KR20010100700A - Device and method for the front monitoring of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a forward surveillance apparatus and method for photographing an approaching license plate and a center lane by violating a center line in front of the vehicle, and real-time photographing of events that may occur in front of the vehicle. The front surveillance apparatus has one or more automatic cameras 20a and 20b capable of capturing an image of a front subject installed in the vehicle at the edge of the front windshield of the vehicle, and the automatic cameras 20a and 20b are self-driving vehicles (hereinafter referred to as " The zooming function is built in so that it is possible to photograph the front of the designated distance at the same time. The front monitoring device is a flashing upward that drivers often use in an emergency instead of the shutter button of the automatic cameras 20a and 20b in case of a central line invasion at a dangerous distance from the own vehicle and an accident with the front vehicle or other front accidents. The lighting switch 40 to operate the headlights to operate the automatic camera (20a, 20b) shutter to enable continuous shooting, when the installation of two or more automatic cameras (20a, 20b) to operate the camera at the same time to control the surrounding situation It is configured to analyze accurately. The shooting information (film or picture) is analyzed to detect violations of the other vehicle and characterized in that it enables the analysis of sightings in front of the accident.

Description

Device and method for the front monitoring of automobile

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for monitoring the front of a vehicle. In particular, the front plate of the vehicle is photographed together with the license plate, the central lane, and the front part of the vehicle (hereinafter referred to as "own vehicle") invading the center line. The present invention relates to a front-surveillance apparatus and method for real-time shooting of events and traffic violations that may occur in the vehicle.

When driving a car, especially when driving on a national road, there is a frequent occurrence of a collision with an overrun in a prohibition zone of the other vehicle. In addition, even if a collision does not occur, overtaking on narrow and curved roads such as national roads threatens relative vehicles, leading to accidents and hit-and-runs, and it is difficult for accurate accidents to be identified. In addition, a person who is inexperienced, such as a novice driver, may not be able to determine the traveling speed or position of the other party's driving vehicle in front of the vehicle, resulting in a large crash accident. It is only a driver to warn them of high beams or crushing vehicles that are currently overtaking.

In addition, there are often cases in which there are many questions between the accidents due to the lack of evidence that can witness the accident ahead. In addition, although the traffic law violation reporting system is currently in the implementation stage, it was difficult to easily photograph the vehicle while driving.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to shoot the front plate of the approaching license plate, the center lane, and his vehicle (hereinafter referred to as "own car") by invading the center line by using the front surveillance device and other events to occur in front of the vehicle. The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for monitoring the front of the vehicle in real time to record incidents and traffic violations.

The automatic cameras 20a and 20b for the front surveillance apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object are installed inside the vehicle at the edge of the front window of the vehicle, and the automatic cameras 20a and 20b automatically adjust the zooming by the distance specification. And the image of the front subject is displayed on the dashboard as it is so that the control lever 30 can adjust the front focus of the automatic camera 20a, 20b, and the automatic camera 20a, 20b and the film at the time of an accident. The protective case 20c can be used to easily protect the film by replacing the film, and the shutter button of the automatic camera 20a or 20b can be connected to a light switch 40 for temporarily operating an up-flashing headlight. It is characterized by the configuration to enable the shooting if necessary.

1 is a view showing the interior of the vehicle with a front monitoring function according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view showing in detail the front surveillance automatic camera control unit according to the present invention.

3 is an enlarged view of a portion “A” (substrate) in FIG. 1 of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for monitoring the front of a vehicle according to an embodiment.

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10: Inside the car 20a, 20b: Automatic camera 1, 2

20c: Protective Case 30a: Camera Selection Button

30: camera control lever 40: light switch

50: front display

The vehicle front monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the driver detects information of an emergency situation in front of the vehicle by using the automatic cameras 20a and 20b installed inside the vehicle at the edge of the front window of the vehicle, the detection information is illuminated on the light switch. Shoot using (40).

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows a vehicle interior 10 having a forward surveillance function according to the invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the front surveillance apparatus of an automobile is provided with automatic cameras 20a and 20b for photographing a subject in front of the vehicle at the edge of the front windshield of the vehicle. The installation position of the automatic cameras 20a and 20b may be mounted at any part of the front window edge for optimal focus according to the difference in size or height of the vehicle, and is composed of at least one automatic camera 20a and 20b. The automatic cameras 20a and 20b are automatic cameras 20a and 20b capable of an automatic zooming function by designating a distance. At this time, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the vehicle is normally driven, the first auto camera 20a can accurately capture the distance within a specified range by entering the focal point together with the other vehicle, the center lane, and the front part of the own vehicle. Assume that it is installed to have an angle. Similarly, when the vehicle is normally driven, the second automatic camera 20b is an angle at which the subject, the center lane, and the front part of the own vehicle, together with the driving vehicle, enter the shooting focus and accurately capture the distance within a specified range. Assume that it is installed to have an angle

2 is a view showing in detail the operation of the front surveillance automatic camera (20a, 20b) according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the "A" part (the dashboard) in Figure 1 of the present invention. 2, the adjustment lever 30 of the automatic cameras 20a and 20b is a left and right up and down adjustment lever 30 for optimizing the camera position, and is connected to the holder in the protection case 20c of the automatic cameras 20a and 20b. Optimum positioning is possible by looking at the front screen indicator 50 of the camera on the instrument cluster (similar to the existing rearview mirror positioning). Here, the automatic camera 20a and 20b selection buttons 30a are buttons for selecting the automatic cameras 20a and 20b to be adjusted. And, the light switch 40 is to act as a shutter button of the automatic camera (20a, 20b), bringing the effect of opening the shutter of the automatic camera (20a, 20b) when operating up and down in case of emergency. do. This is generally used as a way to warn the other driver of dangers when the driver suddenly appears in front of him. That is, by using the illumination switch 40, which is most familiar in case of an emergency, as a substitute for the shutter button of the automatic cameras 20a and 20b, the emergency situation can be accurately photographed.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for monitoring the front of a vehicle according to an embodiment. First, the driver asks whether the automatic cameras 20a and 20b are turned on or off at the moment of starting the car key, and the automatic cameras 20a and 20b are automatically turned on after a certain time. The basic position is the same as when the automatic cameras 20a and 20b are installed, and the driver can adjust at any time using the position adjusting method mentioned in the above embodiment. And when an emergency occurs while driving, the driver is configured to shoot all the automatic cameras 20a, 20b attached to the vehicle with the light switch 40, the automatic camera 20a when the light switch 40 moves up and down once , 20b) allows the user to capture the subject situation once again within 0.5 seconds so that the change in information can be known.

As described above, the front-surveillance method of the present invention can accurately photograph all the emergency information in the front by using one or more automatic cameras 20a and 20b.

As described above, auto-cameras 20a and 20b for front surveillance are attached to the vehicle to invade the centerline, photographing the approaching license plate, the center lane, and the front part of the vehicle, and other events and traffic laws that may occur in front of the vehicle. Violation of the vehicle can be taken in real time, so that when driving a car, especially when driving on a national road, monitoring of the violation of the vehicle ahead of the vehicle in the prohibition zone will not only induce the driver to drive safely, but also prevent the collision. In the event of an accident, accurate accident identification is possible. In addition, the traffic environment can be improved by reducing the number of questioning cases by securing evidence of accidents that may occur in front of the road, and by effectively carrying out violent driver monitoring, signal monitoring, and collision prevention functions according to the traffic law violation reporting system. There is an advantage to that.

Claims (2)

In the apparatus for monitoring the front of a vehicle, the automatic cameras 20a and 20b are installed at the optimum positions of the front edges of the front window of the vehicle, so that the automatic cameras 20a and 20b are selected by the selection buttons 30a and then the left and right up and down adjustment levers 30 It is possible to adjust, and while the image of the front subject is displayed on the instrument panel as it is, you can adjust the front focus of the automatic cameras 20a and 20b with the control lever 30, and the automatic cameras 20a and 20b are designated by distance. It can be configured to adjust zooming automatically, and it is possible to change the film easily by putting the automatic cameras 20a and 20b and the protective case 20c to protect the film damage even in front of the accident. It is possible to take pictures of the other car's license plate, the center lane, the front of the own vehicle (other cars), or other vehicles by using the light switch 40 which operates the up-flashing headlight in place of the shutter button of (20a, 20b). A front monitoring device for use in a car, characterized in that configuration. In the front monitoring apparatus, the driver asks whether the automatic cameras 20a and 20b are turned on or off at the moment the driver starts the vehicle, and the automatic cameras 20a and 20b automatically turn off after a certain time. Adjusting the optimum position while looking at the front screen display system 50 of the automatic cameras 20a and 20b with the left and right up and down adjustment levers 30 for optimizing the automatic ON and positioning of the automatic cameras 20a and 20b. Method and emergency lighting occurs when the driver operates the flashing headlights at any time, so that all the automatic cameras 20a and 20b attached to the vehicle can be photographed and the automatic switch when the light switch 40 is operated up and down once 20a, 20b is a method for monitoring the front of a vehicle, characterized in that it is possible to know the change of information by again photographing the subject situation within 0.5 seconds.