A-Pillar Blind Spot Display Using Surround View Camera Feeds
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Solution Overview
Problem
The blind spot created by front pillars in vehicles obstructs drivers' views, compromising safety, especially during turns, as it blocks the view of the vehicle's front and sides, potentially endangering passengers and pedestrians.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device is mounted on the vehicle, comprising camera modules to capture external videos, pillar display modules positioned inside the vehicle near the front pillars, and a processor that connects these components to display blind spot videos on the pillar display modules using external videos, allowing drivers to see around the pillars without physical obstruction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If front pillars are installed to provide structural strength, then vehicle strength and stability are improved, but blind spots are created that obstruct driver's view and reduce safety
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces pillar display modules as intermediary devices that display blind spot videos captured by camera modules. These display modules are positioned on or near the front pillars, acting as a mediator between the structural pillars and the driver's view, allowing the pillars to maintain their structural function while compensating for the visual obstruction they create
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a visual copy of the blind spot area by capturing images with camera modules and displaying them on pillar display modules. This copying approach allows the driver to see what would otherwise be obscured by the front pillars, effectively replicating the visual information that the physical structure blocks
2Reliability
If additional camera modules are added to capture blind spot videos, then blind spot visibility is improved, but device complexity and installation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes existing camera modules serve multiple functions: they capture both forward view videos for the main display and blind spot videos for the pillar display modules. This multi-functionality approach allows the system to achieve blind spot monitoring without adding dedicated camera modules, thereby reducing system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the blind spot monitoring function with the existing forward view camera system. By utilizing the same camera modules for both purposes and processing videos through a unified processor, the system combines multiple functions into a single integrated solution, reducing the number of separate components needed
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides an electronic device for providing a blind spot video through a front pillar of a vehicle and an operating method of the same. In the present disclosure, the electronic device is configured to have pillar display modules provided to front pillars, respectively, to detect at least one of blind spot videos that are obscured by front pillars of a vehicle using at least one external video of the vehicle, and to display at least one of the blind spot videos through at least one of the pillar display modules. In an example embodiment, the electronic device may acquire the external video from a front camera module and side camera modules mounted to the vehicle to provide a surround view video.