Device for improving visibility in motor vehicles
    1.
    发明申请
    Device for improving visibility in motor vehicles 审中-公开
    提高机动车辆视野的装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050023465A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-03

    申请号:US10897447

    申请日:2004-07-23

    摘要: The invention concerns a device for improving visibility in a motor vehicle. It includes a radiation source for illumination of the vehicle environment with infrared radiation, an infrared sensitive camera for detection of at least a portion of the illuminated vehicle environment and a display for depicting the image information detected by the camera. In accordance with the invention the camera is provided with a homogenous IR-filter, which exhibits various spectral transmission characteristics. The IR-filter exhibits a degree of transmission of about 1 in at least a partial range of the infrared spectrum. In the visual spectral region, the typical blocking effect of an IR-filter is 10−5 or less. In the visual spectrum the transmission of the IR-filter according to the invention is not continuous, and includes at least one narrow band transmissive region with a degree of transmissivity of approximately or greater than 10−3 for visible light. By this design of the device for improvement of visibility in a motor vehicle, a reliable detection of the environment is made possible, and thus it becomes possible to more reliably visualize the street traffic.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于提高机动车辆的可视性的装置。 它包括用于利用红外辐射照明车辆环境的辐射源,用于检测照明车辆环境的至少一部分的红外敏感摄像机以及用于描绘由照相机检测到的图像信息的显示器。 根据本发明,相机设置有均匀的IR滤光器,其表现出各种光谱传输特性。 IR滤光器在红外光谱的至少部分范围内表现出约1的透射度。 在视觉光谱区域,IR滤光片的典型阻挡效应为10 -5以下。 在视觉光谱中,根据本发明的IR滤光器的透射不是连续的,并且包括对于可见光具有大约或大于10 -3的透射度的至少一个窄带透射区域。 通过用于改善机动车辆的可见性的装置的这种设计,可以可靠地检测环境,从而可以更可靠地使街道行驶可视化。

    Camera system for a motor vehicle
    2.
    发明申请
    Camera system for a motor vehicle 审中-公开
    汽车相机系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050001901A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-06

    申请号:US10885360

    申请日:2004-07-06

    CPC分类号: B60R11/04 B60R2011/0026

    摘要: In a camera system to be installed in a passenger compartment of motor vehicle, a camera (3) is surrounded by a housing (7) and is oriented towards the windshield (1) of the passenger compartment. Between the camera (3) and the windshield (1) a shield (11) is provided, which is moveable between a closed position in which the camera (3) is shielded against scatter light from the passenger compartment and an open position in which access may be had to the front lens (4) of the camera (3) and the area (6) of the windshield lying in the field of view of the camera (3).

    摘要翻译: 在要安装在机动车辆的乘客舱中的照相机系统中,相机(3)被壳体(7)包围,并且朝向乘客舱的挡风玻璃(1)。 在相机(3)和挡风玻璃(1)之间设置有屏蔽(11),其可以在相机(3)被屏蔽的关闭位置和来自乘客室的散射光之间移动,在该位置处, 可能不得不将相机(3)的前透镜(4)和挡风玻璃的区域(6)置于照相机(3)的视野内。

    Method and device for operating a night vision system for cars
    3.
    发明申请
    Method and device for operating a night vision system for cars 审中-公开
    用于操作汽车夜视系统的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110102191A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-05

    申请号:US10532620

    申请日:2003-10-17

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/00 H04N7/18

    CPC分类号: H04N7/183 H04N5/2256 H04N5/33

    摘要: Poor visibility at night is a tiring and dangerous situation in traffic, feared by many drivers. As a result of poor visibility, the frequency of accidents at night is significantly higher than during the day with good visibility conditions. Cars are thus prospectively fitted with night vision systems, in order to increase safety in traffic. A night vision system used for this purpose generally comprises an illumination unit for illuminating the environment surrounding the vehicle, an image recording unit for collecting environmental data, and an image processing unit for evaluating the environmental data. So that the operation of the night vision system can be adapted to different situations, it must be designed in a flexible manner. To this end, the individual components of the night vision system must be able to be operated in different combinations. In order to achieve this, the components of the night vision system can be individually controlled by means of at least one control signal.

    摘要翻译: 夜间可见度差是一个令人厌烦和危险的交通状况,许多司机担心。 由于能见度差,夜间事故发生频率明显高于白天良好的可见度条件。 因此,汽车预期配备夜视系统,以提高交通安全。 用于此目的的夜视系统通常包括用于照亮车辆周围的环境的照明单元,用于收集环境数据的图像记录单元和用于评估环境数据的图像处理单元。 因此,夜视系统的运行可以适应不同的情况,必须灵活设计。 为此,夜视系统的各个部件必须能够以不同的组合运行。 为了实现这一点,可以通过至少一个控制信号来单独控制夜视系统的部件。

    Sensor array with a number of types of optical sensors
    4.
    发明申请
    Sensor array with a number of types of optical sensors 审中-公开
    传感器阵列具有多种类型的光学传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20050029456A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-10

    申请号:US10897460

    申请日:2004-07-23

    CPC分类号: H04N5/332 H04N5/33 H04N9/045

    摘要: Disclosed is a sensor array (3, 28) with a number of sensors (17, 18, 19, 20) arranged in periodic groups (21, 29, 30) for detection of electro-magnetic radiation, including sensors (17) of a first type for detection of radiation in an infrared spectral range and sensors (18, 19, 20) of at least a second type for detection of light in a visible spectral range. In each group (21, 29, 30) the number of sensors (17) of the first type exceeds the number of sensors (18, 19, 20) of the second type. Also disclosed is a camera (2) with such a sensor array (3, 28) as well as an image reproduction system (1) with such a camera (2) and a vehicle with such an image reproduction system (1).

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种传感器阵列(3,28),其具有布置成用于检测电磁辐射的周期性组(21,29,30)的多个传感器(17,18,19,20),包括传感器(17)和 用于检测红外光谱范围内的辐射的第一类型和用于检测可见光谱范围内的光的至少第二类型的传感器(18,19,20)。 在每个组(21,29,30)中,第一类型的传感器(17)的数量超过第二类型的传感器(18,19,20)的数量。 还公开了具有这种传感器阵列(3,28)的相机(2)以及具有这种照相机(2)的图像再现系统(1)和具有这种图像再现系统(1)的车辆。

    Method for detecting the environment ahead of a road vehicle by means of an environment detection system
    5.
    发明申请
    Method for detecting the environment ahead of a road vehicle by means of an environment detection system 审中-公开
    通过环境检测系统检测公路车辆前方环境的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060038885A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-23

    申请号:US10535157

    申请日:2003-11-11

    IPC分类号: H04N7/18

    摘要: Environment detection systems are used to aid drivers in road vehicles. To this end, optical sensors are applied to the road vehicle in order to record environmental data. The recorded environmental data is processed to form an image by means of a computing unit, and is then presented to the driver, for example on a display. In addition, the image data can be subjected to a further evaluation, for example, in order to identify objects located therein. For this purpose, a very large amount of data must be processed however, such that the requirements for the efficiency of the hardware are very high, in order to provide the system with a real-time capacity. The invention thus relates to a method which provides the system with a real-time capacity by means of simple data processing. By carrying out a multi-stage evaluation in individual identification partial regions and by limiting the identification region to the region of the driving lane, the quantity of data to be evaluated can be considerably reduced and the data can be rapidly processed during the environment detection process.

    摘要翻译: 环境检测系统用于帮助道路车辆的司机。 为此,将光学传感器应用于道路车辆以便记录环境数据。 记录的环境数据被处理以通过计算单元形成图像,然后被呈现给驾驶员,例如在显示器上。 此外,图像数据可以进行进一步的评估,例如为了识别位于其中的物体。 为此,必须处理非常大量的数据,从而对硬件效率的要求非常高,以便为系统提供实时容量。 因此本发明涉及通过简单的数据处理为系统提供实时容量的方法。 通过在个别识别部分区域进行多级评估,并通过将识别区域限制到驾驶车道的区域,可以显着减少要评估的数据量,并且可以在环境检测过程中快速处理数据 。

    Area of representation in an automotive night vision system
    6.
    发明授权
    Area of representation in an automotive night vision system 有权
    汽车夜视系统中的代表区域

    公开(公告)号:US07408478B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-05

    申请号:US10539839

    申请日:2003-12-04

    摘要: A method for detecting surroundings by an automotive night vision system comprising several areas, including a detection area (3) in which surroundings related data is detected, an evaluation area within which the surroundings-related data detected by the night vision system is evaluated, and an area of representation in which information about the surroundings-related data detected therein is represented to the driver by an optical display unit. The area of representation is therefore restricted in the inventive method for detecting surroundings such that the area of representation comprises no more than the high beam area (2). The driver is shown only the surroundings related data which he/she would see anyway when actuating the conventional high beam due to the fact that the area of representation is restricted.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于由汽车夜视系统检测周围环境的方法,包括若干区域,包括检测环境相关数据的检测区域(3),评估由夜视系统检测到的环境相关数据的评估区域;以及 其中通过光学显示单元向驾驶员表示其中检测到的与周围环境相关的数据的信息的表示区域。 因此,在用于检测周围环境的本发明的方法中限制了表示的区域,使得表示的区域包括不超过远光区域(2)。 驾驶员仅显示由于表示区域受到限制的事实,他/她在启动常规远光灯时将看到的环境相关数据。

    Automobile infrared night vision device
    7.
    发明授权
    Automobile infrared night vision device 有权
    汽车红外夜视仪

    公开(公告)号:US07312723B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-25

    申请号:US10493530

    申请日:2003-01-20

    IPC分类号: G08G1/017 G08G1/054

    摘要: The invention relates to an automobile infrared-night viewing device comprising an infrared camera used to receive image data representing the surroundings of the automobile. Said device also comprises an image processing unit which is connected to the infrared-camera and which processes the image data supplied by said camera in such am manner that a continuous image section from the supplied image data is selected and said selected data is retransmitted to a display. Said display then completely or almost completely reproduces the selected data, thereby renouncing any other further representations of the image data. Preferably, the selection of the image data is made according to the speed of the vehicle, the surroundings of the vehicle or the driver.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种汽车红外夜视装置,其包括用于接收表示汽车周围的图像数据的红外摄像机。 所述设备还包括图像处理单元,该图像处理单元连接到红外摄像机,并且处理由所述相机提供的图像数据,使得从所提供的图像数据中选择连续的图像部分并将所选择的数据重新发送到 显示。 所述显示器然后完全或几乎完全再现所选择的数据,从而放弃图像数据的任何其他进一步的表示。 优选地,根据车辆的速度,车辆的周围或驾驶员来进行图像数据的选择。

    Switching arrangement for actuating lighting systems on a motor vehicle
    8.
    发明授权
    Switching arrangement for actuating lighting systems on a motor vehicle 失效
    用于在机动车辆上起动照明系统的切换装置

    公开(公告)号:US07417201B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-26

    申请号:US10532623

    申请日:2003-10-17

    IPC分类号: H01H9/00

    CPC分类号: B60Q1/1461 B60Q1/0076

    摘要: Future motor vehicles will require additional lighting means. Additional lighting means are required, above all, in conjunction with environmental sensors, especially sensors which are used in night vision systems. As a result of the generally increasing number of electric and electronic systems in motor vehicles, such systems must be easy to operate for the driver. The invention thus relates to a switching arrangement which enables a plurality of lighting systems to be ergonomically operated on one motor vehicle. Said switching arrangement comprises a single switch having a plurality of switching stages. In this way, all switching stages pertaining to different lighting systems are located in the same switching region, enabling the lighting systems to be operated in a simple and intuitive manner.

    摘要翻译: 未来的汽车将需要额外的照明手段。 需要额外的照明手段,尤其是环境传感器,特别是夜视系统中使用的传感器。 由于机动车辆中电动和电子系统的数量普遍增加,这种系统必须易于操作驾驶员。 因此,本发明涉及一种能够使多个照明系统在一个机动车辆上被人体工程学地操作的开关装置。 所述开关装置包括具有多个开关级的单个开关。 以这种方式,与不同照明系统相关的所有切换阶段位于相同的切换区域中,使照明系统能够以简单和直观的方式运行。

    Area of representation in an automotive night vision system
    10.
    发明申请
    Area of representation in an automotive night vision system 有权
    汽车夜视系统中的代表区域

    公开(公告)号:US20060152384A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-13

    申请号:US10539839

    申请日:2003-12-04

    IPC分类号: G08G1/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for detecting surroundings by means of an automotive night vision system comprising several areas, including a detection area (3) in which surroundings-related data is detected, an evaluation area within which the surroundings-related data detected by means of the night vision system is evaluated, and an area of representation in which information about the surroundings-related data detected therein is represented to the driver by means of an optical display unit. All previous commercially available night vision systems are configured so as to be able to display objects at the greatest possible distance. However, said systems involve the great risk of leading the driver into driving faster than would be possible without the night vision system in situations where visibility is poor or in the dark. The area of representation is therefore restricted in the inventive method for detecting surroundings such that the area of representation comprises no more than the high beam area (2). The driver is shown only the surroundings-related data which he/she would see anyway when actuating the conventional high beam due to the fact that the area of representation is restricted.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于通过汽车夜视系统检测周围环境的方法,所述方法包括若干区域,包括检测区域(3),在所述检测区域(3)中检测到环境相关数据,其中通过装置检测到环境相关数据 并且通过光学显示单元向驱动器表示其中在其中检测到的与周围环境有关的数据的信息的表示区域。 所有以前市售的夜视系统被配置为能够以最大可能的距离显示对象。 然而,所述系统涉及在可见度差或在黑暗中的情况下驾驶员驾驶速度比无可见夜视系统更快的风险。 因此,在用于检测周围环境的本发明的方法中限制了表示的区域,使得表示的区域包括不超过远光区域(2)。 驾驶员仅显示了由于表示区域受到限制的事实,他/她在启动常规远光灯时将看到的环境相关数据。