Vehicle Display Control Device Dynamic Image Processing Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle display systems may hinder visual recognition of the surroundings for drivers, particularly in conditions where image processing blurs distant regions, making it difficult for drivers to grasp their environment effectively.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle display control device that processes images from cameras to determine the vehicle's condition and surrounding environment, adjusting image display settings to either prohibit or reduce processing that hinders visual recognition, ensuring the driver receives a clear and appropriate visual representation of their surroundings based on the vehicle's state.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If image processing is applied to blur distant regions in captured images, then depth perception is improved for the driver, but visual recognition of the surroundings is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the image processing degree changeable based on vehicle conditions. The processing degree is dynamically adjusted between a first degree (with blurring) and a second degree (with reduced or no blurring) depending on whether the vehicle is in normal operation or requires heightened awareness, such as during autonomous driving modes. This resolves the contradiction by allowing depth perception enhancement when needed while preserving visual recognition when safety requires it.
2Measurement precision
If image processing is applied to enhance depth perception, then driver's sense of distance is improved, but clarity of surrounding environment is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the processing degree parameter based on vehicle conditions. When the vehicle requires heightened awareness (e.g., autonomous driving), the processing degree is changed from a first degree that enhances depth perception through blurring to a second degree that preserves clarity. This allows the system to optimize between depth perception enhancement and information preservation according to operational context.
3Ease of operation
If processing degree is increased to improve depth perception, then visual comfort is enhanced, but situational awareness is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by continuously monitoring vehicle conditions (such as autonomous driving mode status) and adjusting the processing degree accordingly. When the vehicle enters a mode requiring heightened situational awareness, the system feedback triggers a reduction in processing degree to preserve clarity. This feedback mechanism ensures that visual comfort is optimized during normal operation while situational awareness is maintained when safety requires it.
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AI summary
A vehicle display control device is configured to perform operations including: performing processing for hindering visual recognition of an occupant of a vehicle on a captured image captured by an image-capturing device; generating a display image; acquiring information indicating a state of the vehicle and information regarding a surrounding environment of the vehicle; and determining whether the vehicle is in a first condition. In a case where it is determined that the vehicle is in the first condition, a display image obtained by prohibiting application of the processing to the captured image or by reducing an application degree of the processing is generated, and is displayed by the display device.