10404results about "Optical viewing" patented technology

The embodiment of the invention provides an end-to-end automatic driving control method and device based on multi-camera fusion, and multi-view target detection and tracking are realized through spatial transformation and coordinate mapping by combining front wide-angle camera information and left and right wide-angle camera information. A multi-view feature fusion network architecture is designed, the multi-view feature fusion network architecture comprises three sub-networks of feature extraction, dynamic weight distribution and feature fusion, and the fusion weight is dynamically adjusted based on image definition, detection confidence and view overlapping degree. A geometric consistency constraint between visual angles and a reconstruction loss function are introduced, a deep neural network model is constructed, abnormal conditions such as camera shielding are effectively handled, and an accurate control instruction is output. According to the method, the defects of the traditional technology in the aspects of multi-view information fusion, shielding processing and the like are overcome, and the sensing ability and the control reliability of the automatic driving system are remarkably improved.

The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus of generating a surround view monitoring (SVM) image. The method includes: obtaining installation information of an actual camera installed on a ship; setting a virtual camera to orient toward a ground plane perpendicularly within a world coordinate system; calculating a conversion relationship between the virtual camera and the actual camera, based on the installation information of the actual camera; generating the SVM image based on the calculated conversion relationship; and controlling the ship based on the generated SVM image.

Aspects of the subject disclosure relate to a vehicle camera system for view creation of view locations. A device may include a processor that obtains first data and second data from different cameras of a vehicle. The first data may include an image representation of a scene in a first field of view being observed from a first perspective view and the second data may include an image representation of the scene in a second field of view being observed from the first perspective view in a second field of view. The processor may modify the first data and the second data by a perspective transformation to adjust the image representation to a second perspective view. The processor may create a stitched image representing the scene in a combined field of view observed from the second perspective view by stitching the modified first data with the modified second data.

A vehicular driver monitoring system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly including a mirror head that accommodates a mirror reflective element, a video display screen, and a driver monitoring camera that views at least a driver's head region of the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicular driver monitoring system, based at least in part on processing of image data captured by the driver monitoring camera, determines a gaze direction of the driver. Based at least in part on determination that the gaze direction of the driver is directed is toward the mirror assembly, the video display screen is electrically operated to display video images at a first brightness, and responsive to determination that the gaze direction of the driver is not directed toward the mirror assembly, the video display screen is electrically operated to display video images at a second brightness that is less than the first brightness.

Indirect vision system VIS comprises mirrors and / or cameras and a mixed-function multi-focal multi-functional DS light signal device having the reflector 50 and its associated source hidden under an opaque cover Hi capable of developing an illuminating surface 3 with a line design or luminous perimeter figures, associate and combine within the light perimeter, under the Hi cover, in the H casing or in the structure, other devices and functional subassemblies. With aerodynamic profile associated with protecting and improving the perception of light signal.

A method for tracking a trailer end in an image using a controller includes receiving an image from at least one camera, identifying a trailer end in the image and tracking a motion of the trailer end through the image for a period of time using a controller. A motion model is generated based on the motion of the trailer end through the image using the controller. The controller responds to the trailer end exiting the image by maintaining motion of the trailer end per the motion model for a delay time period and establishing an estimated trailer end position dictated by the motion model at the end of the delay time period in response to the time period elapsing and the trailer end not being visible using the controller.

An all-terrain vehicle may include a frame and a plurality of ground-engaging members supporting the frame. The all-terrain vehicle may further include a powertrain assembly supported by the frame and shiftable transmission supported by the frame and operably coupled to the powertrain assembly. The all-terrain vehicle may also include a display, a back-up camera, and a controller supported by the frame. The controller may be configured to receive a signal from the shiftable transmission corresponding to the shiftable transmission being in a gear of the plurality of gears other than a reverse gear. Further, the controller may be configured to determine the all-terrain vehicle is moving backwards and send an activation signal to the back-up camera to display images of the back-up camera on the display.

The invention relates to the technical field of rearview mirrors, and discloses a folder, rearview equipment and a vehicle. The folder comprises a main body used for being connected with a vehicle body; the shell is provided with a first end and a second end, at least part of the main body penetrates through the first end of the shell, and the shell can rotate around a first axis relative to the main body; the mounting plate is arranged at the second end of the shell, a turnover shaft is arranged on the shell, the turnover shaft and the mounting plate are fixed, the mounting plate is rotatably connected with the shell through the turnover shaft and can rotate around a second axis relative to the shell, and a rearview mirror is arranged on the mounting plate; the overturning driving assembly and the folding driving assembly are arranged independently. The folder is compact in structure, the turnover driving assembly and the folding driving assembly are independently arranged, the layout is reasonable, mutual influence of transmission structures of the turnover driving assembly and the folding driving assembly is avoided, the reliability of the system is improved, and the service life of the system is prolonged.

Aspects of the subject disclosure relate to a vehicle camera system. A device implementing the subject technology may include a processor configured to detect a first camera on a vehicle and a second camera on the vehicle. The processor can determine a position and a pose of at least one of the first camera or the second camera. The processor also can receive first data from the first camera and second data from the second camera. The processor can stitch the first data with the second data to generate a stitched image having a contiguous field of view based on the position and the pose of the at least one of the first camera or the second camera. Accordingly, seamless integration of cameras between a vehicle and towed objects of various geometries for surround view can be provided.

Systems and methods for a self-adjusting vehicle mirror. The mirror automatically locates the face of the driver or another passenger, and orients the mirror to provide the driver / passenger face with a desired view from the mirror. The mirror may continue to reorient itself as the driver or passenger shifts position, to continuously provide a desired field of view even as he or she changes position over time. In certain embodiments, the mirror system of the disclosure can be a self-contained system, with the mirror, mirror actuator, camera, and computing device all contained within the mirror housing as a single integrated unit.

A method of operating a camera monitor system (CMS) includes capturing an image that encompasses a trailer with Department of Transportation (DOT) tape, identifying the DOT tape, determining a line that is formed by the DOT tape, calculating a line angle from the line, and ascertaining a trailer angle from the line angle.

A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle with an extender platform that is movable between an extended state and a retracted state. With the extender platform in the extended state, the camera is at an extended position that is at a distance above the roof of the equipped vehicle. With the extender platform in the retracted state, the camera is at a retracted position that is closer to the roof of the equipped vehicle than when the camera is at the extended position. The camera, when in the extended position, has a field of view that encompasses the equipped vehicle and a region at least partially surrounding the equipped vehicle. The system displays, when the extender platform is in the extended state, at a display disposed within the equipped vehicle, a bird's-eye view of the equipped vehicle derived from the image data captured by the camera.

A rear perception module is utilized in conjunction with a work vehicle having a work vehicle cabin and a cabin roof. In an embodiment, the rear perception module includes an environmental depth perception (EDP) sensor system including a first EDP device having a field of view encompassing an environmental region to a rear of the work vehicle, a rear module housing mounted to an upper trailing edge portion of the cabin roof, and vents formed in exterior walls of the rear module housing to facilitate airflow through the rear module housing along a cooling airflow path. A heat-generating electronic component is electrically coupled to the first EDP device and positioned in or adjacent the cooling airflow path such that excess heat generated by the heat-generating electronic component is dissipated by convective transfer to airflow conducted along the cooling airflow path during operation of the rear perception module.

The invention discloses a monitoring method and device. The monitoring device comprises a movement detection unit and an AI decision unit, and the movement detection unit is used for detecting a moving object so as to obtain monitoring data based on a detection result; and the AI decision unit is used for controlling the on and off of the mobile detection unit by using an AI technology and based on the historical monitoring data and the current time information of the monitoring device. According to the invention, the power-saving performance of the monitoring device can be improved on the premise of considering the safety.

An assisted driving method and apparatus. The assisted driving method comprises: acquiring multi-modal perception information, wherein the multi-modal perception information is collected by a plurality of sensors provided in a vehicle (100); acquiring a plurality of groups of display information, wherein the display information comprises target areas to be displayed and grid granularities; performing perception prediction on the basis of the multi-modal perception information and the plurality of groups of display information, so as to obtain a plurality of pieces of occupancy grid information, wherein the occupancy grid information is used for describing the distribution of obstacles around the vehicle (100); and displaying a plurality of occupancy grid pictures on a human-computer interaction interface on the basis of the plurality of pieces of occupancy grid information. By means of the present application, not only can the panoramic perception capability of a driver for obstacles within a large range be improved, but the refined perception capability of the driver for obstacles within a short-distance range can also be improved, and the perception capability of the driver for surrounding environments can be improved by means of a combination of the panoramic perception capability and the refined perception capability, thereby avoiding scratching.

A method includes registering a plurality of work vehicles with a work vehicle system, and selecting a particular work vehicle, from among the plurality of work vehicles which have been registered with the work vehicle system, to use as a route recording work vehicle to record a new route. The registering the plurality of work vehicles with the work vehicle system can include, for each of the plurality of work vehicles, receiving an identifier that corresponds to the respective work vehicle, and receiving a confirmation to register the respective work vehicle in the work vehicle system.

The application relates to the technical field of automobile parts, in particular to a transmission gear structure and a folding device for a vehicle visual device. The transmission gear structure comprises a gear body, the inner ring surface of the gear body is provided with a guide column in the radial direction or is provided with a guide groove in the circumferential direction; the guide groove comprises a first horizontal section and an inclined section, and the inclined section is smoothly connected with the first horizontal section at one end. The folding device for the vehicle visual device comprises a shell, a mounting shaft, a driving unit, a transmission part mounted on the mounting shaft and a transmission gear structure rotatably mounted on the shell; a guide groove or a guide column is arranged on the outer wall of the transmission part, and the guide column is slidingly matched with the guide groove. The transmission gear structure and the folding device for the vehicle visual device have the advantages of low operation noise, small axial size, low starting load and long service life.

An example system includes one or more memories for storing grid-free vehicle data and one or more processors configured to determine one or more first features from first vehicle data of the vehicle data, the first vehicle data being from a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles. The one or more processors are configured to determine one or more second features from second vehicle data of the vehicle data, the second vehicle data being from a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles. The one or more processors are configured to fuse the one or more first features and the one or more second features to generate fused features. The one or more processors are configured to generate a BEV representation based on the fused features.

Apparatus and methods for contact-free breath analysis are provided. One aspect provides a pneumatic circuit that can be used for analyzing a contact-free breath sample or a breath sample provided through an inlet tube. Some aspects provide apparatus that can be incorporated into a rearview mirror or steering wheel of a vehicle, or used as a standalone unit.

A camera monitoring system (CMS) for a vehicle, including a CMS controller including a memory and a processor, the CMS controller being connected to a plurality of cameras disposed about a vehicle and configured to receive a video feed from each of the cameras in the plurality of cameras, the CMS controller including at least one side camera configured to define a rear side view and at least one rear camera configured to generate a rear facing view, the memory storing a trailer end detection module configured to identify a trailer end within at least one image generated by the plurality of cameras, and the memory further storing a trailer striking area prediction module configured to define a striking area geometry using a set of predicted future positions of prediction points in a prediction set, the prediction points being defined along an edge of the trailer.

The invention belongs to the technical field of automobile intelligent driving, and provides an automobile front panoramic image display method and system, a storage medium and electronic equipment, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining an automobile front image, and generating a panoramic display image according to the automobile front image; acquiring real-time vehicle speed and steering wheel angle data of vehicle driving, calculating a predicted driving track of the vehicle according to the real-time vehicle speed and the steering wheel angle data, and generating a first panoramic image in combination with the panoramic display image; the information of the obstacle in front of the vehicle is obtained, the position of the obstacle in front of the vehicle is determined by combining the information of the obstacle in front of the vehicle with the first panoramic image, the position of the obstacle in front of the vehicle is marked in the first panoramic image, a second panoramic image is generated, and the PHUD display module displays the second panoramic image. The front view of a vehicle obtained by a driver is wider, images are displayed on the front windshield more clearly and are not prone to being influenced by external light and interference, and driving safety and convenience are improved.

The invention discloses an electronic rearview mirror severe weather image visual enhancement method and device, equipment and a storage medium, and relates to the technical field of electronic rearview mirrors, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining an original input image; processing an original input image through a hyper-parameter estimation network in the end-to-end adaptive image enhancement model to obtain hyper-parameters of the image enhancement module; after the image enhancement module is adjusted based on the hyper-parameters, the original input image is subjected to image enhancement processing through the adjusted image enhancement module to obtain the target image, and enhancement processing of the electronic rearview mirror image under various severe weather conditions is achieved. The visual effect in a full severe weather scene is improved, and better observation experience is brought to a driver.

A vehicular vision system includes a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle, a multiplexor operable to aggregate the image data from the cameras into aggregated image data, and an interior rearview mirror assembly disposed at the vehicle remote from the multiplexor. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head adjustably disposed at a mounting base configured to attach at an interior portion of the vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes an image processor for processing image data. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a display for displaying images captured by the cameras. The image processor, responsive to receiving the aggregated image data transferred from the multiplexor, displays at the video display video images derived at least in part from the aggregated image data.

A video display system includes a camera attached to a work vehicle to which an implement is connected, and configured to generate data of time-series images by performing imaging in a travel direction of the work vehicle, a screen, and a controller configured or programmed to display, on the screen, a video based on the data of the time-series images. The controller is configured or programmed to, when the implement is connected to the work vehicle on the opposite side of the work vehicle from the travel direction, display on the screen, a superimposed video in which a path for the implement is superimposed on the video.

A vehicle door including a vehicle door lock to be actuated, which interacts with a handle and is configured to pivot about an axle which extends substantially in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a recess in an outer door panel for the handle, wherein the handle is pivoted by an actuator into an extended position or into a retracted position, wherein the recess is arranged in an area of a window frame and the handle is received in the recess, and wherein, in the retracted position, the handle pivots at least partially behind the outer door panel.

The present disclosure discloses an image capturing lens assembly including seven lens elements including a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path. Each of the seven lenses has an object-side surface facing the object-side direction and an image-side surface facing the image-side direction. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The fifth lens element has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element has negative refractive power. The sixth lens element has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one of the object side surface and the image side surface of at least one of the seven lenses has at least one inflection point. When specific conditions are met, the image capturing lens assembly can simultaneously meet the requirements of miniaturization, large viewing angle, low sensitivity and high imaging quality. The invention further discloses an image capturing device with the image capturing lens assembly and an electronic device with the image capturing device.

A vehicular camera includes a housing for mounting the vehicular camera at an in-cabin side of a vehicle windshield. Width of the housing is greater than height of the housing and is greater than depth of the housing. The height of the vehicular camera is less than 35 mm. Circuitry disposed at a first side of a single circuit board accommodated by the housing includes an imager. A lens barrel accommodates a lens and protrudes outward from a front portion of the housing. Circuitry disposed at a second side of the single circuit board includes a coaxial connector that extends from the single circuit board to protrude outward from the rear portion of the housing. Image data captured by the vehicular camera is transferred via the coaxial connector to an electronic control unit that is located in the vehicle remote from where the vehicular camera is mounted.

A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head accommodating a mirror reflective element and an illumination module, which includes a light source, a first mask, and a second mask. When the light source is powered, emitted light that passes through the first mask is a first color and emitted light that passes through the second mask is a second color. With the mirror assembly mounted at a vehicle, and when the light source is powered to emit light, light emitted by the light source passes through the first mask to project a first projected image onto a ground region and passes through the second mask to project a second projected image onto the ground region. The first projected image includes a first logo portion having the first color, and the second projected image includes a second logo portion having the second color.

A method for generating an unobstructed bowl view of a vehicle that includes obtaining a plurality of images from a plurality of cameras disposed on the vehicle and determining a plurality of depth fields. The method further includes detecting a plurality of distorted objects in the plurality of images with a first machine-learned model that assigns a class distribution to the detected distorted object and estimating a distance of each distorted object from its associated camera using the plurality of depth fields. The method further includes assigning an object weight to each distorted object in the plurality of distorted objects and removing at least one distorted objects from the plurality of images. The method further includes replacing each of the at least one removed distorted objects with a representative background generated by a second machine-learned model and stitching and projecting the plurality of images to form the unobstructed bowl view.

The invention provides a rearview mirror control method, electronic equipment and a vehicle, and relates to the field of rearview mirror system control, and the method comprises the steps: in response to determining that the target brightness of an obtained front-view image is smaller than a first brightness threshold value, recognizing a light spot in an obtained rear-view image, determining the brightness of the light spot according to the image information of the rear-view image, and determining the brightness of the light spot according to the brightness of the light spot; determining the target brightness of the rearview image based on the brightness of the light spot; in response to the fact that the target brightness of the rearview image is larger than a second brightness threshold value, the reflection effect of the exterior rearview mirror is adjusted according to the target brightness of the rearview image based on the anti-dazzling function of the exterior rearview mirror; wherein the first brightness threshold value is smaller than the second brightness threshold value; according to the invention, the interference of strong light on the driving sight can be reduced, the response accuracy and adjustment efficiency of the anti-dazzling mode are improved, and the safety and comfort of driving in a complex scene are enhanced.