Front Image Fusion for Heavy Equipment Blind-Spot Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Heavy equipment, such as wheel loaders, obstructs the driver's forward view due to large components, leading to reduced work efficiency and increased safety risks.
Innovation Solution
A device that combines images from upper and lower cameras to generate a combined front image, allowing the driver to see objects obstructed by visual field obstructing components by aligning the positions of objects on the vertical axis across both images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If large components are disposed in front of the driver, then the heavy equipment can perform various tasks effectively, but the driver's forward view is obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of multiple cameras (upper and lower) and an image processing device that captures and combines visual information from different angles. This intermediary system provides the obstructed forward view to the driver without requiring physical removal of the bucket or other components, thus maintaining task performance while improving visibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a visual copy of the forward view by using cameras to capture images of the area obscured by the bucket. The image processing device generates a combined image that replicates what the driver would see if the obstruction were removed, allowing the driver to monitor the forward area without direct line of sight
2Productivity
If the bucket is positioned to obstruct the forward view, then the heavy equipment can operate effectively, but work efficiency is reduced due to visibility issues
Solution Approach 1:
The image processing device acts as an intermediary that processes and combines images from multiple cameras to provide a comprehensive forward view. This allows the driver to maintain effective bucket positioning for work tasks while simultaneously having access to processed visual information that enhances awareness of the forward area, thereby improving work efficiency
3Adaptability or versatility
If the bucket moves up and down in front of the driver, then the heavy equipment can perform loading operations, but safety accidents are more likely to occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback system where cameras continuously capture images of the forward area, the image processing device processes these images to generate combined views, and this processed information is provided to the driver in real-time. This feedback loop enables the driver to monitor the environment continuously during bucket movements, maintaining loading operation capability while improving safety awareness
Solution Approach 2:
The image processing device serves as a safety intermediary that provides the driver with processed visual information about the forward area that would otherwise be obscured. This intermediary system enables the driver to perform loading operations with improved situational awareness, reducing the likelihood of safety accidents
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AI summary
A device for generating a front image for heavy equipment is presented, which is configured to generate a combined front image including an object in an area obstructed by a visual field obstructing component by combining an image of a preset area in a front image of a second view to a front image of a first view. The presented device for generating a front image for heavy equipment generates a first front image and a second front image by photographing the front from the upper portion and lower portion of the heavy equipment, and generates a combined front image by combining a part of the second front image to a partial area of the first front image, so that the areas thereof located at a set distance forward from the front end of the visual field obstructing component coincide with each other.