Method for obtaining an image of an object to be classified and associated system

    公开(公告)号:US11465552B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US17311564

    申请日:2019-11-19

    申请人: VALEO VISION

    摘要: A method for obtaining an image of an object to be classified for a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle, wherein the vehicle emits a plurality of selectively activatable light areas in front of it, at least partly forming an illuminating and/or signaling light beam. The method includes the following successive steps: —detecting an object to be classified by determining at least one parameter and defining a region comprising said object to be classified; —triggering an increase in the light intensity of said light areas illuminating said region; —taking at least one image of said object to be classified simultaneously with the triggering step; and—classifying the detected object on the basis of the at least one taken image. The invention also relates to a system for implementing said method and a vehicle comprising such a system. Lastly, the invention relates to a computer program product and a medium comprising such a program.

    VEHICULAR CONTROL SYSTEM USING A CAMERA AND LIDAR SENSOR TO DETECT OBJECTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220314871A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17807763

    申请日:2022-06-20

    摘要: A vehicular control system includes a plurality of sensors that include at least a camera and a 3D point-cloud LIDAR. As the vehicle travels along a road, and responsive at least in part to processing at an electronic control unit of 3D point-cloud LIDAR data captured by the 3D point-cloud LIDAR, the vehicular control system (a) determines presence of a pedestrian or cross traffic vehicle present exterior of the vehicle that (i) is not on the road that is being travelled along by the vehicle and is approaching the road to cross the road ahead of the vehicle and (ii) is at least in the field of sensing of the 3D point-cloud LIDAR and (b) at least in part controls at least one vehicle function of the vehicle responsive at least in part to the determined presence of the pedestrian or cross traffic vehicle.

    IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM AND IN-VEHICLE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220314866A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17618083

    申请日:2020-05-29

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/00 B60Q1/14

    摘要: It is possible to cope with a deviation of a relative position between a headlight and an in-vehicle camera. An in-vehicle system includes: an irradiation unit that irradiates an area other than a set light-shielding range with light; an imaging unit that images a range including an irradiation range of the light emitted by the irradiation unit to acquire a captured image; an object detection unit that detects a non-target object which is not to be irradiated with the light from the captured image; a direct irradiation prevention unit that calculates the light-shielding range on the basis of a position of the non-target object in the captured image and correction information, and sets the light-shielding range in the irradiation unit; a correction-time light-shielding range setting unit that sets the predetermined light-shielding range in the irradiation unit; and a correction calculation unit that calculates the correction information on the basis of the captured image when the correction-time light-shielding range setting unit sets the light-shielding range in the irradiation unit.

    Headlight control apparatus to control the lighting angle based on acquired lateral and longitudinal line difference

    公开(公告)号:US11458884B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US17496380

    申请日:2021-10-07

    发明人: Michael Shin Hong

    摘要: A headlight control apparatus sets a forward moving vehicle as a target vehicle, acquire a target longitudinal difference between a reference lateral line in a forward image and a target vehicle lateral line which defines a position of the target vehicle in a longitudinal direction in the forward image, acquire a target lateral difference between a reference longitudinal line in the forward image and a target vehicle longitudinal line which defines a position of the target vehicle in the lateral direction in the forward image, set a target lighting angle of the at least one headlight, depending on the target longitudinal and lateral differences, and adjust the lighting angle of at least one headlight to the target lighting angle.

    CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE
    86.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220305981A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17668916

    申请日:2022-02-10

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/14 H05B47/105

    摘要: A control method according to the present disclosure includes: obtaining (receiving) position information (a danger warning signal) indicating a target position where a target object is present; determining whether the vehicle is driving autonomously or is being driven manually; when the vehicle is determined to be being driven manually, inspecting whether the target position is located within a predetermined region of a travel route of the vehicle based on the position information; when the target position is located within the predetermined region, changing the light transmission state of the headlight from a first state to a second state; and when the vehicle is determined to be driving autonomously and/or the target position is not located within the predetermined region, maintaining the light transmission state of the headlight.

    VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM
    87.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220305980A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17641952

    申请日:2020-08-12

    摘要: A vehicle lamp system mounted on a vehicle includes an in-vehicle sensor includes an IR light source, a scanning unit, an infrared camera, a region setting unit for comparing information acquired from the in-vehicle sensor and information acquired by the infrared camera and setting a dimming area and/or an emphasis area, and a lamp control unit for controlling an applied power amount and turning on and off of the IR light source such that a specific region is irradiated with the infrared rays emitted from the IR light source based on output of the region setting unit.

    Vehicle headlight control device, vehicle headlight control method, non-transitory storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US11440461B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US17097266

    申请日:2020-11-13

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/14

    摘要: A vehicle headlight control device includes: an indicator value acquiring unit configured to acquire an indicator value that represents a brightness of an object detected ahead of an own vehicle; a light distribution control unit configured to control a light distribution of a headlight such that a quantity of light irradiated to the irradiation region where a dimming target object is present is reduced when the dimming target object is detected, the dimming target object being an object of which the indicator value is greater than a reference value; a reference-value varying unit configured to set the reference value to a first reference value when the object is detected within the gaze area and set the reference value to a second reference value that is greater than the first reference value when the object is detected outside of the gaze area.

    Method for correcting a light pattern and automotive lighting device

    公开(公告)号:US11435052B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US17415086

    申请日:2019-12-05

    申请人: VALEO VISION

    发明人: Mickael Mimoun

    摘要: A method for correcting a light pattern provided by an automotive lighting device, wherein the light pattern is provided at least by a matrix arrangement of light sources. The method includes a first step of projecting a high beam pattern with a first zone where luminous intensity is lower, the first zone having a rectangular edge with four sides. The second step includes providing a number of pixels for each of the four sides of the edge of the first zone, thus creating an upper blur zone, a lower blur zone, a left blur zone and a right blur zone. A final step includes creating a blur pattern for the upper blur zone which extends along columns, a blur pattern for the lower blur zone which extends along columns, a blur pattern for the left blur zone which extends along rows and a blur pattern for the right blur zone which extend along rows, where the luminous intensity in each row or column adapts from the luminous intensity of the first zone to the luminous intensity of the high beam pattern. An automotive lighting device configured to perform these steps is also provided.