Motorcycle Camera System Integrating Rider and Environmental Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing in-vehicle camera systems for motorcycles do not provide a realistic view of the rider and vehicle conditions, lacking integration of environmental information that could enhance user interest and understanding of the rider's experience.
Innovation Solution
A motorcycle equipped with an in-vehicle picture storage device featuring two cameras, one for the rider's facial expression and another for front-view scenes, along with a storage device that associates and displays vehicle environmental information such as speed, position, and throttle data, allowing users to view the rider's motion and facial expressions in context with the vehicle's surroundings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple cameras are installed to capture both rider and front-view scenes, then the realism and user interest in the rider and vehicle conditions is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple camera functions (rider-facing camera and front-view camera) into a single integrated in-vehicle camera device. The control unit merges the captured images from both cameras and synthesizes them into a composite image that displays both rider conditions and front-view scenes simultaneously, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The in-vehicle camera device is designed with multi-functionality, serving as both a rider-monitoring device and a front-view recording device. The single device performs multiple functions by switching between or combining images from different cameras based on vehicle state, eliminating the need for separate dedicated devices for each function.
2Loss of information
If vehicle environmental information is integrated with rider images, then the realistic experience of rider conditions is improved, but the processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit merges vehicle environmental information (such as speed, position, or other sensor data) with the captured rider images to create an integrated display. This combination provides contextual information about the rider's conditions while maintaining straightforward processing through centralized control logic.
3Reliability
If the camera is positioned behind the wind screen for protection, then the reliability of the camera system is improved, but the imaging quality may deteriorate due to reflection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the potentially harmful reflection from the wind screen into a beneficial protective feature. The wind screen's reflective property is utilized to protect the camera from direct exposure to elements while the control unit processes and corrects for any reflection artifacts in the captured images, thereby maintaining both protection and image quality.
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AI summary
An in-vehicle picture storage device for a motorcycle that enables a user to experience the conditions of a vehicle and a rider more realistically. In an in-vehicle picture storage device 110 for a motorcycle having a camera mounted in a vehicle, and a storage device 113 for storing pictures taken by the camera, the camera contains a first camera for imaging rider's facial expression, and the storage device 113 stores vehicle environmental information in association with pictures taken by the first camera 111. The stored rider's pictures can be viewed in association with the vehicle environmental information, and a user can experience the conditions of a rider, a vehicle, etc. more realistically.