Patent 11993208 Image processing system and method

Aspects of the present invention relate to an image processing system for processing image data received from first and second imaging devices provided on a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle connected by an articulated coupling. The image processing system includes one or more controller. The image processing system has an input configured to receive first image data from a first imaging device disposed on the towed vehicle and second image data from a second imaging device disposed on the towing vehicle. The first imaging device has a first field of view and the first image data represents a first scene behind the towed vehicle. The second imaging device has a second field of view and the second image data represents a second scene behind the towing vehicle. The image processing system includes a processor configured to determine an obscuration region in the second field of view which is obscured by the towed vehicle. An area of interest is determined in the first field of view in dependence on the determined obscuration region. The processor is configured to select a subsection of the first image data representing at least a portion of the determined area of interest. The present invention also relates to a method of processing image data; computer software and a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium.