KR20170093499A - Environment monitoring apparatus and method for vehicle - Google Patents

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KR20170093499A
KR20170093499A KR1020160014975A KR20160014975A KR20170093499A KR 20170093499 A KR20170093499 A KR 20170093499A KR 1020160014975 A KR1020160014975 A KR 1020160014975A KR 20160014975 A KR20160014975 A KR 20160014975A KR 20170093499 A KR20170093499 A KR 20170093499A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to an environment monitoring apparatus for a vehicle and a method thereof and, more specifically, to an environment monitoring apparatus for a vehicle and a method thereof, which can monitor the front or the rear of a vehicle. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the environment monitoring apparatus comprises: an image acquisition unit comprising an image acquisition module having a plurality of camera modules acquiring a front image and a rear image of a vehicle; an operation state determination unit determining an operation state of a camera module acquiring the rear image of the camera modules; and a control unit changing the position of the image acquisition module for a camera module acquiring the front image to acquire the rear image when determining that the camera module acquiring the rear image is out of order.

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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 and method for monitoring a vehicle, and more particularly, to a peripheral device and method for monitoring a vehicle front and rear.

Generally, the vehicle is equipped with a side mirror that allows the driver to grasp the road conditions on the left or right or rear of the vehicle.

The side mirrors are installed near the front doors or front doors on both sides of the vehicle and allow the driver to recognize the side or rear road situation through the side mirrors so as to safely change the lane or maintain the safety distance. It plays a role.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a side mirror according to the related art. Since the side mirror 10 according to the related art is installed to protrude from both sides of the vehicle with a considerable size outward, air resistance There is a problem that the fuel consumption is decreased, the noise is increased, and the possibility of breakage due to external impact is high.

In recent years, studies have been conducted to use a camera instead of a side mirror in order to reduce the air resistance when the vehicle is running and reduce the possibility of breakage due to an external impact. However, since the camera is continuously exposed to the outside, There is a possibility that the vehicle is likely to be infiltrated and may be damaged due to an external impact and it is difficult to recognize the road situation on the side or rear of the vehicle when the camera is broken.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0117807 (Oct. 10, 2014)

The object of the present invention is to provide a camera module for acquiring an image of the front and rear of a vehicle when monitoring the periphery of the vehicle through a camera replacing the side mirror, And a camera module for acquiring a forward image when the failure of the vehicle is detected by the camera module.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a peripheral device and method for a vehicle that includes a plurality of camera modules for acquiring a forward image and a backward image of a vehicle, thereby extending a recognition range capable of recognizing an object located in front of the vehicle as well as behind the vehicle.

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.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for monitoring the environment of a vehicle, comprising: an image acquisition unit including an image acquisition module having a plurality of camera modules for acquiring a forward image and a backward image of the vehicle; An operation state determination unit for determining an operation state of the camera module that acquires the backward image of the camera module, and a camera module for acquiring the forward image when the operation state of the camera module for acquiring the backward image is determined to be failure And a controller for changing the position of the image acquisition module to acquire the backward image.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of monitoring a vehicle periphery, the method comprising: receiving at least one image acquisition module including a plurality of camera modules for acquiring a forward image and a backward image of a vehicle, The method includes obtaining an image, determining an operation state of a camera module that acquires the backward image among the plurality of cameras, and acquiring the backward image according to the determined operation state And changing the position of the at least one image acquisition module.

Other specific details of the invention 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.

It is possible to acquire the rear image of the vehicle through the camera module that acquires the forward image of the vehicle when a failure of the camera module that acquires the rear image of the vehicle occurs, thereby reducing the possibility of a vehicle accident.

In addition, since the camera module for acquiring the forward image of the vehicle together with the rear image of the vehicle is provided, it is possible to easily recognize the object existing in the blind spot in the front of the vehicle.

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 schematic view showing a side mirror according to a conventional technique;
2 is a block diagram showing a peripheral device for monitoring a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image acquisition module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a schematic view illustrating an angle of view of an image acquisition module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a schematic view showing a vehicle front recognition range by an image acquisition module according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a schematic view showing an image acquisition module in which a camera module for acquiring a forward image according to an embodiment of the present invention is repositioned to acquire a rear image.
FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing an adjustment process of a rear image of a camera module for acquiring a forward image according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
8 is a block diagram showing a peripheral device for monitoring a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a method of monitoring a vehicle periphery according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
10 is a flowchart showing a method of monitoring a vehicle periphery according to another 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 comprise are used in a generic sense to refer to the presence or addition of one or more other elements, steps, operations and / or elements other than the stated elements, steps, operations and / It is used not to exclude. And "and / or" include each and any combination of one or more of the mentioned items.

Further, the embodiments described herein will be described with reference to cross-sectional views and / or schematic drawings that 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 component may be somewhat enlarged or reduced in view of convenience of explanation. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an apparatus and a method for peripheral monitoring of a vehicle according to embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a peripheral device 1 for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an image acquisition unit 100, an operation state determination unit 200, and a control unit 300.

The image acquisition unit 100 may include at least one image acquisition module 110 or 120 installed on at least one side of the vehicle to acquire a forward image and a backward image of the vehicle.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a case where the image acquisition unit 100 includes a plurality of image acquisition modules 110 and 120 installed on both front doors or front doors of a vehicle will be described. The number of the image acquisition modules included in the image acquisition unit 100, the installation position, and the like may be variously changed as needed.

3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image acquisition module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the image acquisition unit 100 may include a first image acquisition module 110 and a second image acquisition module 120 installed on both sides of the vehicle, In the embodiment of the present invention, when the first image acquiring module 110 is installed near the left front door or the front door of the vehicle and the second image acquiring module 120 is installed near the right front door or the front door of the vehicle For example.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first image acquiring module 110 and the second image acquiring module 120 are installed on both sides of the vehicle by the first image acquiring module 110 and the second image acquiring module 120 This is because it is preferable to install the camera at a position far from the center of the vehicle in order to enlarge the view of the obtained forward and backward images as much as possible.

The first image acquiring module 110 includes a first camera module 111, a second camera module 112 and a first mounting member 113 (see FIG. 1) in which a first camera module 111 and a second camera module 112 are mounted. ).

The first camera module 111 and the second camera module 112 may acquire a forward image of the vehicle and a second camera module 112 may acquire a rear image of the vehicle, Depending on the required angle of view, the number of cameras or the type of lens (e.g., wide-angle lens or narrow-angle lens) may vary.

Although the first camera module 111 acquires the forward image of the vehicle and the second camera module 112 acquires the backward image of the vehicle in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, The first camera module 111 and the second camera module 112 may acquire the lateral image according to the angle of view as well as the forward and backward images, respectively.

The first mounting member 113 may be rotatably mounted on the vehicle and may be connected to an actuator such as a motor or a solenoid to change the positions of the first camera module 111 and the second camera module 112 As shown in FIG.

For example, when the first camera module 111 acquires the forward image of the vehicle and the first mounting member 113 rotates while the second camera module 112 acquires the rear image of the vehicle, 1 camera module 111 acquires the rear image of the vehicle, and the second camera module 112 acquires the forward image of the vehicle.

Hereinafter, a case where the first camera module 111 acquires the forward image of the vehicle and the second camera module 112 acquires the backward image of the vehicle will be described in the following embodiments of the present invention .

In the embodiment of the present invention, a case where the angle of view of the first camera module 111 is larger than the angle of view of the second camera module 112 will be described as an example. However, The angle of view of the first camera module 111 and the second camera module 112 may be variously changed.

The second image acquisition module 120 may include a third camera module 121, a fourth camera module 122, a third camera module 121 and a fourth camera module 121, similar to the first image acquisition module 110 And a second mounting member 123 on which the second mounting member 122 is mounted.

The third camera module 121 acquires the forward image of the vehicle and the fourth camera module 122 acquires the rear image of the vehicle and the third camera module 121 and the fourth camera module 122 And may be provided on both sides of a second mounting member 123 rotatably installed in the vehicle.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the third camera module 121 acquires the front image of the vehicle at first, the fourth camera module 122 acquires the rear image of the vehicle, and the second mounting member 123 rotates A case in which the direction of acquiring an image is changed will be described as an example.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a case where the angle of view of the third camera module 121 is larger than the angle of view of the fourth camera module 122 will be described as an example. However, The angle of view of the third camera module 121 and the fourth camera module 122 may be variously changed.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first camera module 111 and the third camera module 121 recognize an object located in front of the vehicle, and when it is determined as an emergency, the AEB (Autonomous Emergency Braking And the second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 122 are used for the purpose of the outside mirror for allowing the driver to grasp the road conditions on the left or right or rear of the vehicle I will explain it.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the angle of view of the first camera 111 and the third camera 121 for acquiring the forward image of the vehicle corresponds to the second camera 112 and the fourth camera 122 In order to realize a large angle of view, when a wide angle lens or a fisheye lens is used in a camera, the distortion of the image, that is, the radial distortion, becomes more pronounced toward the outer portion of the lens So as to prevent the occurrence of distortion in the rear image of the vehicle which is considered to be relatively more important in safety driving.

In other words, when radial distortion occurs in the rear image of the vehicle, there is a high possibility that the driver misidentifies the position of the object located on the side or rear of the vehicle, the distance to the object, etc., The second camera 112 and the fourth camera 122 that acquire the rear image of the vehicle have a smaller angle of view than the first camera 111 and the third camera 121 that acquire the forward image of the vehicle Can be understood.

4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an angle of view of an image acquisition module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the first camera module 111 and the third camera module 121 serve to increase the angle of view of the camera 500 installed in the vehicle for use of the AEB system, It is possible to extend the recognition range of an object located in a blind spot in front of the vehicle at an intersection.

For example, when the angle of view of the camera 500 for the AEB system mounted on the vehicle is A1 and the angle of view of the first camera module 111 and the third camera module 121 is A2, And extends the recognition range in which the object to be located can be recognized.

4, the angle of view of the camera 500 for the AEB system installed in the vehicle is partially overlapped with the angle of view of the first camera module 111 and the third camera module 121. However, The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the angle of view of the camera 500 for an AEB system installed in a vehicle may be different from the angle of view of the first camera module 111 and the third camera module 121, May be separated.

In other words, since the camera 500 for the AEB system, which is basically installed in the vehicle, is generally installed in the vicinity of the center line of the vehicle (for example, a windshield or an inside mirror) However, in the embodiment of the present invention, due to the angle of view by the first camera module 111 and the third camera module 121, the recognition range capable of recognizing the object located in front of the vehicle can be increased .

Accordingly, when the vehicle turns in the left or right direction at an intersection or the like as shown in Fig. 5, even when the driver is unable to confirm the object by the A filler or the like, the object located in the turning direction can be recognized more easily .

At this time, FIG. 5 can be understood as an example of a case where the vehicle recognizes a pedestrian located in the left front of the vehicle when the vehicle makes a left turn at an intersection.

The second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 113 may acquire a rear image of the vehicle and may have a view angle A3 smaller than the view angle A2 of the first camera module 111 and the third camera module 121, Lt; / RTI >

The angle of view of the first camera module 111 and the third camera module 121 is larger than the angle of view of the second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 113 in the embodiment of the present invention, If the angle of view of the rear image is large, the radial distortion increases. Therefore, it is difficult to accurately recognize the road situation behind the vehicle. When the problem such as radial distortion is solved, the first camera module 111 and the third camera module The second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 113 may be identical to the second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 113. The angle of view of the second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 113 may be the same as that of the first camera module 111, And the angle of view of the third camera module 121 may be larger.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the operation state determination unit 200 may determine the operation states of the second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 122, which acquire a rear image of the vehicle.

The operation state determination unit 200 determines the operation states of the second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 122 that acquire the backward image of the vehicle. However, This is because the rear road situation is more important than the front side of the vehicle in terms of safe driving.

The operation state determination unit 200 may determine the operation state of at least one of the second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 122 and may determine the operation state of at least one of the second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 122, It is possible to determine the operation state depending on whether or not the video signal is input from at least one of the video signal and the video signal.

For example, the operation state determination unit 200 may determine that a failure has occurred in the camera module in which the video signal is not normally input, among the second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 122.

The control unit 300 may display an image obtained from at least one of the first image acquiring module 110 and the second image acquiring module 120 through a display device provided in the vehicle.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the display device may be a navigation device, a HUD, an AV system, or the like, and the display device may be separately provided.

If it is determined that a failure has occurred in at least one of the second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 122 as a result of the determination by the operation state determination unit 200, And at least one of the first camera module 111 and the third camera module 121 may rotate the at least one of the first camera module 111 and the second mounting module 123 so as to obtain a rear image of the vehicle.

For example, when a failure occurs in the second camera module 112, the controller 300 rotates the first mounting member 113 so that the first camera module 111 acquires a rear image of the vehicle as shown in FIG. 6 .

At this time, when the first mounting module 113 is rotated and the rear image of the vehicle is acquired by the first camera module 111 because the angle of view of the first camera module 111 and the second camera module 112 are different from each other, A portion of the rear image acquired by the first camera module 111 may be removed to have the same angle of view as that of the second camera module 112 in order to prevent a driver from being disturbed by the angle of view angle.

For example, when a failure occurs in the second camera module 112 and the first camera module 111 acquires a rear image of the vehicle, the controller 300 acquires a rear image of the vehicle by the first camera 111 A part of the image I1 is removed and the image I2 having the same angle of view as that of the second camera module 112 is adjusted.

In this case, the dotted line in FIG. 7 indicates the image I1 before adjustment, which can be understood to show the difference between before and after adjustment.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, when a failure occurs in the camera module for acquiring the rear image of the vehicle, the camera module for acquiring the forward image of the vehicle acquires the rear image of the vehicle, It is possible to prevent a vehicle accident that may occur due to the failure to acquire the backward image due to the obstacle.

The operation state determining unit 200 determines the operation state of the camera module included in the first image acquiring module 110 and the second image acquiring module 120, The present invention is not limited to this, and the control unit 300 may control the rotation of at least one of the first mounting member 113 and the second mounting member 123 in response to an external input signal, 2 mounting member 123 may be rotated.

8 is a block diagram illustrating a vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8, a vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an image acquisition unit 100, an operation state determination unit 200, a control unit 300, and an external input unit 400 In the other embodiments of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same components as those in FIG. 1 described above.

In the other embodiment of the present invention, the image acquisition unit 100, the operation state determination unit 200, and the control unit 300 have the same functions as those of the above-described embodiment, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The external input unit 400 may include various switches or buttons provided in the vehicle and the driver may operate the external input unit 400 according to need, At least one of the first mounting member 113 and the second mounting member 123 can be rotated on the basis of an external input signal input through the input unit 400.

For example, when a video signal is normally input from the second camera module 112 or the fourth camera module 122, or when the second camera module 112 and the fourth camera module 122 are damaged, The controller 300 can control the operation of the external input unit 400 according to an external input signal input through the external input unit 400. In this case, The first mounting member 113 or the second mounting member 123 can be rotated.

As described above, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the first mounting member 113 and the second mounting member 123 can be rotated through the external input unit 400 in addition to the operation state determination unit 200, It is possible to check the rear image of the vehicle even when the signal is inputted, even if the image is difficult to check, so that the accident of the vehicle can be prevented in advance.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of monitoring a vehicle periphery according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 illustrates an example of changing a position of an image acquisition module according to a determination result of the operation state determination unit 200.

Referring to FIG. 9, a method of monitoring a periphery of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of cameras 111, 112, and 121 that are installed on at least one side of a vehicle and acquire a forward image and a backward image, 122 and an image acquisition module 110, 120 having the image acquisition module 120 (S110).

The operating states of the camera modules 112 and 122 for acquiring the rear image of the vehicle are determined (S120).

If it is determined that a failure occurs in the camera modules 112 and 122 that acquire the rear image of the vehicle at step S130, the camera modules 111 and 121, which acquire the forward image of the vehicle, (S140).

10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of changing the position of an image acquisition module according to an external input signal input through the external input unit 400. FIG. Yes.

Referring to FIG. 10, a method of monitoring a periphery of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of cameras 111, 112, and 121 that are installed on at least one side of a vehicle and acquire a forward image and a backward image, 122 and acquires the forward and backward images of the vehicle through the image acquisition modules 110 and 120 (S210).

It is determined whether an external input signal for changing the position of the image acquisition modules 110 and 120 is inputted through the external input unit 400 at step S220.

When it is determined that an external input signal is inputted through the external input unit 400, the camera module 111 or 121, which acquires the forward image of the vehicle, changes the position of the image acquisition module to acquire the backward image of the vehicle S230).

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 detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

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An image acquisition unit including an image acquisition module including a plurality of camera modules for acquiring a forward image and a backward image of the vehicle;
An operation state determiner for determining an operation state of the camera module for acquiring the backward image of the plurality of camera modules; And
And a controller for changing a position of the image acquisition module so that the camera module for acquiring the forward image acquires the rear image when the operation state of the camera module for acquiring the backward image is determined to be a failure, Device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the image acquisition module comprises:
Wherein at least one of the two sides of the vehicle is installed on at least one side of the vehicle. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the image acquisition module comprises:
And a control unit
Wherein each of the plurality of image acquisition modules comprises:
Wherein the front and rear doors are installed near both front doors or front doors of the vehicle. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the image acquisition module comprises:
And a mounting member on which the plurality of camera modules are mounted,
Wherein,
And rotates the mounting member to change the position of the image acquisition module. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the camera module for acquiring the forward image among the plurality of camera modules comprises:
Wherein the camera module has a larger angle of view than the camera module that acquires the backward image. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
A part of the backward image acquired by the camera module acquiring the forward image so that the backward image acquired by the camera acquiring the forward image and the backward image acquired by the camera acquiring the backward image have the same angle of view, The peripheral surveillance of the vehicle to be removed. The method according to claim 1,
And an external input unit to which an external input signal for changing the position of the at least one image acquisition module is inputted. Acquiring the forward and backward images through at least one image acquisition module having a plurality of camera modules for acquiring a forward image and a backward image of the vehicle;
Determining an operation state of a camera module that acquires the backward image among the plurality of cameras; And
And changing a position of the at least one image acquisition module so that the camera module acquiring the forward image according to the determined operation state acquires the backward image. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the camera module for acquiring the forward image among the plurality of camera modules comprises:
Wherein the camera module has a larger angle of view than the camera module that acquires the backward image. 9. The method of claim 8,
A part of the backward image acquired by the camera module acquiring the forward image so that the backward image acquired by the camera acquiring the forward image and the backward image acquired by the camera acquiring the backward image have the same angle of view, Further comprising the step of removing the vehicle. 9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising receiving an external input signal for changing the position of the at least one image acquisition module.
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