Systems and methods are disclosed herein to use a vehicle back-up camera
as a cost-effective dead-reckoning sensor in satellite-based vehicle
navigation systems. Since the back-up camera may already use a display of
the navigation system for display, the data from the back-up camera may
be easily obtained and integrated into the navigation system. The data
from the camera is received by a navigation receiver wirelessly or
through a wired connection. The image is processed to determine the
speed, heading, turn-rate of the vehicle to aid the satellite-based
navigation system if the satellite signals are inadequate. Thus, enhanced
vehicle navigation- performance can be obtained without adding new
sensors and/or connecting to a vehicle data bus.