公开(公告)号：US08289391B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US12859020

申请日：2010-08-18

申请人： Masahiro Kiyohara ,  Ryo Yumiba ,  Kota Irie ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

发明人： Masahiro Kiyohara ,  Ryo Yumiba ,  Kota Irie ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

IPC分类号： H04N9/47

CPC分类号： G06T3/4038 ,  G06K9/00798 ,  G06K9/00805 ,  G06K9/342

摘要： There is provided apparatus for vehicle surroundings monitorings that assists so as to make it possible for a driver to check the periphery of the vehicle with ease. Plural images are obtained by capturing the periphery of the vehicle with mutually differing exposure. A process of image recognition is then performed for a target within the thus obtained images. The images are then compared, and images for which the accuracy of image recognition of the target is favorable are selected from among the images. The selected images are joined and composited to generate a host vehicle periphery composite image. Thus, an image with a wide dynamic range and high visibility is generated, thereby making it easier for the driver to check the periphery of the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于车辆环境监测的装置，其有助于使驾驶员容易地检查车辆周边。 通过以相互不同的曝光捕获车辆的周边来获得多个图像。 然后对由此获得的图像中的目标执行图像识别的处理。 然后比较图像，从图像中选择目标图像识别的准确性有利的图像。 所选择的图像被连接并合成以产生主车辆周边合成图像。 因此，产生具有宽动态范围和高可见度的图像，从而使驾驶员更容易地检查车辆的周边。

公开(公告)号：US20110025848A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-03

申请号：US12844439

申请日：2010-07-27

申请人： Ryo YUMIBA ,  Masahiro Kiyohara ,  Tatsuhiko Monji ,  Kota Irie

发明人： Ryo YUMIBA ,  Masahiro Kiyohara ,  Tatsuhiko Monji ,  Kota Irie

IPC分类号： H04N7/18

CPC分类号： B60R1/00 ,  B60R2300/105 ,  B60R2300/302 ,  B60R2300/303 ,  B60R2300/305 ,  B60R2300/306 ,  B60R2300/605 ,  B60R2300/607 ,  B60R2300/70 ,  B60R2300/806 ,  B62D15/029

摘要： Provided is an in-vehicle image display device capable of providing, from among images of the peripheral area of a vehicle that can change in accordance with the driving state, an image of a part needed by the driver at an appropriate timing so that the driver can recognize the positional relationship between the vehicle and the peripheral area of the vehicle. Images captured with in-vehicle cameras are acquired, and a vehicle periphery image is generated from such images. Then, a collision-warned part of the vehicle that has a possibility of hitting a nearby object is selected based on the vehicle driving state, and the acquired image is processed to generate an enlarged image of the peripheral area of the collision-warned part of the vehicle selected by the collision-warned part selection part. Then, a composite display image, in which the positions of the enlarged image and the vehicle periphery image are displayed in a correlated manner, is generated and displayed.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种车载图像显示装置，其能够在适当的定时从驾驶员能够根据驾驶状态变化的周边区域的图像中提供驾驶员所需的部位的图像，使得驾驶员 可以识别车辆与车辆的周边区域之间的位置关系。 摄像机拍摄的图像被获取，并且从这些图像生成车辆周边图像。 然后，基于车辆行驶状态来选择具有撞击附近物体的可能性的车辆的碰撞警告部分，并且处理所获取的图像以产生碰撞警告部分的周边区域的放大图像 由碰撞警告部分选择部分选择的车辆。 然后，生成并显示以相关方式显示放大图像和车辆周边图像的位置的复合显示图像。

公开(公告)号：US20080043481A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-21

申请号：US10589983

申请日：2004-02-25

申请人： Shingo Yokoyama ,  Masatoshi Kanamaru ,  Masaya Horino ,  Tatsuhiko Monji ,  Ken Ohsumi

发明人： Shingo Yokoyama ,  Masatoshi Kanamaru ,  Masaya Horino ,  Tatsuhiko Monji ,  Ken Ohsumi

IPC分类号： B60Q1/04 ,  F21V7/00

CPC分类号： G02B26/085 ,  F21S41/675

摘要： A vehicle headlight having a light source to emit light and a reflector for illuminating forward the light emitted from the light source, wherein the reflector is comprising a plurality of movable mirrors to be operated independently and optionally and a fixed mirror disposed outside these movable mirrors, whereby the light emitted from the light source to the movable mirrors are not blocked mutually so that a distribution of light illuminated from the vehicle headlight is minutely and quickly controlled.

摘要翻译： 具有用于发光的光源的车辆头灯和用于向前照射从所述光源发出的光的反射器，其中所述反射器包括独立地操作的多个可移动镜和可选地以及设置在所述可动镜外部的固定镜， 从而从光源发射到可动反射镜的光不被相互阻挡，使得从车辆前灯照射的光的分布被微小和快速地控制。

公开(公告)号：US20080001727A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-03

申请号：US11666340

申请日：2005-11-14

申请人： Ken Ohsumi ,  Masaaki Fukuhara ,  Tatsuhiko Monji ,  Norio Koike

发明人： Ken Ohsumi ,  Masaaki Fukuhara ,  Tatsuhiko Monji ,  Norio Koike

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00

CPC分类号： H04N13/239 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60R2011/0003 ,  G01S11/12 ,  G03B11/045 ,  G03B35/08 ,  H04N5/2253

摘要： According to a conventional technique, first, the positional relation between a lens and an imaging element is kept at each of left and right camera units, adjustment is made so as to eliminate the rotation-direction deviation of an imaging element from one surface of a member to which a lens and an imaging element are to be attached before fixing, and then that camera unit is attached to a reference member to thereby constitute a stereo camera. However, although this method can eliminate a mounting position deviation when left and right camera units only are taken into consideration, a problem is posed that deviation again occurs due to poor machining precision and assembly precision at the mounting surface between a camera unit and a member when a camera unit is mounted to a stay. According to this invention, mounting surfaces for mounting left and right imaging elements to a stay are provided to directly position left and right imaging elements to the stay, whereby built-up tolerance between components is reduced and the positional mounting precision between imaging elements is improved.

摘要翻译： 根据现有的技术，首先，在左右相机单元中保持透镜与摄像元件之间的位置关系，进行调整，以消除摄像元件的一面的旋转方向偏差 在固定之前要将透镜和成像元件附接到的构件，然后该相机单元附接到参考构件，从而构成立体摄像机。 然而，虽然这种方法可以消除仅考虑左右相机单元时的安装位置偏差，但是存在由于相机单元和构件之间的安装表面处的加工精度差和组装精度差而再次发生偏差的问题 当相机单元安装到停留时。 根据本发明，用于将左和右成像元件安装到支撑件的安装表面被设置成将左和右成像元件直接定位到支柱，由此减小了部件之间的建立公差，并且改善了成像元件之间的位置安装精度 。

公开(公告)号：US09077907B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-07

申请号：US14110679

申请日：2012-04-04

申请人： Mirai Higuchi ,  Masahiro Kiyohara ,  Takeshi Shima ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

发明人： Mirai Higuchi ,  Masahiro Kiyohara ,  Takeshi Shima ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

IPC分类号： H04N5/235 ,  G06K9/20 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G08B13/196

CPC分类号： H04N5/2352 ,  G06K9/2054 ,  G08B13/19647 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/23229 ,  H04N5/2353

摘要： There is provided an image processing apparatus that can implement image recognition processing on all of objects to be recognized, and can reduce a load of capturing and transferring images. The image processing apparatus includes: an image capturing unit that captures image information picked up by an imaging element; a processing region setting unit that sets a plurality of processing regions for the image information; a processing sequence/frequency determination unit that determines at least any one of a sequence, a frequency, and a timing of capturing the respective image information in a plurality of set processing regions, and at least any one of a sequence, a frequency, and a timing of processing the respective image information; and an image processing unit that captures the image information for each of the processing regions according to the sequence, the frequency, or the timing which has been determined, and processes the captured image information according to the sequence, the frequency, or the timing which has been determined.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种能够对要被识别的所有对象执行图像识别处理的图像处理装置，并且可以减少捕获和传送图像的负担。 该图像处理设备包括：图像捕获单元，其捕获由成像元件拾取的图像信息; 处理区域设定单元，对所述图像信息设定多个处理区域; 处理序列/频率确定单元，其确定在多个集合处理区域中捕获各个图像信息的序列，频率和定时中的至少一个，以及序列，频率和 处理各图像信息的定时; 以及图像处理单元，其根据已经确定的顺序，频率或定时捕获每个处理区域的图像信息，并且根据序列，频率或时间来处理所捕获的图像信息 已经确定

公开(公告)号：US20130335561A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-19

申请号：US13983289

申请日：2012-03-01

申请人： Naoki Kourogi ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

发明人： Naoki Kourogi ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

IPC分类号： H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  B60R21/0134 ,  G08G1/165

摘要： In the present invention, images at a front side or a rear side of a vehicle are obtained from a plurality of image capturing devices and a disparity and a distance to the captured object are calculated from the images, if the disparity is not sufficiently obtained, pattern light is irradiated onto a capturing object and an image of the object onto which the pattern light is irradiated is obtained again from the plurality of image capturing devices and the disparity and the distance to the captured object are calculated. Therefore, it is possible to provide an in-vehicle camera and system that recognizes an obstacle even in a situation where it is difficult to obtain the disparity of the obstacle around the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 在本发明中，从多个图像拍摄装置获得车辆的前侧或后侧的图像，并且如果不能充分获得视差，则根据图像计算与拍摄对象的视差和距离， 图案光被照射到拍摄对象上，并且从多个图像捕获装置再次获得照射有图案光的对象的图像，并且计算视差和到被拍摄对象的距离。 因此，即使在难以获得车辆周围的障碍物的不一致的情况下，也可以提供识别障碍物的车载摄像机和系统。

公开(公告)号：US08411900B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-02

申请号：US12920405

申请日：2009-06-10

申请人： Takuya Naka ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

发明人： Takuya Naka ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00798 ,  B60W30/12 ,  G06K9/00208

摘要： There is provided a road boundary detection/judgment device resistant to environmental change and capable of detecting even a road boundary demarcated by a three-dimensional object in the distance. The device is provided with: an image acquisition section having two or more cameras for image-capturing the road area; a distance data acquisition section acquiring three-dimensional distance information about an image-capture area on the basis of an image obtained by the image acquisition section; a road boundary detection section detecting the height of a three-dimensional object existing in the road area on the basis of the three-dimensional distance information obtained by the distance data acquisition section to detect a road boundary; and a same boundary judgment section transforming the image, for a first road area where the height of a three-dimensional object corresponding to a road boundary could be detected and a second road area where the height of a three-dimensional object corresponding to a road boundary could not be detected, and judging whether the three-dimensional object corresponding to the first road area and the three-dimensional object corresponding to the second road area are the same. If it is judged that the three-dimensional objects corresponding to the first and second road area boundaries are the same, the second road area is reset as the first road area.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种能够抵抗环境变化的道路边界检测/判断装置，并能够检测距离上的三维物体所划定的道路边界。 该设备具有：图像获取部分，具有用于图像捕获道路区域的两个或更多个相机; 距离数据获取部分，基于由图像获取部分获得的图像获取关于图像拍摄区域的三维距离信息; 道路边界检测部，根据距离数据取得部获取的三维距离信息，检测道路区域中存在的三维物体的高度，检测道路边界; 以及对于可以检测与道路边界相对应的三维物体的高度的第一道路区域和与道路对应的三维物体的高度的第二道路区域相同的边界判断部分，对图像进行变换 无法检测到边界，并且判断与第一道路区域对应的三维物体和与第二道路区域对应的三维物体是否相同。 如果判断与第一和第二道路区域边界相对应的三维物体相同，则将第二道路区域复位为第一道路区域。

公开(公告)号：US20120062746A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US13321635

申请日：2010-05-24

申请人： Yuji Otsuka ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

发明人： Yuji Otsuka ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

IPC分类号： H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04N9/045 ,  G06K9/00805 ,  G06K9/00825 ,  G06K9/2018 ,  G06K9/209 ,  G08G1/166 ,  H04N5/2353 ,  H04N5/2356 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N7/18

摘要： An image processing apparatus capable of detecting, simultaneously and with high precision, headlights of oncoming cars, taillights of cars ahead, and pedestrians at night, the image processing apparatus comprising: means that obtains first exposure data at a first shutter speed; means that obtains second exposure data at a second shutter speed that is slower than the shutter speed; means that obtains third exposure data at a third shutter speed that is slower than the first shutter speed; means that converts the first exposure data into a visible grayscale image; means that outputs the visible grayscale image; means that converts the second exposure data into a color image; means that outputs the color image; means that converts the third exposure data into an infrared grayscale image; means that outputs the infrared grayscale image; means that detects a headlight based on the visible grayscale image; means that detects a taillight based on the color image; and means that detects a pedestrian based on an image obtained by processing the infrared grayscale image and the color image.

摘要翻译： 一种图像处理装置，其能够同时且高精度地检测迎面而来的车辆的前灯，夜间的前方的尾灯以及晚上的行人，所述图像处理装置包括：以第一快门速度获取第一曝光数据的装置; 意味着以比快门速度慢的第二快门速度获得第二曝光数据; 意味着以比第一快门速度慢的第三快门速度获得第三曝光数据; 意味着将第一曝光数据转换成可见的灰度图像; 意味着输出可见灰度图像; 意味着将第二曝光数据转换为彩色图像; 意味着输出彩色图像; 意味着将第三曝光数据转换为红外灰度图像; 意味着输出红外灰度图像; 意味着基于可见灰度图像检测大灯; 意味着根据彩色图像检测尾灯; 并且基于通过处理红外灰度图像和彩色图像获得的图像检测行人的装置。

公开(公告)号：US20110063097A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-17

申请号：US12920405

申请日：2009-06-10

申请人： Takuya Naka ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

发明人： Takuya Naka ,  Tatsuhiko Monji

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： G06K9/00798 ,  B60W30/12 ,  G06K9/00208

摘要： There is provided a road boundary detection/judgment device resistant to environmental change and capable of detecting even a road boundary demarcated by a three-dimensional object in the distance. The device is provided with: an image acquisition section having two or more cameras for image-capturing the road area; a distance data acquisition section acquiring three-dimensional distance information about an image-capture area on the basis of an image obtained by the image acquisition section; a road boundary detection section detecting the height of a three-dimensional object existing in the road area on the basis of the three-dimensional distance information obtained by the distance data acquisition section to detect a road boundary; and a same boundary judgment section transforming the image, for a first road area where the height of a three-dimensional object corresponding to a road boundary could be detected and a second road area where the height of a three-dimensional object corresponding to a road boundary could not be detected, and judging whether the three-dimensional object corresponding to the first road area and the three-dimensional object corresponding to the second road area are the same. If it is judged that the three-dimensional objects corresponding to the first and second road area boundaries are the same, the second road area is reset as the first road area.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种能够抵抗环境变化的道路边界检测/判断装置，并能够检测距离上的三维物体所划定的道路边界。 该设备具有：图像获取部分，具有用于图像捕获道路区域的两个或更多个相机; 距离数据获取部分，基于由图像获取部分获得的图像获取关于图像拍摄区域的三维距离信息; 道路边界检测部，根据距离数据取得部获取的三维距离信息，检测道路区域中存在的三维物体的高度，检测道路边界; 以及对于可以检测与道路边界相对应的三维物体的高度的第一道路区域和与道路对应的三维物体的高度的第二道路区域相同的边界判断部分，对图像进行变换 无法检测到边界，并且判断与第一道路区域对应的三维物体和与第二道路区域对应的三维物体是否相同。 如果判断与第一和第二道路区域边界相对应的三维物体相同，则将第二道路区域复位为第一道路区域。

公开(公告)号：US6020844A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-01

申请号：US225475

申请日：1999-01-06

申请人： Jie Bai ,  Mitsuru Nakamura ,  Kazuhiko Hanawa ,  Tatsuhiko Monji ,  Kazuaki Takano ,  Noriharu Sato

发明人： Jie Bai ,  Mitsuru Nakamura ,  Kazuhiko Hanawa ,  Tatsuhiko Monji ,  Kazuaki Takano ,  Noriharu Sato

IPC分类号： B60R21/00 ,  B60R11/02 ,  B60W30/00 ,  G01S7/03 ,  G01S7/40 ,  G01S13/93 ,  H01Q3/02

CPC分类号： G01S7/4026 ,  H01Q3/02 ,  G01S2007/403 ,  G01S2007/4034 ,  G01S2007/4086 ,  G01S7/4972

摘要： In a method of adjusting the axis of a car on-board radar, especially, a car on-board mono-pulse radar having the function of transmitting radio waves, light or ultrasonic waves, a car axis and an offset axis are set and the mount angle of an antenna offset-mounted on the offset axis can be adjusted with high precision and with ease through a reduced number of process steps. In the method, at least two points are set on the car, at least two isosceles triangles having a common base defined by a line connecting the setting points and sides of different lengths are drawn, a line connecting vertexes on the same plane of the obtained isosceles triangles and an extension of that line are determined as the car axis, the radar antenna is mounted on the car at an offset position which is apart from the car axis by a constant distance in the horizontal direction, a straight line parallel to the car axis and passing through the offset position is determined as the offset axis, a reflector is disposed in a direction at a constant azimuth angle as viewed from the offset position of the antenna, and the reflector is used as a detection target of the radar to adjust the mount angle of the radar antenna such that an azimuth angle detection value of the reflector detected by the radar equals a setting value of the azimuth angle.

摘要翻译： 在调整车载雷达的轴线的方法中，特别地，设置具有发射无线电波，光或超声波，汽车轴和偏移轴的功能的车载单脉冲雷达， 偏移安装在偏移轴上的天线的安装角度可以通过减少数量的工艺步骤以高精度和容易地调节。 在该方法中，在轿厢上设置至少两个点，至少两个具有由连接不同长度的设定点和侧面的线限定的公共基座的等腰三角形，连接顶点在所获得的相同平面上的线 将等腰三角形和该线的延伸线确定为轿厢轴线，雷达天线以与水平方向一定距离的偏离位置安装在轿厢上，平行于轿厢的直线 被确定为偏移位置时，从天线的偏移位置观察，将反射器设置在恒定方位角的方向上，并且将反射器用作雷达的检测对象以进行调整 雷达天线的安装角度使得由雷达检测的反射器的方位角检测值等于方位角的设定值。