Peripheral image display device, peripheral image display method, and peripheral image display program

Abstract

To provide a surrounding image display device, a surrounding image display method and a surrounding image display program which prevent a driver from neglecting to confirm a situation in a blind spot.SOLUTION: A surrounding image display device comprises: an imaging device (camera sensor) taking an image of surroundings of a vehicle; a display device displaying a surrounding image taken with the imaging device; a control unit (operation support ECU) controlling the display device; and a monitor device adapted to detect a line of sight of a driver. The control unit starts displaying the surrounding image (S40) when determining that the driver intends to change a traffic lane (S10 and S20) and ceases displaying the surrounding image (S100) when determining that the driver performs steering operation without visually confirming a situation in a blind spot on a side to which the driver intends to change the traffic lane (S80 and S90).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Claims

1. A peripheral image display device includes an imaging device for capturing images of the area around a vehicle, a display device for displaying the peripheral images captured by the imaging device, and a control unit for controlling the display device, The aforementioned peripheral image display device further includes a monitor device configured to detect the driver's line of sight, The surrounding image display device is configured such that when the control unit determines that the driver intends to deviate from the lane, it starts displaying the surrounding image, and when it determines, based on the driver's line of sight direction detected by the monitoring device, that the driver has performed steering operations without visually confirming the situation in the blind spot area on the side of the lane departure, which cannot be confirmed by the surrounding image displayed on the display device, it ends displaying the surrounding image.

2. The peripheral image display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether the driver has checked behind using the rearview mirror based on the driver's gaze direction detected by the monitor device, and to determine that the driver has an intention to deviate from the lane when it is determined that the driver has checked behind using the rearview mirror and tilted the turn lever within a predetermined determination time.

3. A peripheral image display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to terminate the display of the peripheral image when it determines, based on the driver's gaze direction detected by the monitoring device, that the driver has been gazing at the display device for a preset reference time or longer.

4. A method for displaying surrounding images, which includes the step of displaying surrounding images captured by an imaging device that captures images of the area around a vehicle on a display device, A method for displaying surrounding images, comprising the steps of: starting the display of the surrounding images when it is determined that the driver has an intention to deviate from the lane; and detecting the driver's gaze direction with a monitoring device, and, based on the driver's gaze direction detected by the monitoring device, determining that the driver has performed steering operations without visually confirming the situation in the blind spot area on the side of the lane departure, which cannot be confirmed by the surrounding images displayed on the display device, the method for displaying surrounding images.

5. In a surrounding image display program that causes an electronic control unit mounted on a vehicle to perform the step of displaying surrounding images captured by an imaging device that captures images of the area around the vehicle on a display device, A surrounding image display program that includes the steps of: starting to display the surrounding image when it is determined that the driver has an intention to deviate from the lane; and detecting the driver's gaze direction with a monitoring device, and, based on the driver's gaze direction detected by the monitoring device, determining that the driver has performed steering operations without visually confirming the situation in the blind spot area on the side of the lane departure, which cannot be confirmed by the surrounding image displayed on the display device.

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