Interior rearview mirror system including a forward facing video device
    5.
    发明授权
    Interior rearview mirror system including a forward facing video device 失效
    内部后视镜系统,包括前置视频设备

    公开(公告)号:US06806452B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-19

    申请号:US10011517

    申请日:2001-11-05

    IPC分类号: H01L2700

    摘要: An interior rearview mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle includes a interior rearview mirror assembly adapted for attachment to an interior portion of the vehicle. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a housing and a reflective element included within the housing. The mirror system further includes a video device (which includes an imaging sensor) and a control. The imaging sensor is positioned at the interior rearview mirror assembly and has a field of view forward and through the windshield. The imaging sensor is operable to at least sense precipitation at an interior and/or exterior surface of the windshield. The control receives a signal from the imaging sensor and is operable to control at least one of a headlamp of the vehicle, a windshield wiper of the vehicle, a defogging system of the vehicle and a movable window of the vehicle in response to the signal.

    摘要翻译: 适用于车辆的内部后视镜系统包括适于附接到车辆内部的内部后视镜组件。 内部后视镜组件包括壳体和包括在壳体内的反射元件。 镜系统还包括视频装置(其包括成像传感器)和控制装置。 成像传感器位于内部后视镜组件上,并且具有向前和通过挡风玻璃的视场。 成像传感器可操作以至少感知挡风玻璃的内部和/或外表面处的沉淀。 控制器接收来自成像传感器的信号,并且可操作以响应于该信号来控制车辆的前照灯,车辆的挡风玻璃刮水器,车辆的除雾系统和车辆的可移动窗口中的至少一个。

    Rain sensor
    6.
    发明授权
    Rain sensor 有权
    雨传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06313454B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-06

    申请号:US09346352

    申请日:1999-07-02

    IPC分类号: B60S108

    摘要: A vehicular rain sensor system for detecting precipitation on an exterior surface of a window including a illumination sensor that is decoupled from the window. The illumination sensor is preferably an imaging array sensor which communicates a signal to a control which further determines whether rain is present on the window. The control preferably includes an edge detection function for detecting edges of precipitation droplets on the window and activating the windshield wipers of the vehicle when the number of edges detected exceeds a predetermined threshold value. A smoothing algorithm or filter is provided to account for surface irregularities on the window, thereby substantially precluding such irregularities from being erroneously detected as rain droplets by the edge detection function. The rain sensor system may further include a polarizing filter and an illumination source, such that the rain sensor system may not only prevent false signals of rain when only fog is present on an interior surface of the window, but also allows the rain sensor system to actually detect fog particles on an interior surface of the window, thereby allowing the control to further be connected to a ventilation blower within the vehicle for the purpose of activating the blower to eliminate the fog.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于检测窗户外表面上的沉淀物的车辆雨水传感器系统,包括从窗户解耦的照明传感器。 照明传感器优选地是将信号传达到控制的成像阵列传感器,其进一步确定雨是否存在于窗口上。 控制优选地包括边缘检测功能,用于当检测到的边缘的数量超过预定的阈值时,检测窗口上的沉淀液滴的边缘并启动车辆的挡风玻璃刮水器。 提供平滑算法或滤波器来考虑窗口上的表面不规则性,从而基本上排除了这种不规则性被边缘检测功能错误地检测为雨滴。 雨水传感器系统还可以包括偏振滤光器和照明源,使得雨水传感器系统可以在窗户的内表面上仅存在雾的情况下,不仅可以防止雨水的假信号,而且可以使雨传感器系统 实际上检测到窗口内表面上的雾颗粒,从而允许控制进一步连接到车辆内的通风鼓风机,以便启动鼓风机以消除雾。

    VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM 有权
    车辆视觉系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120257060A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-11

    申请号:US13525767

    申请日:2012-06-18

    IPC分类号: H04N7/18

    摘要: A vision system for a vehicle includes at least one imaging sensor having a forward field of view with respect to a forward direction of travel of the vehicle. The imaging sensor captures image data representative of objects present in the forward field of view. A control is responsive to the imaging sensor and processes image data captured by the imaging sensor to determine an object present in the forward field of view. The control processes image data to determine a distance between the vehicle and the object determined present in the forward field of view. The control may determine the distance between the vehicle and the determined object at least in part in response to at least one of (i) size of the determined object, (ii) position of the determined object, (iii) light intensity of the determined object, and (iv) rate of approach of the determined object.

    摘要翻译: 用于车辆的视觉系统包括至少一个成像传感器,其具有相对于车辆的前进行进方向的正视场。 成像传感器捕获表示正向视场中存在的对象的图像数据。 控制器响应于成像传感器并处理由成像传感器捕获的图像数据,以确定正向视场中存在的对象。 控制处理图像数据以确定车辆与在前方视场中确定的物体之间的距离。 该控制可以至少部分地响应于(i)所确定的对象的大小,(ii)所确定的对象的位置,(iii)所确定的对象的光强度, 对象,(iv)确定对象的接近率。