Imaging device and visual recognition support system employing imaging device
    1.
    发明授权
    Imaging device and visual recognition support system employing imaging device 有权
    成像设备和视觉识别支持系统采用成像设备

    公开(公告)号:US07656423B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-02

    申请号:US10638369

    申请日:2003-08-12

    摘要: An imaging device stores and photoelectric-converts incoming light from an object of which an image is to be captured with a CCD, and controls an output level of a picture signal obtained by signal processing an image signal output from the CCD. An output adjustment value of the picture signal in the output control is set to become 50 to 70 IRE according to a peak value of the picture signal when a test pattern is captured under standard conditions. Accordingly, it is possible to have a typical imaging device display a captured image darker, and thus enable imaging suitable for nighttime imaging and the like.

    摘要翻译: 成像装置利用CCD存储并对来自要拍摄图像的物体的入射光进行光电转换,并且控制通过信号处理从CCD输出的图像信号而获得的图像信号的输出电平。 当在标准条件下捕获测试图案时,输出控制中的图像信号的输出调整值被设置为根据图像信号的峰值而变为50至70IRE。 因此,可以使典型的成像装置显示拍摄图像更暗,因此能够适合于夜间成像等的成像。

    Vehicle visibility assist device and method
    2.
    发明授权
    Vehicle visibility assist device and method 失效
    车辆可见度辅助装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US06825469B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-30

    申请号:US10206232

    申请日:2002-07-29

    IPC分类号: G01J500

    摘要: A vehicle visibility assist device is started up when a switching operation of a switch for an external vehicle light is detected and when it is determined by a brightness sensor that it is darker outside of the vehicle than a predetermined threshold. The visibility assist device projects infrared light to a region outside the vehicle, captures a reflection of the light, processes an image of the region outside the vehicle, and projects the image onto a surface visible to the vehicle operator.

    摘要翻译: 当检测到用于外部车辆灯的开关的切换操作并且当由亮度传感器确定其在车辆外部比预定阈值更暗时,启动车辆可见度辅助装置。 可见度辅助装置将红外光投射到车辆外部的区域,捕获光的反射,处理车辆外部的区域的图像,并将图像投影到车辆操作者可见的表面上。

    Night vision system and control method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US07045759B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-16

    申请号:US10370701

    申请日:2003-02-24

    IPC分类号: H01J40/14

    摘要: A second circuit separately extracts a synchronization signal and brightness signal from an image signal output from a camera for capturing an image of a subject. A gamma amplifier produces a gamma correction signal based on a brightness ratio characteristic in which a display brightness increases as the signal level of the brightness signal increases and the display brightness is set using a display brightness correction ratio which is preferably 70 to 90% of an equi-proportional display brightness correction ratio when the signal level of the brightness signal falls in a high-brightness range. A liquid crystal display receives the gamma correction signal and displays an image captured by the camera with the display brightness set in accordance with the brightness ratio characteristic while synchronizing with a drive timing signal output from a first circuit. Thus, the difference in display brightness between different high-brightness regions or subjects is made large, whereby halation which may otherwise occur between those regions or subjects can be prevented.

    Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method
    4.
    发明授权
    Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method 失效
    图像拾取装置和图像拾取方法

    公开(公告)号:US07577299B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-18

    申请号:US10788293

    申请日:2004-03-01

    IPC分类号: G06K9/76 G06K9/40 G06K9/36

    摘要: A form of the image pickup apparatus of the invention is characterized by including an image pickup portion that receives a incident light from an image-pickup object and performs a photoelectric conversion of the light, and an image processing portion that performs a spatial filter process of removing a predetermined low-frequency component from a picked-up image output by the image pickup portion.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的图像拾取装置的一种形式的特征在于包括:图像拾取部分,其接收来自图像拾取对象的入射光并执行光的光电转换;以及图像处理部分,其执行空间滤波处理 从由图像拾取部分输出的拾取图像中去除预定的低频分量。

    Vehicle surroundings information output system and method for outputting vehicle surroundings information
    5.
    发明授权
    Vehicle surroundings information output system and method for outputting vehicle surroundings information 有权
    车辆环境信息输出系统及输出车辆环境信息的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07847678B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-07

    申请号:US11814371

    申请日:2006-09-25

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/00

    摘要: A vehicle surroundings information output system includes a vehicle surroundings information obtaining mechanism obtaining information about the vehicle surroundings, an object detector detecting an object around the vehicle based on the obtained vehicle surroundings information, an outputting mechanism outputting information relating to the detected object, a detection reliability determining mechanism determining the detected detection reliability of the detected object, and a notifying information generator generating notifying information that relates to that object according to the detection reliability. The notifying information generator is structured to generate notify information that does not easily stimulate at least one of the five senses of a driver when the detection reliability of the object is low as compared to when that detection reliability is high.

    摘要翻译: 车辆周围环境信息输出系统包括:车辆周边信息获取机构,获取关于车辆周围环境的信息,基于获得的车辆环境信息检测车辆周围的物体的物体检测器;输出与被检测物体有关的信息的输出机构; 可靠性确定机构,确定检测到的对象的检测可靠性;以及通知信息生成器,根据检测可靠性生成与该对象相关的通知信息。 通知信息发生器被构造成当与检测可靠性高时相比,当物体的检测可靠性低时,生成不容易刺激驾驶员的五种感觉中的至少一种的通知信息。

    Spectrum measurement device
    6.
    发明授权
    Spectrum measurement device 有权
    光谱测量装置

    公开(公告)号:US09305220B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-05

    申请号:US13639378

    申请日:2011-04-08

    摘要: A spectrum measurement device that recognizes objects to be measured on the basis of spectral data of observed light that is detected by a spectrum sensor capable of measuring wavelength information and light intensity information. The spectrum measurement device comprises a lighting device capable of projecting light that includes a wavelength region with a high atmospheric absorption index and recognizes the distance from a vehicle to an object to be measured through a computation that uses spectral data of observed light that is obtained from the object to be measured whereupon light of at least the wavelength region with the high atmospheric absorption index is projected.

    摘要翻译: 基于能够测量波长信息和光强度信息的光谱传感器检测到的观察光的光谱数据识别待测物体的光谱测量装置。 光谱测量装置包括能够投射包括具有高大气吸收指数的波长区域的光的照明装置,并且通过使用从所获得的观察光的光谱数据的计算识别从车辆到被测量物体的距离 要测量的物体至少具有高大气吸收指数的波长区域的光被投影。

    Spectrum measuring apparatus for mover
    7.
    发明授权
    Spectrum measuring apparatus for mover 有权
    移动器频谱测量仪

    公开(公告)号:US08755048B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-17

    申请号:US13321968

    申请日:2009-05-29

    IPC分类号: G01J3/46

    摘要: A movable body spectrum measuring apparatus including a dictionary data storing unit for storing spectrum data containing wavelength information and light intensity information of an object being measured, and a limitation information storing unit for storing limitation information to regulate the wavelength information into partial wavelength information. The movable body spectrum measuring apparatus further including a discrimination level setting unit for setting selectively the limitation information corresponding to the discrimination level required of the object being measured, a restricting unit for restricting the spectrum data regarding the observation light to the spectrum data composed exclusively of the wavelength information limited by the limitation information, and a discrimination unit for discriminating the object being measured based on the comparison between the restricted spectrum data and the spectrum data regarding the dictionary data storing unit.

    摘要翻译: 一种移动体光谱测量装置,包括:字典数据存储单元,用于存储包含被测物体的波长信息和光强度信息的光谱数据;以及限制信息存储单元,用于存储将波长信息调节为部分波长信息的限制信息。 所述移动体光谱测量装置还包括鉴别水平设定单元,用于选择性地设定与被测量物体所要求的鉴别水平相对应的限制信息;限制单元,用于将关于观察光的光谱数据限制为仅由 由限制信息限制的波长信息,以及鉴别单元,用于基于限制频谱数据与关于字典数据存储单元的频谱数据之间的比较来鉴别被测对象。

    VEHICLE INFORMATION TRANSMITTING APPARATUS
    8.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE INFORMATION TRANSMITTING APPARATUS 有权
    车辆信息发送装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140132407A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-15

    申请号:US14233287

    申请日:2011-07-21

    IPC分类号: G08B21/18

    摘要: A vehicle information transmitting apparatus transmits information to a driver by optical stimulus, and determines whether or not to change a mode of the stimulus on the basis of at least one of information about the driver, an operation input, and a behavior of a vehicle, the information about the driver, the operation input, and the behavior being obtained after the transmission of the information. The vehicle information transmitting apparatus may change the mode of the stimulus when determining that the information is not considered by the driver. Further, the vehicle information transmitting apparatus may change the mode of the stimulus when determining that a cause that the information is not considered resides in the mode of the stimulus.

    摘要翻译: 车辆信息发送装置通过光学刺激向驾驶员发送信息,并且基于关于驾驶员的信息,操作输入和车辆的行为中的至少一个来确定是否改变刺激的模式, 关于驱动程序的信息,操作输入和在传送信息之后获得的行为。 当确定驾驶员不考虑该信息时,车辆信息发送装置可以改变刺激的模式。 此外,当确定信息不被考虑的原因在于刺激的模式时,车辆信息发送装置可以改变刺激的模式。

    DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD
    10.
    发明申请
    DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD 审中-公开
    距离测量装置和距离测量方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120293651A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-22

    申请号:US13574460

    申请日:2010-07-23

    IPC分类号: H04N7/18

    CPC分类号: G01C3/08 G01S11/12

    摘要: A distance measurement device measures target distances to a measurement target by optically detecting the measurement target using a lens. The image formation relative quantity calculating part of the distance measurement device creates an image of the measurement target by causing light having a plurality of wavelengths from the measurement target to form an image by part of the lens. By further determining the image formation distances from the lens to the image for each wavelength, image formation relative quantities, which are quantities indicating the relative relationship between the image formation distances, are calculated. A recording part records correlation information, which is information defined by the chromatic aberration characteristics of the lens, in a manner so as to indicate the correlation between image formation relative quantities and target distances. A distance calculating part calculates the target distances by matching the image formation relative quantities to the correlation information.

    摘要翻译: 距离测量装置通过使用透镜光学检测测量对象来测量到测量目标的目标距离。 距离测量装置的图像形成相对量计算部分通过使来自测量对象的具有多个波长的光通过透镜的一部分来形成图像来创建测量对象的图像。 通过进一步确定从每个波长的透镜到图像的图像形成距离,计算作为指示图像形成距离之间的相对关系的量的图像形成相对量。 记录部分以表示图像形成相对量和目标距离之间的相关性的方式记录作为透镜的色差特性定义的信息的相关信息。 距离计算部通过将图像形成相对量与相关信息进行匹配来计算目标距离。