KR20160076737A - Environment monitoring apparatus and method for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an environment monitoring apparatus and a method for a vehicle and, more specifically, to an environment monitoring apparatus and a method for a vehicle, wherein the environment monitoring apparatus has a camera which can be commonly used when acquiring a vehicle environment image of different view. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the environment monitoring apparatus for a vehicle comprises: an image acquisition unit having at least one camera in which at least one lens is used; an environment image generation unit generating an environment image by using an image acquired by the image acquisition unit; and a control unit adjusting view of the camera.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an environment monitoring apparatus and method for a vehicle,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a peripheral device for monitoring a vehicle and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a device and a method for peripheral monitoring of a vehicle having a camera that can be used when acquiring peripheral images of vehicles with different visibility.

In general, the vehicle is easy to monitor in front of the driver's seat, but it is relatively difficult to observe the side or backside of the vehicle, resulting in a blind spot. Most accidents such as human accidents or structural damage occurring during the operation of the vehicle, Occurs in the zone.

The driver monitors the surroundings, particularly the blind spot, through the at least one mirror provided in the vehicle. However, since monitoring by the mirror requires continuous attention of the driver, the driver's fatigue is increased, There is a limitation in securing safe operation due to obstruction of sight by the driver.

Recently, a camera is installed in a vehicle, and an image acquired by a camera is displayed, so that a driver can identify an obstacle around the vehicle.

However, since a large number of cameras are required for the driver to observe all directions around the vehicle and a camera having various focal lengths or angle of view is required depending on the driving state of the vehicle, the number of required cameras is relatively increased There is a problem to be done.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a method of easily acquiring an image having various focal points or angle of view according to the traveling state of the vehicle with respect to all directions around the vehicle while reducing the number of cameras.

Patent Registration No. 10-0966288 (published on Jun. 28, 2010)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a camera capable of adjusting various angles of view And to provide a peripheral monitoring device and method for a vehicle that can be shared.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle surroundings surveillance apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an image acquisition unit including at least one camera in which a fluid lens is used, And a controller for adjusting a visual field of the at least one camera by adjusting a curvature of the fluid lens.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for monitoring a periphery of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an image acquisition unit including at least one camera using at least one lens; And a controller for adjusting the field of view of the at least one camera.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of monitoring a vehicle periphery, the method comprising: acquiring an image from at least one camera in which a fluid lens is used; And generating a surrounding image using the image obtained according to the adjusted field of view.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus and method of the present invention, one or more of the following effects can be obtained.

Since the camera capable of adjusting the focus or angle of view allows various images of different fields of view to be easily obtained by varying the field of view of the camera according to the driving situation of the vehicle or the driver's selection situation, It is possible to reduce the number of the display devices.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a block diagram showing a vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a schematic view showing a camera installed in a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are schematic views showing the angle of view of the first camera according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
5 and 6 are schematic diagrams illustrating the angles of view of the second and third cameras according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 7 and 8 are schematic views illustrating the angle of view of a fourth camera according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 9 and 10 are schematic views illustrating a peripheral image according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
11 is a flowchart showing a method of monitoring a vehicle periphery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart showing a method of adjusting an angle of view of a first camera according to an embodiment of the present invention;
13 is a flowchart showing a method of adjusting the angle of view of the second and third cameras according to the embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a flowchart showing a method of adjusting the angle of view of a fourth camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Thus, in some embodiments, well known process steps, well-known structures, and well-known techniques are not specifically described to avoid an undue interpretation of the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. It is to be understood that the terms comprise and / or comprising the terms used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of at least one other element, step and / or operation other than the stated elements, steps and / Used as a meaning. And "and / or" include each and every combination of at least one of the mentioned items.

Further, the embodiments described herein will be described with reference to the perspective view, cross-sectional view, side view, and / or schematic views, which are ideal illustrations of the present invention. Thus, the shape of the illustrations may be modified by manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific forms shown, but also include changes in the shapes that are generated according to the manufacturing process. In addition, in the drawings of the present invention, each constituent element may be somewhat enlarged or reduced in view of convenience of explanation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus 1 includes an image obtaining unit 100, a situation determining unit 200, a controller 300, a peripheral image generating unit 400, (500).

The image acquisition unit 100 may include at least one camera installed in the vehicle 10 as shown in FIG. 2. In the embodiment of the present invention, And a plurality of cameras 110 to 140 for acquiring images to be installed, respectively.

Hereinafter, in the embodiment of the present invention, a camera installed in front of the vehicle 10 is referred to as a first camera 110, a camera installed in both sides of the vehicle 10 is referred to as a second and a third cameras 120 and 130, 10 is referred to as a fourth camera 140 and the images obtained by the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140 are referred to as first to fourth images.

In this case, the first camera 110 and the fourth cameras 110 and 140 may be installed near the front and rear bumper of the vehicle 10, and the second and third cameras 120 and 130 may be installed The installation position of the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140 may be changed in various ways.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the image obtaining unit 100 includes four cameras will be described as an example, but this is merely an example for facilitating understanding of the present invention, The installation position and the number of cameras included in the acquisition unit 100 can be variously changed as needed.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of cameras 110 to 140 will be described in which at least one lens capable of adjusting focus and angle of view is used to adjust the field of view, for example.

At least one of the aspherical lens, the spherical lens, and the fluid lens may be used in the embodiment of the present invention, and different view adjustment methods may be used depending on the lens used.

For example, when at least one lens is made up of a combination of an aspherical lens, a spherical lens, and a fluid lens, the distance between each lens and the distance between each lens and the imaging surface (e.g., an image sensor) Can be adjusted.

Further, when a fluid lens is used as at least one lens, the field of view can be adjusted by adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens.

The fluid lens can be changed in curvature while the surface tension is changed, whereby the focus or angle of view can be adjusted. The fluid lens can be adjusted in curvature when at least one of current, voltage, and pressure is applied. For example, when a current or voltage of a certain magnitude or more is applied, the fluid lens is deformed to change the curvature or press the positive pressure, The curvature can be adjusted by negative pressure or the like.

Hereinafter, a case where a fluid lens is used as at least one lens will be described as an example. However, as described above, a combination of an aspherical lens, a spherical lens, a fluid lens, or the like is used as at least one lens The field of view can be adjusted by adjusting the distance between each lens and the distance between each lens and the image sensing plane.

In this case, when various types of lens combinations such as an aspherical lens, a spherical lens, and a fluid lens are used as at least one lens, the distance between each lens and the distance between each lens and the imaging surface as well as the curvature adjustment of the fluid lens are used To adjust the field of view.

When the fluid lens is used for the plurality of cameras 110 to 140, adjustment of the focus or the angle of view can be performed by adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens as described above. Therefore, the field of view and magnification can be adjusted, .

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, when a fluid lens is used for a plurality of cameras 110 to 140, a plurality of cameras 110 to 140 may be used to acquire images of various fields of view .

In other words, the vehicle 10 is required to have an image having various focal points or angle of view for safe driving of the vehicle 10 depending on the running state of the vehicle, the driver's selection situation, etc. In the embodiment of the present invention, 140 to adjust the curvature of the fluid lens to acquire images of different fields of view.

The situation determination unit 200 can determine the running state of the vehicle, the driver selection state, and the like.

For example, the situation determination unit 200 can determine the driving direction and the vehicle speed of the vehicle as well as the surrounding conditions of the vehicle (for example, weather, temperature, front-rear vehicle, For example, the situation determination unit 200 may determine the driving direction (forward or backward) of the vehicle by sensing the speed change stage, and may determine the traveling speed of the vehicle through the vehicle speed sensor.

In addition, the situation determination unit 200 can determine the field of view selected by the driver as the driver selection state. For example, the vehicle 10 may be provided with various input devices (e.g., buttons, switches, touch screens, etc.) for receiving the driver's selection so that the driver can select the view of the acquired image, The controller 200 can determine the field of view selected by the driver according to the input of various input devices.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the situation determination unit 200 detects the running direction of the vehicle, the vehicle speed, and the surrounding conditions of the vehicle as the running condition of the vehicle is described as an example. However, 200 can determine various driving situations in which adjustment of the focus and angle of view of the plurality of cameras 110 to 140 is required.

In this way, in the embodiment of the present invention, the driving state of the vehicle 10 is determined by the control unit 300, which will be described later, according to the running state of the vehicle 10, at least one of the plurality of cameras 110 to 140, So that the focus or the angle of view can be adjusted by adjusting the curvature.

The control unit 300 may adjust the focus or angle of view of at least one of the plurality of cameras 110 to 140 by adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens according to the determination result of the situation determination unit 200 described above.

In other words, the control unit 300 can adjust the focus or angle of view by adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens by adjusting the current, voltage, or pressure applied to the fluid lens according to the running state of the vehicle 10. [

The control unit 300 may previously store the curvature information of the fluid lens corresponding to the focus or the angle of view of the image required according to the driving situation of the vehicle 10 and may store the curvature information of the plurality of cameras 110 to 140 At least one fluid lens curvature can be adjusted.

In other words, the vehicle 10 can be classified into various types depending on the driving situation such as AVM (Around View Monitor), LDW (Lane Departure Warning), FCW (Forward Collision Warning), ADB (Adaptive Driving Beam), BSD And a parking assist system), and it is also possible to provide a function of adjusting the curvature of at least one of the plurality of cameras 110 to 140 according to various functions provided in the vehicle 10 .

Accordingly, the control unit 300 may store at least one fluid lens curvature information of the plurality of cameras 110 to 140 for each function provided in the vehicle 10 as described above, The fluid lens curvature of at least one of the fluid lenses 110 to 140 may be stored to adjust the focus or angle of view.

Hereinafter, a case where the control unit 300 adjusts the focus and angle of view of a plurality of cameras 110 to 140 according to the driving situation of the vehicle 10 will be described in detail.

3 and 4 are schematic views illustrating the angle of view of the first camera 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention. When the vehicle 10 is at a reference speed or less, A traffic sign, and a forward vehicle located near the front of the vehicle 10 by adjusting the wide angle A11 to the wide angle A11. When the vehicle 10 exceeds the reference speed, the first camera 110 Can be adjusted to the narrow angle A12 to acquire images of pedestrians, traffic signs, forward vehicles, etc. located relatively far from the front of the vehicle 10.

At this time, when the angle of view of the first camera 110 is adjusted to the wide angle A11, since the focal distance is short such as a wide angle lens or a fish-eye lens and the angle of view is relatively large, When the angle of view of the first camera 110 is adjusted to the narrow angle A12, the image of the far region is obtained because the focal distance is relatively longer than that of the wide angle lens or the fisheye lens, but has a relatively narrow angle of view. It has an advantageous side.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to acquire an image of a remote area as well as a near area in front of the vehicle 10 through the first camera 110, so that an optimal view can be obtained for each function provided in the vehicle 10 .

5 and 6 are schematic views illustrating the angles of view of the second and third cameras 120 and 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The controller 300 controls the angle of view of the second and third cameras 120, 130 can be gradually reduced or increased between the wide angle A21 and the narrow angle A22.

For example, the control unit 300 may gradually reduce the angle of view of the second and third cameras 120 and 130 from the wide angle A21 as the vehicle speed increases, and adjust the angle of view to the predetermined minimum angle of view, As the vehicle speed decreases, the angle of view of the second and third cameras 120 and 130 can be gradually increased from the narrow angle A22 to a predetermined maximum angle of view, i.e., the wide angle A21.

In other words, when the vehicle 10 travels at a low speed, the control unit 300 adjusts the angle of view of the second and third cameras 120 and 130 to the wide angle A21 to implement the BSD function, When the vehicle 10 travels at a high speed, the angle of view of the second and third cameras 120 and 130 is adjusted to the narrow angle A22 so that a sufficient rear view is secured to the driver at the time of driving the vehicle.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 300 simultaneously adjusts the angle of view of the second and third cameras 120 and 130 installed on both sides of the vehicle 10 as the vehicle speed increases However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the angles of view of the second and third cameras 120 and 130 may be separately adjusted.

Although only the second camera 120 is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the third camera 130 may be similarly applied.

7 and 8 are schematic views illustrating the angle of view of the fourth camera 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The controller 300 controls the angle of view of the fourth camera 140 according to the traveling direction of the vehicle 10 or the vehicle speed. Can be adjusted to the wide angle (A31) or the narrow angle (A32).

For example, when the vehicle 10 is in the reverse state, the control unit 300 adjusts the angle of view of the fourth camera 140 to the wide angle A31 so that an image behind the vehicle 10 is acquired, When the vehicle speed is less than the reference speed, the angle of view of the fourth camera 140 is adjusted to the wide angle A31 similar to the above-described reverse state. When the vehicle speed exceeds the reference speed, It is possible to obtain an image for a long distance from the rear of the vehicle 10 relatively.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, since the field of view of the camera can be adjusted by adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens to adjust the focus or angle of view even for the same camera, it can be used even when images of different fields of view are acquired Thereby reducing the number of cameras required to acquire images required in various functions provided in the vehicle 10 as described above.

3 to 8 illustrate cases in which the angle of view of each of the cameras 110 to 140 is adjusted. However, this is merely an example for facilitating understanding of the present invention, May be adjusted to different angle of view so that the image can be obtained in an optimal view. At this time, the optimum visual field in the embodiment of the present invention can be understood as a view capable of minimizing a blind spot around the vehicle 10 in accordance with the running state of the vehicle 10. [

For example, when the angle of view of the first camera 110 is adjusted according to the vehicle speed, the angle of view can be adjusted so that the remaining cameras 120 to 130 have an optimal view.

Meanwhile, the peripheral surveillance apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention can acquire an image by adjusting the focus or angle of view of a plurality of cameras 110 to 140 by the control unit 300, A peripheral image generation unit 400 for generating a peripheral image, and a display unit 500 for displaying the generated peripheral image.

The peripheral image generating unit 400 may generate a peripheral image using at least one of the images obtained by the plurality of cameras 110 to 140. [

For example, when the angle of view of the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140 is adjusted to the wide angle, the peripheral image generating unit 400 synthesizes the first to fourth images 111 to 141 as shown in FIG. 9 It is possible to generate the peripheral image 410 that can be used for functions such as the above AVM of the top view type.

Also, the peripheral image generating unit 400 synthesizes the second to fourth images 121 to 141 obtained by the second to fourth cameras 120 to 140 having the same field of view, The peripheral image 410 of the panoramic shape behind the display unit 10 can be formed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the peripheral image generating unit 400 generates a peripheral image by combining a plurality of images obtained from two or more cameras among the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140 will be described as an example However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the peripheral image generation unit 400 may generate an image obtained from at least one of the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140 as peripheral images.

Meanwhile, when the peripheral image generating unit 400 generates the peripheral images using the images acquired by the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140, when the images having different angle of view are synthesized, .

In other words, an image obtained with a wide angle of view can acquire an image with a wide field of view. On the other hand, since distortions that are curved toward the outer edge of the image become prominent, radial distortion is more pronounced. You can go through the process.

For example, when generating a panoramic image as shown in FIG. 10, the angle of view of the second and third cameras 120 and 130 is adjusted to be narrow and the angle of view of the fourth camera 140 is adjusted to be wide The distortion of the image obtained by the fourth camera 140 is corrected in order to synthesize the image obtained by the second and third cameras 120 and 130 and the image obtained by the fourth camera 140, You can do it.

In this case, the image obtained by the fourth camera 140 in FIG. 10 may have a wider field of view than the image obtained by the second and third cameras 120 and 130 due to the difference in the angle of view, In this case, regions of predetermined sizes may be synthesized from the images obtained by the fourth camera 140 and the second and third cameras 120 and 130, respectively, have.

The display unit 500 may display the peripheral image generated by the peripheral image generating unit 400 and the display unit 500 may display the navigation image such as navigation, HUD, AV system, A display device provided in the inside mirror may be used, or a plurality of the above-described various display devices may be used.

Meanwhile, the control unit 300 analyzes the images acquired by the cameras 110 to 140 to warn the driver when an obstacle such as a pedestrian or another vehicle exists around the vehicle 10, Not only can it be prevented in advance, but also warn the driver in the event of a possibility of a safety accident such as a lane departure.

The controller 300 can notify the driver of the possibility of a safety accident as described above through sound or a screen. The vehicle may be provided with a sound or screen output device capable of warning a driver of a possibility of a safety accident as described above.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the controller 300 includes an obstacle in the surrounding image, the controller 300 informs the driver of the obstacle. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. (For example, an ultrasonic sensor, an infrared sensor, a radar, etc.) for detecting an obstacle around the vehicle can be provided in order to prevent a safety accident from occurring, It is possible.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of monitoring a vehicle periphery according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, in the vicinity monitoring method of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, at first, the curvature of at least one of the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140 is adjusted according to the function of the vehicle (S110).

For example, the vehicle 10 may provide various functions such as AVM, LDW, FCW, ADB, BSD, and SPAS as described above, and the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140 At least one fluid lens curvature is adjusted to adjust the focus or angle of view.

Further, the vehicle function may be selected by the driver or may be automatically selected in accordance with the running condition of the vehicle.

When the vehicle function is automatically selected according to the driving situation of the vehicle, the control unit 300 can store the available functions for each driving situation in advance, and if a plurality of functions are available, A function having a higher priority may be selected.

At step S120, a surrounding image is generated using at least one of the first to fourth images acquired by the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140. [

In this case, when two or more images among the images obtained by the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140 are combined to generate a surrounding image, when the synthesized images have different angle of view, ≪ / RTI >

The generated peripheral image is displayed on the display unit 500 (S130).

A method of adjusting the angle of view by adjusting the curvature of at least one of the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140 in step S110 of FIG. 11 will be described below.

12 is an example of a method of adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens of the first camera. First, the vehicle speed of the vehicle 10 is determined (S121).

When the determined vehicle speed is equal to or lower than the reference speed (S122), the wide angle of view of the first camera 110 is adjusted (S123). If the determined vehicle speed exceeds the reference speed, (S124).

13 is an example of a method of adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens of the second and third cameras. First, it is determined whether the vehicle speed is increased (S131). If it is determined that the vehicle speed is increased, , 130 are gradually decreased from the wide angle to a predetermined minimum angle of view, that is, to a narrow angle (S132).

If the vehicle speed is decreased (S133), the angle of view of the second and third cameras 120 and 130 is gradually increased and adjusted to be increased to a predetermined maximum angle of view, that is, a wide angle (S134).

At this time, the rate of change according to the vehicle speed between the minimum angle of view and the maximum angle of view may be pre-designated in the above-described steps S133 and S134.

13, the case where the vehicle speed is increased first is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the case where the vehicle speed decreases may be determined first.

FIG. 14 is an example of a method of adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens of the fourth camera. First, the direction of travel of the vehicle is determined by sensing the speed change stage (S141).

If the vehicle is in the forward state (S142), the vehicle speed of the vehicle is equal to or lower than the reference speed (S143), the angle of view of the fourth camera 140 is adjusted to the wide angle (S144) The angle of view of the fourth camera 140 is adjusted to a narrow angle (S145).

If the vehicle is in the backward state (S146), the angle of view of the fourth camera 140 is adjusted to the wide angle (S147).

Although the methods of adjusting the angle of view of the first to fourth cameras 110 to 140 are described in FIGS. 12 to 14, these are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the present invention, The first to fourth cameras 110 to 140 can be controlled so that the curvature of the fluid lens is adjusted for each function to be used according to the driving state of the vehicle so as to have an optimum angle of view.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and range of the claims and the equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention Should be interpreted.

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Claims (15)

An image acquiring unit including at least one camera in which a fluid lens is used;
A peripheral image generation unit for generating a peripheral image using the image acquired by the image acquisition unit; And
And a control unit for adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens to adjust the field of view of the at least one camera. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one camera comprises:
A peripheral surveillance system for a vehicle, comprising first to fourth cameras installed in front, rear, left, and right directions of the vehicle. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the peripheral image generating unit comprises:
Wherein at least one of the images acquired by the first to fourth cameras is combined to generate the peripheral image. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein at least one of focus and angle of view of at least one camera is adjusted by adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens of the at least one camera for each vehicle function using images acquired in different fields of view. 5. The method of claim 4,
The vehicle function includes:
A vehicle including at least one of Around View Monitoring (AVM), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Adaptive Driving Beam (ADB), Blind Spot Detection (BSD) Surrounding monitoring device. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a situation determination unit for determining a driving situation of the vehicle or a driver selection situation,
Wherein,
And adjusts the visual field by adjusting a curvature of the fluid lens according to the determination result of the situation determination unit. The method according to claim 6,
The running condition of the vehicle is,
A vehicle surroundings monitoring device comprising at least one of a running direction of a vehicle, a vehicle speed, and a surrounding environment of a vehicle. An image acquiring unit including at least one camera in which at least one lens is used;
A peripheral image generation unit for generating a peripheral image using the image acquired by the image acquisition unit; And
And a controller for adjusting the field of view of the at least one camera. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the at least one lens comprises:
A peripheral monitoring device of a vehicle comprising a fluid lens. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein,
And adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens to adjust the visual field. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the at least one lens comprises:
A peripheral device for a vehicle, comprising a combination of an aspherical lens, a spherical lens, and a fluid lens. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein,
And adjusts the visual field by adjusting a distance between the at least one lens and a distance between the at least one lens and the image sensing plane. Obtaining an image from at least one camera in which a fluid lens is used;
Adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens to adjust the field of view of the at least one camera; And
And generating a surrounding image using the image obtained according to the adjusted field of view. 14. The method of claim 13,
The step of adjusting the field of view comprises:
And adjusting at least one of focus and angle of view of the at least one camera. 14. The method of claim 13,
Further comprising the step of determining a running state of the vehicle or a driver's selection state,
The step of adjusting the field of view comprises:
And adjusting the curvature of the fluid lens of the at least one camera according to a view required by the driving situation of the vehicle or the driver's selection situation.

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