KR20140049897A - Spectacles for warning about lane departure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to spectacles for warning lane departure, and more specifically, to spectacles for warning lane departure, wherein the spectacles can be easily applicable to existing vehicles by providing a camera for detecting lanes to spectacles, facilitates the use thereof even though a user is on other vehicles, and prevents accidents caused by drowsy driving by detecting and warning drowsiness. To achieve the objective, the present invention includes a lane detection camera which is installed on spectacles to film a front sight, an image analysis module which analyzes images filmed from the lane detection camera, and a control unit which determines whether a vehicle departs from a lane or not using the image analyzed form the image analysis module.

Description

Lane departure warning glasses {spectacles for warning about lane departure}

The present invention relates to a lane departure warning glass, and more particularly, to a lane departure warning eyeglass which can easily be applied to a vehicle that is already in operation by providing a camera capable of detecting lanes in glasses, The present invention relates to a lane departure warning glass which can prevent an accident caused by a drowsy driving by detecting and warning the driver ' s drowsiness.

In general, automobiles are being used as popularized means of transportation due to rapid development of industry, and thus the supply of automobiles is exceeding the road conditions that are spread and expanded.

Therefore, despite the limited road conditions, the spread of vehicles spread more and caused social problems such as traffic congestion and air pollution. In addition, frequent traffic accidents occurred due to wrong driving habits, road conditions, Respectively.

Particularly, a collision and collision occurred frequently due to driver's attention loss due to driver's attention loss during driving due to mobile phone use, smoking, and sleepiness during driving. In particular, when driving in drowsiness, it causes a serious accident such as collision with a vehicle coming into the center line, resulting in damage to property and property damage.

In order to solve such a problem, a technique described in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-1999-0059882 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 has been developed. The technical feature is that a vehicle (20) for detecting a driving lane according to the traveling direction of the vehicle to be driven and an image detecting means (20) for analyzing the signal applied from the image detecting means (20) Control means (40) for controlling the overall operation for alarming the departure of the lane departing from the vehicle by analyzing the signals applied from the image processing means (30), the vehicle state detecting means (10) and the image processing means A warning means 50 for warning when the vehicle leaves the traveling line in accordance with a signal applied from the control means 40, And a monitoring means (60) for outputting the row status as an image and a character.

However, the technique disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-1999-0059882 has an advantage in that an accident due to departure of a lane can be prevented by detecting a vehicle departing from the lane and warning the driver, Therefore, it is not easy to mount the vehicle on the vehicle during the manufacturing of the vehicle, and it is not easy to mount the vehicle on the vehicle. When the driver is drowsy, the driver can not prevent drowsiness.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a lane detecting camera for detecting a lane in a general sunglass or a pair of glasses and an image detected by the lane detecting camera, The present invention provides a lane departure warning glass which can reduce the installation cost because the lane departure detecting device is not installed separately in the vehicle and can be easily used even if the vehicle is changed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a drowsy detection camera for detecting a driver's eye and a pupil in spectacles, analyzing an image of the drowsy camera, analyzing the drowsy state of the driver, The present invention provides a lane departure warning glass which can prevent an accident caused by a drowsiness operation by preventing the user from playing back a voice or music that can break drowsiness through a speaker.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a laser sensor capable of detecting a distance to a spectacle to detect a distance to the front vehicle so that warning is given when the distance is too close to the front vehicle, So that a traffic accident can be prevented.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006]

A lane detecting camera installed to photograph the front of the glasses, an image analyzing module for analyzing the image photographed by the lane detecting camera, and a controller for judging whether or not the lane departs from the image analyzed by the image analyzing module .

Here, the drowsiness detecting camera is further provided to photograph the eye of the wearer on the eyeglasses.

The spectacles are further provided with a pattern storage unit for storing the size of the wearer's eyes and the size of the pupil at a normal time.

The image analyzing module analyzes the image of the drowsy camera, and the controller senses the drowsiness of the wearer according to the size of the eye and the size of the pupil, which are obtained by analyzing the image of the drowsy camera.

The eyeglasses may further include a sound source storage unit in which a speaker and various sound sources are stored. When the vehicle is separated from the lane or is determined to be in a drowsy operation, a sound source is selected in the sound source storage unit and a warning sound is output through a speaker do.

The spectacles are further provided with an image storage unit for storing images photographed by the lane-detecting camera.

The glasses may further include a distance sensor.

In this case, the controller compares the distance measured by the distance sensor with a predetermined distance, and outputs a warning sound through a speaker installed in the glasses when the measured distance is close to the measured distance.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, a lane detection camera for detecting a lane on a general sunglass or glasses and an image detected by the lane detecting camera are analyzed to detect that the vehicle leaves the lane, The installation cost can be reduced because the device is not required to be installed, and the vehicle can be easily used even if the vehicle is changed.

According to the present invention, there is provided a drowsiness detecting camera for detecting a driver's eye and a pupil in a spectacle, analyzing an image of the drowsy camera, analyzing a drowsiness state of the driver, It is possible to prevent accidents caused by drowsy driving by preventing voice and music that can break drowsiness from being played back.

Further, the present invention is equipped with a laser sensor capable of detecting distance to glasses, so that the distance to the front vehicle is detected, and when the distance of the vehicle is too close, it is possible to warn the distance, Thereby preventing a traffic accident.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional lane departure detection apparatus.
2 is a perspective view of the lane departure warning glasses according to the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of the lane departure warning glasses according to the present invention.
4 is a state diagram showing an image of a lane-detecting camera according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements in the drawings and redundant explanations for the same constituent elements are omitted. It is to be understood that the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lane departure warning glasses according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the lane departure warning glasses according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a state diagram showing images of the lane departure warning camera according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a lane departure warning glass. As shown in Figs. 2 to 4, the lane departure warning glasses are constructed such that a lane detecting camera 200 installed to photograph the front of the glasses 100, And a controller 500 for determining whether the lane departs from the image analyzed by the image analysis module 510. [

The lane detecting camera 200 is installed on a frame 110 forming the glasses 100 and photographs the front of the lane detecting camera 200. An image photographed by the lane detecting camera 200, All of the vehicle 700 and the lane 710.

The image analysis module 510 analyzes each frame of the image using a method such as a block matching technique to analyze the positions of the vehicle 700 and the lane 710. The controller 500 controls the vehicle 700 and the position of the lane 710 to determine whether the vehicle 700 leaves the lane.

The eyeglasses 100 further include a speaker 160. The speaker 160 may be installed on the frame 110 of the eyeglasses 100 or may be mounted on the legs 120 of the glasses 100 So that it is installed at an appropriate position according to the wearer's taste.

The glasses 100 are provided with a sound source storage unit 130. Various sound sources are stored in the sound source storage unit 130 so that the control unit 500 separates the vehicle 700 from the lane 710 The sound source storing unit 130 selects a sound source that can alert the user to the alert and outputs the selected sound source through the speaker 160 to detect that the driver has left the lane 710, And to induce safe driving.

The eyeglasses 100 further include a drowsy detection camera 300. The drowsy detection camera 300 is installed on the frame 110 of the eyeglasses 100 to photograph the wearer's eyes.

The eyeglasses 100 are provided with a pattern storage unit 140. The pattern storage unit 140 photographs the wearer's eye when the normal state of the eyeglasses is normal, , The normal size of the wearer, the size of the eyes, and the size of the pupil.

Therefore, during the operation of the vehicle 700, the image captured by the drowsiness-detecting camera 300 is analyzed in real time by the image analysis module 510, and the size of the wearer's eyes or eyes and the normal When the difference between the normal eye and the pupil size is more than a predetermined value, it is judged that drowsiness is coming.

Accordingly, when it is determined that the controller 500 is drowsy, a loud sound source for waking up the sleep sound source stored in the sound source storage unit 130 is selected and output through the speaker 160, Thereby making it possible to prevent a traffic accident caused by drowsiness driving.

The glasses 100 are further provided with an image storage unit 150 for storing images photographed by the lane detecting camera 200. By storing images in the image storage unit 150, It stores an image of an emergency in which an accident occurs and plays a role of a black box which can be used as a data when the driver is in a difficult situation.

Here, the control unit 500, the sound source storage unit 130, the pattern storage unit 140, the image storage unit 150, the image analysis module 510 is formed in a separate configuration, respectively, the frame 110 of the glasses 100 ) Or the leg 120, or may be provided to the frame 110 or the leg 120 of the glasses 100 by using all the above-described device in one case.

The distance sensor 400 senses the distance between the driver's eyes and the vehicle running in front of the glasses 100. The controller 500 controls the driver's seat If the distance between the driver's seat and the front end of the vehicle 700 is subtracted from the distance measured by the distance sensor 400, the distance between the front end of the vehicle 700 and the front end of the vehicle 700, When the user is closer to the safety distance set in the control unit 500, the user selects an appropriate sound source among the sound sources stored in the sound source storage unit 130 and outputs the selected sound source through the speaker 160 So that the safety distance to the front vehicle can be maintained, thereby preventing a collision accident.

Here, the glasses 100 are further provided with a wireless communication unit 800. The wireless communication unit 800 transmits a radio signal of a specific frequency or a short distance communication device such as Bluetooth or the like to an audio device provided in the vehicle And outputs the signal through the speaker of the audio apparatus.

That is, when a signal is transmitted at a specific frequency, a radio function is selected in the audio of the vehicle, and a signal can be received when the output frequency is adjusted. In the case of audio having a Bluetooth function, So that it becomes possible to transmit and receive signals.

Of course, it is possible to use not only the audio provided in the vehicle but also the earphone equipped with the Bluetooth function.

Therefore, even if the speaker 160 is not separately provided, a warning sound can be output.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

The present invention relates to a lane departure warning glass, and more particularly, to a lane departure warning eyeglass which can easily be applied to a vehicle that is already in operation by providing a camera capable of detecting lanes in glasses, The present invention relates to a lane departure warning glass which can prevent an accident caused by a drowsy driving by detecting and warning the driver ' s drowsiness.

100: Glasses 110: Frame
120: leg 130: sound source storage unit
140: pattern storage unit 150: image storage unit
160: Speaker 200: Lane detection camera
300: Drowsy detection camera 400: Distance detection sensor
500: control unit 510: image analysis module
600: power supply unit 800: wireless communication unit

Claims (8)

A lane detecting camera installed to photograph the front of the glasses,
An image analysis module for analyzing the image photographed by the lane detecting camera,
Lane departure warning glasses, characterized in that consisting of a control unit for determining whether the lane departure from the image analyzed by the image analysis module.
The method of claim 1,
Lane departure warning glasses characterized in that the drowsiness detection camera is further provided to photograph the eye of the wearer to the glasses.
3. The method of claim 2,
The glasses are lane departure warning glasses, characterized in that further comprises a pattern storage unit for storing the size of the eye, the size of the pupil of the wearer.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the image analysis module analyzes the image of the drowsy camera,
Wherein the control unit senses the drowsiness state of the wearer according to the size of the eye and the size of the pupil in which the image of the drowsiness camera is analyzed.
5. The method of claim 4,
The spectacles may further include a sound source storage unit for storing a speaker and various sound sources,
Wherein when the vehicle leaves the lane or when it is determined that the vehicle is in the drowsy driving mode, the sound source storage unit selects a sound source and outputs a warning sound through the speaker.
The method of claim 1,
Wherein the spectacle is further provided with an image storage unit for storing an image taken by the lane-detecting camera.
The method of claim 1,
Lane departure warning glasses, characterized in that the glasses further comprises a distance sensor.
8. The method of claim 7,
And the controller compares the distance measured by the distance detecting sensor with the set distance and outputs a warning sound through a speaker installed in the glasses when the set distance is close to the measured distance.

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