FR2975210A3 - Device for monitoring and recording peripheral vision steering of vehicle, has display device arranged on board of vehicle to display visual images treated from visual image operating system - Google Patents

Abstract

The device has a real-time images monitoring and recording unit (20) connected to multiple wide-angle cameras (10) to receive and store real-time images. A rough image acquisition unit (31) receives and stores rough images (101) temporarily stored from the wide-angle cameras. The acquisition unit is connected to a visual image processing unit (32). A display device (40) is connected to a display processing unit (33) of a visual image operating system (30) and arranged on a board of a vehicle to display visual images (321) treated from the visual image operating system.

Description

The present invention relates generally to a vehicle peripheral vision monitoring and recording device and, more particularly, to a configuration that includes a plurality of vehicles. wide-angle cameras, a real-time image recording / playback and monitoring unit, a visual image operation system and a display device, which enables real-time processing and algorithmic operation on raw peripheral vision image data taken by wide angle cameras to provide better driver safety, provide correct and practical visual assistance and judgment of driving. Alternatively, the processed images could be selected to be displayed in a bird's-eye view mode to allow the drivers to have an additional peripheral reference. In addition, initial images of the immediate environment and driving data at the time point whenever a traffic accident occurs, can be stored and read faithfully without any illegal alteration and / or modification. Therefore, the present invention is applicable to visual assistance of drivers and the recovery of evidence of traffic of various types of vehicles.

Due to the rapid advancement of technology, vehicles often have a rear sensor or display unit installed to show the rear side while driving or the garage in order to provide the driver with better visual assistance and better judgment to protect the vehicle against any unwanted damage or unwanted collision. Nowadays, advanced vehicles also include a peripheral vision surveillance (AVM) device, in which the wide angle cameras are positioned at different locations to collect 360 degree wide field of view images around the vehicle and to assist or encourage the driver to identify any potential obstacles. However, the existing peripheral vision monitoring device displays only the images taken by the cameras on a display screen and does not provide a real-time recording function of the image and / or does not allow these images to be downloaded to re-read the treatment or for any factual investigation associated with a traffic accident in which the driver is involved. Thus, in the light of the problems mentioned above, the present invention aims at providing a device for monitoring and recording a vehicle peripheral vision system, which is capable of storing, processing and performing an algorithmic operation in real time on rough images of peripheral vision to improve driver safety and reduce the inconvenience of a traffic accident and the examination of evidence. The main object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle peripheral vision monitoring and recording device which comprises a configuration of a plurality of wide angle cameras, a recording / playback unit and real-time image monitoring, a visual image operation system and a display device, the visual image operating system comprising a raw image acquisition unit, a visual image processing unit and a display processing unit, whereby the visual image operating system is adapted to perform real time processing and algorithm operation on the raw images taken by the plurality of wide angle cameras to render an environment. safer driving, enable correct and convenient visual driving assistance and real-time display of the peripheral vision image. Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle peripheral vision monitoring and recording device, which includes a real time image recording / playback and monitoring unit for storing the raw images taken. by wide-angle cameras configured around the vehicle, so as to permit a faithful recovery of authentic visual evidence without any unlawful alteration and / or modification and to provide unambiguous evidence for investigation in any case in which the driver is involved. Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle peripheral vision monitoring and recording device, which performs a real-time visual processing including a correction of data on distorted raw images, images superimposed on each other. and a combination of algorithmic operations via the visual image operating system to convert the raw images taken by the cameras into normal images presented on the display device and to adapt to the visual practice of the driver and to his driving habits. And this feature ensures certain visual effects for the driver so he has better spatial recognition and a more realistic distance ratio.

The present invention relates to a vehicle peripheral vision monitoring and recording device which comprises a plurality of wide-angle cameras, a real-time image recording / playback and monitoring unit, a video surveillance system and a video surveillance system. operation on a visual image and a display device. The plurality of wide angle cameras are configured around a vehicle to collect raw peripheral vision images that cover certain angles of different directions around said vehicle. The real-time image recording / playback / monitoring unit is connected to the plurality of wide angle cameras for real-time storage of raw peripheral vision images taken by the wide angle cameras. The visual image operating system is also connected to said plurality of wide angle cameras to obtain the raw images provided by the wide angle cameras. The visual image operating system comprises a raw image acquisition unit, a visual image processing unit and a display processing unit. The raw image acquisition unit temporarily collects and stores the raw images taken by the wide angle cameras and is further connected to the visual image processing unit which then performs the processing and operation function. real-time visual data algorithm comprising data correction to the distorted raw images, the superimposed images and a combination of algorithmic operations to convert these raw images into peripheral vision images presented on the display device which adapts to the driver's visual practice and driving habits. These processed visual images are then transmitted and integrated into the display processing unit to form fully peripheral vision images ready to be viewed on the display device. Finally, the display device, configured on board the vehicle and connected to the display processing unit, presents the visual assistance and plays an important role of driving reference to provide a user-friendly configuration, correct and correct. practical to improve driving safety and to preserve a peripheral evidence recorded during the driving operation.

The subject of the present invention is a device for monitoring and recording driving with a peripheral vision of a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises: a plurality of wide angle cameras which are respectively mounted at locations around the structure of the vehicle. vehicle to take raw images of peripheral vision; a real-time image recording / playback and monitoring unit connected to the plurality of wide angle cameras for synchronously receiving and storing the raw images; a visual image operating system connected to the plurality of wide angle cameras for receiving the raw images, further comprising a raw image acquisition unit, a visual image processing unit and a processing unit display, the raw image acquisition unit synchronously receiving and temporarily storing the raw images from the wide angle cameras and is further connected to a visual image processing unit for further processing temporarily stored raw images and the visual image processing unit is further connected to the display processing unit; and a display device, connected to the display processing unit of the visual image operating system, configured on board a vehicle for displaying the processed visual images from the visual image operating system. The plurality of wide angle cameras can achieve an angular coverage range with a very large 360 degree field of view.

The real-time image recording / playback / monitoring unit may include a memory connected thereto, and the memory is a hard disk drive or a memory card. The real-time image recording / playback / monitoring unit may include a transmission port for later output or subsequent downloading, the transmission port being one of a universal serial bus (USB), a fast serial bus (IEEE 1394), IDE interface, SCSI interface 25 or SATA port. The raw image acquisition unit may comprise a random access memory which is a dynamic random access memory or a static random access memory. The visual raw data processing and the real-time algorithmic distortion correction, image overlay and a combination of raw image conversion operation can be performed in the visual image processing unit.

The visual image can be displayed in a bird's-eye view mode. To allow a better understanding of said objectives and the technological methods of the invention, the brief description of the drawings below is followed by a detailed description of the preferred embodiments. In the drawings: - Figure 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention; and

Figure 2 is a schematic view presented by the display device for demonstrating an application of the present invention.

10 Wide-angle camera 101 Raw image Raw image taken from the front plate 20 Raw image taken from the rear plate Raw image taken from the lower side of the left mirror Raw image taken from the lower side of the right-hand mirror 25 20 Real-time image recording / playback / monitoring unit 21 Memory 22 Transmitting port 30 Visual image operating system 30 31 Raw image acquisition unit 32 Visual image processing unit 321 Image Visual 33 Display Processing Unit

Display Device Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, which respectively show a block diagram of an embodiment and a schematic view provided by the display device to demonstrate an application of the present invention, it can be seen that the present invention provides a vehicle peripheral vision monitoring and recording device, which comprises a plurality of wide angle cameras 10, a time recording / playback and monitoring unit. 20, a visual image operating system 30 and a display device 40. The plurality of wide angle cameras 10 can take pictures in a peripheral (ie, 360 degree) range of vision and are arranged at different angles. appropriate locations around the vehicle structure to record the surrounding raw images 101. The real-time image recording / playback and monitoring unit 2 0 is connected to the plurality of wide angle cameras 10 for receiving and storing the raw images 101 in a synchronous manner. The visual image system 30 also shares the same path connected to the plurality of wide angle cameras 10 to synchronously receive the raw images 101. The visual image system 30 includes a data acquisition unit. raw image 31, a visual image processing unit 32 and a display processing unit 33. The raw image acquisition unit 31 temporarily collects and stores the raw images 101 taken by the wide angle cameras 10 and is further connected to the visual image processing unit 32 which performs a real time visual processing associated with the temporarily stored raw images 101 including a data correction towards the distorted raw images, the superimposed images and a combination of algorithmic operations to convert the raw images 101 taken from wide angle cameras 10 arranged at different locations in normal pre images without delay and to adapt to the visual practice and driving habits of the driver. And this feature ensures certain visual effects for the driver so he has better spatial recognition and a more realistic distance ratio. The converted visual image 321 is further transmitted to the display processing unit 33 which integrates these processed visual images to form totally peripheral vision images ready to be viewed on the display device 40. Finally, the device The display 40 provides visual assistance and plays an important driving reference role in providing a user-friendly, correct and practical configuration to improve driving safety and to preserve a peripheral evidence recorded during the driving operation. . The real-time image recording / playback / monitoring unit 20 may further comprise a memory 21 which includes a hard disk drive and / or a memory card. The real-time image recording / playback / monitoring unit 20 may further include a transmission port 22 which permits output or download of the raw image data for later official use. The transmission port 22 includes a universal serial bus (USB), a high speed serial bus (such as IEEE-1394), an IDE interface (IDE), a SCSI interface (SCSI), and a SATA port (SATA). The raw image acquisition unit 31 comprises a random access memory (RAM) for the temporal storage of the raw images 101, which comprises a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) or a static random access memory (SRAM). The visual image processing unit 32 provides real-time visual data processing including distortion correction, image overlay, and a combination of algorithmic operations on the raw images 101 to convert the raw images into images. appropriate for the visual practice of the driver.

The visual image can be displayed in a bird's-eye view mode depending on the driver's needs. The display device 40 may adopt a peripheral vision surveillance (AVM) device. Referring to Figures 1 and 2, which show a block diagram and an application of an embodiment according to the present invention, it can be seen that the invention preferably comprises a number of large cameras. angle 10, which are respectively mounted around the vehicle at locations close to both the front and rear plates, and under each side of the mirrors. Wide angle cameras 10 may be further configured in any other suitable locations depending on the size of the vehicle. In addition, the plurality of wide angle cameras 10 are connected to the real time image recording / reading and monitoring unit 20 which has a memory 21 connected for storing the raw images 101 synchronously. The real-time image recording / playback / monitoring unit 20 also has a transmission port 22, for subsequent output of the stored raw images 101, selected from a USB bus (universal serial bus), an IEEE port -1394 (high speed serial bus), IDE interface, SCSI interface or SATA port. Thus, the raw images 101 stored in the memory 21 are not subject to any illegal alteration, modification and / or use. The present invention provides effective and trusted evidence for clarifying a traffic accident anywhere and whenever the driver or vehicle is involved in it. Therefore, the present invention is applicable to the visual assistance of drivers, the prevention of traffic accidents and / or collisions and the recovery of evidence of the movement of various types of vehicles during the driving operation.

Claims (1)

CLAIMS1 - Device for monitoring and recording driving with peripheral vision of a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises: a plurality of wide-angle cameras (10) which are respectively mounted at locations around the structure of the vehicle for take raw images (101) of peripheral vision; a real time image recording / playback / monitoring unit (20) connected to the plurality of wide angle cameras (10) for synchronously receiving and storing the raw images (101); a visual image operation system (30), connected to the plurality of wide angle cameras (10) for receiving the raw images (101), further comprising a raw image acquisition unit (31), a a visual image processing unit (32) and a display processing unit (33), the raw image acquisition unit (31) synchronously receiving and temporarily storing the raw images (101) from the wide angle cameras (10) and is further connected to a visual image processing unit (32) for further processing of the temporarily stored raw images (101) and the visual image processing unit (32). ) is further connected to the display processing unit (33); and a display device (40) connected to the display processing unit (33) of the visual image operating system (30) configured on board a vehicle for displaying the visual images (321) processed from the visual image operating system (30) .2 Vehicle peripheral vision monitoring and recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that the plurality of wide angle cameras (10) perform an angular coverage range with a very large 360-degree field of view. 3 - device for monitoring and recording of vehicle vision line according to claim 1, characterized in that the unit for recording / reading and real-time image monitoring (20) comprises a memory ( 21) connected to it, and the memory (21) is a hard disk drive or a memory card. 4 Vehicle peripheral vision monitoring and recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that the real-time image recording / reading / monitoring unit (20) comprises a transmission port (22) for subsequent output or download, the transmission port (22) being one of a universal serial bus (USB), a fast serial bus (IEEE 1394), an IDE interface, a SCSI interface or a SATA port. 5 - Vehicle peripheral vision monitoring and recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that the raw image acquisition unit (31) comprises a random access memory which is a dynamic random access memory or a static RAM. 6 - Vehicle peripheral vision monitoring and recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that the processing of raw visual data and the algorithmic operation in real time correction of distortion, image overlay and a combination of the conversion of the raw images (101) is performed in the visual image processing unit (32). 7 - Device monitoring and recording device with peripheral vision of a vehicle according to claim 1 or claim 6, characterized in that the visual image (321) is displayed in a bird's-eye view mode.