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公开(公告)号：US20200382682A1
公开(公告)日：2020-12-03
申请号：US16947775
申请日：2020-08-17
Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Steven V. Byrne , Yuesheng Lu , Jonathan D. Conger , Rene Dreiocker
Abstract: A camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a front camera housing having a housing portion and a cylindrical lens barrel extending from the housing portion and accommodating a lens. An imager printed circuit board is attached at the front camera housing portion. With the imager printed circuit board attached at the front camera housing, the imager is optically aligned with an optical axis of the lens. A rear camera housing portion is mated with the housing portion of the front camera housing so as to encase the imager printed circuit board in the camera module. The housing portion of the front camera housing includes mounting structure configured to mount the camera module at a vehicle. The lens barrel includes a material having a lower coefficient of thermal expansion as compared to the material of the front camera housing.
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公开(公告)号：US10805550B2
公开(公告)日：2020-10-13
申请号：US16125897
申请日：2018-09-10
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Clarence P. McElroy , Yuesheng Lu , Axel Nix
Abstract: An imaging system of a vehicle includes a tail lamp assembly that illuminates a field of illumination rearward of the vehicle. A light source control may operate at least one light source of the tail lamp assembly in a repeating cycle that includes (i) a first illumination period wherein light emitted by the tail lamp assembly has a first brightness level and (ii) a second illumination period wherein light emitted by the tail lamp assembly has a second brightness level that is lower than the first brightness level. A camera is operable to capture image data representative of a region that is at least in part encompassed by the field of illumination. A camera control may operate the camera to capture image data during at least part of the first illumination period.
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公开(公告)号：US20200301093A1
公开(公告)日：2020-09-24
申请号：US16946128
申请日：2020-06-08
Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Steven V. Byrne , Yuesheng Lu
Abstract: A camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a camera housing having a rear camera housing portion, a front camera housing portion, and a lens barrel at the front camera housing portion. A lens assembly includes a plurality of optical elements arranged along an optical path for focusing images at an imager. The optical elements include barrel-mounted optical elements disposed in the lens barrel and an outermost optical element disposed at a removable cover element. The cover element is removably attached at an outer end of the lens barrel such that, when attached, the outermost optical element is at an appropriate location relative to the barrel-mounted optical elements for focusing by the plurality of optical elements of images at the imager.
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公开(公告)号：US10708476B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-07
申请号：US16025062
申请日：2018-07-02
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Matthew C. Sesti , Robert A. Devota , Yuesheng Lu , Steven V. Byrne , Joel S. Gibson
IPC: H04N5/225 , G02B7/02 , G02B7/04 , G02B13/00 , G02B27/00 , H01L27/146 , B60R11/04 , G02B27/62 , G02B7/00
Abstract: A method of assembling a vehicular camera includes providing a printed circuit board and dispensing an adhesive in an uncured state at the printed circuit board. A front camera housing is mated with the circuit board, and the lens optics are aligned with respect to the imaging array at the circuit board by utilizing a multi-axis positioning device operable to translate the circuit board or lens assembly relative to the other along one or more orthogonal translational axes and manipulate the circuit board or lens assembly relative to the other about one or more orthogonal rotational axes. After aligning the lens optics with respect to the imaging array, the adhesive is cured to a first cure level and the joined lens assembly and the front camera housing are moved to a further curing station, where the adhesive is further cured to a second cure level.
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公开(公告)号：US20200210727A1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-02
申请号：US16812872
申请日：2020-03-09
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Sebastian Pliefke , Paul Jarmola , Thomas Wierich , Steven V. Byrne , Yuesheng Lu
IPC: G06K9/00 , B60R1/00 , B62D13/06 , B62D15/02 , B60K35/00 , B60R11/04 , H04N5/232 , H04N5/272 , H04N7/18
Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a camera having an exterior field of view at least forward of the vehicle. During a forward maneuver of the vehicle towing a trailer, the vehicular control system detects an object present exterior of the vehicle which ought not be impacted during the forward maneuver of the vehicle towing the trailer based at least in part on image processing by an image processor of image data captured by the camera. Responsive at least in part to detection of the object, the vehicular control system determines a forward driving path for the vehicle towing the trailer that avoids the detected object so that the trailer does not run over or contact the detected object. The vehicular control system determines the forward driving path at least in part responsive to (i) processing of captured image data and (ii) trailer data pertaining to physical characteristics of the trailer.
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公开(公告)号：US20200084346A1
公开(公告)日：2020-03-12
申请号：US16679385
申请日：2019-11-11
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Jamie A. Mleczko , Jonathan D. Conger , Steven V. Byrne , Yuesheng Lu
Abstract: A method of assembling a vehicular camera module includes providing a metal front housing having (i) a front portion, (ii) a rear portion opposite the front portion and (iii) a plurality of side walls extending between the front portion and the rear portion. A printed circuit board is disposed in a cavity of the metal front housing, and a lens holder is attached at the front portion of the metal front housing so that the lens is optically aligned with an imager of the printed circuit board. A metal rear housing has a connector portion having a coaxial connecting element. With the metal rear housing joined with the rear portion of the metal front housing, an inner portion of the coaxial connecting element extends inward into the cavity of the metal front housing and an outer portion of the coaxial connecting element extends outward from the metal rear housing.
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公开(公告)号：US10586119B2
公开(公告)日：2020-03-10
申请号：US16147938
申请日：2018-10-01
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Sebastian Pliefke , Paul Jarmola , Thomas Wierich , Steven V. Byrne , Yuesheng Lu
IPC: B62D13/06 , H04N5/232 , G06K9/00 , B60R1/00 , B62D15/02 , B60K35/00 , B60R11/04 , H04N5/272 , H04N7/18 , B60R1/12
Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a camera having an exterior field of view at least rearward of the vehicle and operable to capture image data. A trailer is attached to the vehicle and image data captured by the camera includes image data captured when the vehicle is maneuvered with the trailer at an angle relative to the vehicle. The vehicular control system determines a path of the trailer responsive at least to a steering angle of the vehicle. The vehicular control system detects an object present exterior of the vehicle during maneuvering of the vehicle and the trailer and based at least in part on image processing of captured image data. The vehicular control system plans a driving path for the vehicle that avoids the detected object so that the vehicle and the trailer do not run over or contact the detected object.
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公开(公告)号：US20190306966A1
公开(公告)日：2019-10-03
申请号：US16364250
申请日：2019-03-26
Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Steven V. Byrne , Yuesheng Lu , Rene Dreiocker , Jonathan D. Conger
Abstract: A camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a lens barrel having a lens, a front camera housing portion configured to receive an imager PCB therein, and a rear camera housing portion mated with a rear portion of the front camera housing. The imager PCB is disposed at the lens barrel with the imager optically aligned with the lens. A thermal element is disposed between the front camera housing portion and the imager PCB. The thermal element (i) has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) element of 10 ppm/° C. or less or (ii) has its temperature controlled via a thermoelectric device of said camera module. Circuitry of the camera module is electrically connected to the imager PCB and is electrically connected to electrical connecting elements that are configured to electrically connect to a wire harness of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US10397451B2
公开(公告)日：2019-08-27
申请号：US16029756
申请日：2018-07-09
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Yuesheng Lu , Shawn T. Hunt
Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera and a processor operable to process captured image data. With the vehicle moving, the processor models outputs of photosensing elements of the camera as Gaussian distributions. With the vehicle moving, the processor determines an output of respective photosensing elements over multiple frames of captured image data, and determines whether the output of a photosensing element fits the Gaussian distribution for that element. Responsive to determination that the output of the element fits within the respective Gaussian distribution for that element, the system classifies that element as a blocked element. Responsive to determination that the output of the element does not fit within the respective Gaussian distribution for that element, the system classifies that element as a not blocked element. Responsive to determination that the ratio of blocked elements to not blocked elements is greater than a threshold ratio, a blockage condition is determined.
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公开(公告)号：US10300855B2
公开(公告)日：2019-05-28
申请号：US15793133
申请日：2017-10-25
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Yuesheng Lu , Steven V. Byrne , Paul A. VanOphem , James D. Harris
Abstract: A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle towing a trailer includes providing a plurality of cameras and processing image data captured by the cameras while the vehicle is towing the trailer. Responsive to processing of captured image data, images are generated for display at a video display screen to provide a top view of the vehicle towing the trailer to the driver to assist maneuvering the vehicle towing the trailer. A dynamic vehicle and trailer icon is generated and displayed at the video display screen along with display of the top view of the vehicle towing the trailer. The dynamic vehicle and trailer icon comprises a top view representation of the vehicle and the trailer with at least one projected path for the vehicle towing the trailer so the driver can readily determine where the trailer will travel when the driver turns a steering wheel of the vehicle.
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