TW201927607A - Image acquiring and stitching system for vehicle bottom and method thereof can simultaneously monitor the state of the surrounding and bottom environments of the vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an image acquiring and stitching system for a vehicle bottom and a method thereof. The present invention is an image acquiring and stitching system and a related method thereof for simultaneously monitoring the state of the surrounding and bottom environments of the vehicle. The present invention comprises at least one lighting unit, at least one first image acquiring unit, and an image processing unit. The present invention uses a hardware design that disposed of the image acquiring units around the vehicle and the corresponding vehicle bottom to stitch the acquired images. The present invention is also combined with a method for detecting the shape change of the light emitted by the lighting unit to effectively detect whether any obstacle or dangerous articles exist under the vehicle and the uneven surface on the road surface. The present invention indeed achieves comprehensive and all-weather monitoring in the presence of obstacles under the vehicle before the vehicle is started, and effectively saves the labor cost and improves the accuracy of the vehicle chassis check.

Description

Image capturing and splicing system and method at the bottom of vehicle

The invention relates to an image capturing and splicing system and method for the bottom of a vehicle, in particular to an image capturing and splicing system and related method that can synchronously monitor the state around the vehicle and the bottom environment.

According to press, in the current vehicle driving safety field, the use of machine vision to obtain environmental image information, and the simultaneous analysis of road conditions and the surrounding environment of the vehicle and other technologies have gradually become the standard equipment for new vehicles today. This driving safety system is called vision Vision-based intelligence transpoitation system has evolved from the only rear reversing surveillance and front and side surveillance in the early days to full vehicle surveillance. The use of multiple cameras to monitor the surrounding environment of the vehicle has become The mainstream of development, one of the inventors applied for the invention patent of the Republic of China on the "vehicle monitoring system and method" No. I585723 on December 31, 104, which was developed based on this concept. The detection system (Around View Detecting System, AVDS) aims to use the visual distance detection (Visual Distance Detection, VDD) technology and the surround view monitoring system (AVMS) to protect the vehicle; however, the conventional vehicle surrounding detection The technology is only used to solve the need to detect the outside view of the car, but it cannot effectively let the driver see the situation under the vehicle.

Republic of China Patent No. M524490 "Circumference Auxiliary Device" is used to solve the above problems. This patent is mainly applicable to a vehicle. The device is mainly composed of a lens It consists of a group, an image processing module and a display unit. Among them, the lens group can shoot a plurality of external images around the vehicle; the image processing module includes an image splicing processing unit and an image delay processing unit, and the image splicing processing unit can splice the above external images into the exterior landscape image, The image delay processing unit can divide the surrounding image of the vehicle overlapping the travel path into a plurality of delay images according to one travel path of the vehicle, and start from the delay images of the adjacent vehicle bottom images according to a delay time, and paste in sequence It fits on the vehicle bottom image separated by the outside environment image; the display unit can display a full perspective image formed by the above image delayed processing of the outside environment image and the vehicle bottom image; this patent is designed to be able to look around The camera system (AVMS) displays the status of the vehicle under the vehicle, that is, the image delay technology is used to paste the road surface image taken by the previous time surround view camera system (AVMS) to the next time surround view camera system (AVMS) image. , And achieve a full perspective image; however, this method can not only display the real image of the bottom of the vehicle, but can only be used for the state of the vehicle traveling, if the vehicle is in the moment of starting and there is no image of the previous time can be fitted , The driver is still unable to effectively monitor the status of the bottom of the vehicle. For some animals like cats and dogs who like to rest under the car, or there are obstacles under the car, this system still cannot effectively let the driver understand the whole picture of the bottom of the car ; Therefore, how to effectively detect whether there are obstacles or dangerous objects under the vehicle, and the unevenness of the road surface through innovative hardware design, to solve the traditional use of human power for vehicle chassis inspection with low accuracy The shortcomings are still the problems that need to be continuously overcome and solved by developers of related industries such as vehicle driving safety systems and related researchers.

Today, the inventor is considering that the traditional vehicle bottom image capture system still has many shortcomings in actual implementation, so it is a tireless spirit, which is supplemented by its rich professional knowledge and many years of practical experience. Improve, and research and create the present invention accordingly.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an image capturing and splicing system and method for the bottom of a vehicle, and in particular to an image capturing and splicing system and related method that can simultaneously monitor the state of the surrounding and bottom environment of the vehicle, mainly by setting The hardware design of the image capture unit around the vehicle and the corresponding bottom of the vehicle, stitching and stitching the captured image, combined with the image detection method of detecting the structural light shape change emitted by the light emitting unit, effectively detect the underside of the vehicle Whether there are obstacles or dangerous objects, and the appearance of bumps on the road surface, to solve the shortcomings of the traditional use of human power to check the chassis of the vehicle, which has low accuracy. It does achieve a comprehensive and 24/7 monitoring of the presence of obstacles under the vehicle The main advantages of the state, as well as the effective saving of labor costs and the improvement of the accuracy of the chassis inspection.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned implementation objective, the inventor proposes an image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle, which at least includes at least one light emitting unit, at least one first image capturing unit, and an image processing unit; at least one light emitting unit is provided At the bottom of a vehicle, the light-emitting unit emits a light beam including at least one structured light toward the monitoring area below the vehicle, wherein the structured light is changed by irradiating at least one obstacle in the monitoring area; at least one first image The capturing unit is disposed at the bottom of the vehicle corresponding to the light emitting unit. The first image capturing unit includes a first optical lens and a first photosensitive element connected to the first optical lens. The first optical lens captures at least one The first image is imaged on the first photosensitive element, wherein the first image includes obstacles and / or structured light located in the monitoring area; the image processing unit includes a monitoring module and an alarm that is electrically connected to the monitoring module Module, the monitoring module is electrically connected to the first image capturing unit to receive the first image captured by the first image capturing unit and monitor the state of the structured light in the first image, when the structured light changes, The warning module sends out a warning signal.

The image capturing system of the bottom of the vehicle as described above, wherein the image of the bottom of the vehicle The capturing system may be further provided with a display unit electrically connected to the first image capturing unit, and the display unit displays the first image.

As described above, in the image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle, the display unit is provided inside the vehicle.

As described above, in the image capturing system at the bottom of a vehicle, the light-emitting unit is one of a light-emitting diode, a laser diode, or a light-emitting element for outputting a light beam.

As mentioned above, in the image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle, the structured light system is one of grids, straight lines, regularly arranged points or irregularly arranged points.

As mentioned above, in the image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle, the first optical lens is a device such as a fisheye lens, a wide-angle lens, or a standard lens.

As mentioned above, the image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle, wherein the first photosensitive element is one of photocoupler (Charge Coupled Device, CCD) or complementary metal oxide semiconductor (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor, CMOS) and other devices .

In the image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle as described above, the warning signal is presented as one type of sound, light, image, or vibration, or a combination of two or more.

As described above, in the image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle, the light-emitting unit may further be a pulsed light source, and the pulse frequency of the pulsed light source is the same as the frequency of the image captured by the first image capturing unit.

The image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle as described above, wherein the image processing unit can further compare the front-to-back difference of the first image captured by the first image capturing unit to determine the change of structured light.

In addition, in order to achieve the above-mentioned implementation objective, the inventor proposes another vehicle The bottom image stitching system at least includes an image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle as described above, at least one second image capturing unit, and an image stitching unit; at least one second image capturing unit corresponds to the first image The position of the capturing unit is set around the vehicle. The second image capturing unit includes a second optical lens and a second photosensitive element connected to the second optical lens, wherein the second optical lens captures the periphery of the vehicle At least one second image is imaged on the second photosensitive element; the image splicing unit includes a receiving module electrically connected to the first image capturing unit and the second image capturing unit, and an electrically connected receiving module For the splicing module of the group, the receiving module receives the first image and the second image and transmits it to the splicing module. The splicing module converts the first image and the second image into bird's eye images, and then stitches to form a stitched image.

As described above for the image stitching system at the bottom of the vehicle, the second optical lens is a device such as a fisheye lens, a wide-angle lens, or a standard lens.

In the image stitching system of the vehicle bottom as described above, the second photosensitive element is one of photoelectric coupling element (CCD) or complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS).

In the image stitching system at the bottom of the vehicle as described above, the display unit can be further electrically connected to the image stitching unit, and the display unit displays the stitched image.

Furthermore, in order to achieve the implementation objective of the image capture and splicing system at the bottom of the vehicle, the inventors are studying the following implementation techniques; first, use a light emitting unit provided at the bottom of a vehicle to emit towards the monitoring area below the vehicle. At least one beam of structured light; then, using a first optical lens built into the first image capturing unit at the bottom of the vehicle corresponding to the light emitting unit to capture at least one first image on a first connected to the first optical lens Imaging on a photosensitive element, where the first image includes obstacles and / or structured light located in the monitoring area; A monitoring module built in the image processing unit electrically connected to the first image capturing unit receives the first image and monitors the state of the structured light in the first image. When the structured light changes, it is built into the image processing The warning module that the unit is electrically connected to the monitoring module sends out a warning signal; afterwards, a second optical built-in second image capturing unit corresponding to the position of the first image capturing unit is installed around the vehicle The lens captures at least one second image around the vehicle to image on a second photosensitive element connected to the second optical lens; finally, a built-in image splicing unit is electrically connected to the first image capturing unit respectively The receiving module of the second image capturing unit receives the first image and the second image and transmits it to a splicing module electrically connected to the splicing module. The splicing module converts the first image and the second image into bird's eye images, respectively After that, the stitching seam is combined to form a stitching image.

The image capturing and splicing method of the vehicle bottom as described above, wherein the first image capturing unit can be further electrically connected to a display unit, and the display unit displays the first image.

The image capturing and stitching method of the vehicle bottom as described above, wherein the image stitching unit can be further electrically connected to the display unit, and the display unit displays the stitched image.

As described above for the image capturing and stitching method at the bottom of the vehicle, the light emitting unit may further be a pulsed light source, and the pulse frequency of the pulsed light source is the same as the frequency of the image captured by the first image capturing unit.

The image capturing and stitching method of the vehicle bottom as described above, wherein the image processing unit can further compare the front-to-back difference of the first image captured by the first image capturing unit to determine the change of structured light.

In this way, the image capturing and stitching system and method of the vehicle bottom of the present invention are mainly designed by the hardware design of the image capturing unit looped around the vehicle and the corresponding vehicle bottom to stitch and stitch the captured images , Combined with the detection of changes in the shape of structured light emitted by the light-emitting unit The image detection method can effectively detect whether there are obstacles or dangerous objects under the vehicle, as well as the unevenness of the road surface, and indeed achieve a comprehensive and 24/7 monitoring of the presence of obstacles under the vehicle before the vehicle is started, and effectively save labor costs Main advantages such as improving the accuracy of vehicle chassis inspection; in addition, the image capture and splicing system and method of the bottom of the vehicle of the present invention are mainly based on the surround view detection system (AVDS) of the camera image capture unit around the vehicle The camera is installed at the bottom of the vehicle to match the obtained image of the bottom of the vehicle with the image obtained by the surround view detection system, and indeed achieves the image detection and warning of obstacles when the vehicle is moving forward, backward or starting, to avoid driver negligence The neglect and crushing of small animals or potholes existing at the bottom of the vehicle caused an irreparable tragedy. Finally, the image capturing and splicing system and method of the bottom of the vehicle of the present invention mainly automatically detect light emission by the camera The change of the structural light emitted by the unit to detect the presence of high convex or concave obstacles on the bottom of the vehicle can effectively solve the shortcomings of traditional vehicle manual chassis inspection with low accuracy, and can be used at night by The light source of the light-emitting unit illuminates and indeed achieves the advantages of all-weather application.

(1) ‧‧‧Image capture system at the bottom of the vehicle

(11) ‧‧‧Lighting unit

(111) ‧‧‧beam

(12) ‧‧‧First image capture unit

(121) ‧‧‧First optical lens

(122) ‧‧‧The first photosensitive element

(13) ‧‧‧Image processing unit

(131) ‧‧‧Monitoring module

(132) ‧‧‧Alarm module

(14) ‧‧‧Display unit

(2) ‧‧‧Vehicle

(3) ‧‧‧Monitoring area

(4) ‧‧‧ Video stitching system at the bottom of the vehicle

(41) ‧‧‧Second image capture unit

(411) ‧‧‧Second optical lens

(412) ‧‧‧Second photosensitive element

(42) ‧‧‧Image stitching unit

(421) ‧‧‧Receiving module

(422) ‧‧‧splicing module

(5) ‧‧‧Second light-emitting unit

(51) ‧‧‧Second beam

(S1) ‧‧‧Step 1

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Figure 1: Block diagram of the system structure of a preferred embodiment of the image capture system at the bottom of the vehicle of the present invention

Figure 2: Schematic diagram of the system setup of a preferred embodiment of the image capture system at the bottom of the vehicle of the present invention

Figure 3: Block diagram of the system structure of a preferred embodiment of the image stitching system at the bottom of the vehicle of the present invention

Figure 4: The system configuration of a preferred embodiment of the image stitching system at the bottom of the vehicle of the present invention intention

Figure 5: Step flow chart of the image capturing and stitching method of the vehicle bottom of the present invention

In order to facilitate your examination committee to understand the technical features, content, advantages and achievable effects of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail in conjunction with the drawings and in the form of expressions of the embodiments, and the drawings used therein, Its purpose is only for illustration and supplementary description, and may not be the true scale and precise configuration after the implementation of the present invention, so it should not be interpreted and limited to the relationship between the scale and the configuration of the attached drawings, and the scope of the present invention in the actual implementation is limited , He Xianming.

First of all, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which is a block diagram of the system structure of a preferred embodiment of the image capture system of the vehicle bottom of the present invention, and a schematic diagram of the system setup. The image capture of the vehicle bottom of the present invention The system (1) at least includes: at least one light emitting unit (11), which is arranged at the bottom of a vehicle (2), and the light emitting unit (11) emits toward the monitoring area (3) below the vehicle (2). A beam (111) of structured light (not shown in the figure), wherein the structured light is changed by irradiating at least one obstacle (not shown in the figure) in the monitoring area (3); in addition, the light emitting unit (11 ) Is one of light-emitting diodes, laser diodes, or a light-emitting element used to output a light beam; and the structured light is a grid, a straight line, regularly arranged points, or irregularly arranged points, etc. One form; vehicle (2) is one of the transportation vehicles such as coaches, trucks, and motor homes of various sizes; in addition, the obstacles are animals such as cats and dogs, or protrusions on the ground or One of the aspects such as ditches; in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the vehicle (2) can be, for example but not limited to, a small motorhome, and the obstacle system can be, for example but not limited to, animals such as cats and dogs , A light-emitting unit (11) presented in the form of a laser diode is arranged at the bottom of the rear of the vehicle (2), and the light-emitting unit (11) is directed toward the monitor under the vehicle (2) The measurement area (3) emits light beams (111) that include structured light in the form of a grid, where the structured light changes shape due to obstacles such as cats and dogs located in the monitoring area (3); however, it must It should be noted that the number of the above-mentioned light-emitting units (11) and the composition, shape or number of the structured light emitted by them are for convenience of description, and are not limited to the scope of the present invention, and those skilled in the art are familiar with Knowing the number of different light-emitting units (11) and the composition, shape or number of the structured light emitted, as long as the shape of the structured light can be visually recognized by the image, it will not affect the actual implementation of the invention; at least A first image capturing unit (12) is located at the bottom of the vehicle (2) corresponding to the light emitting unit (11). The first image capturing unit (12) includes a first optical lens (121), and a A first photosensitive element (122) connected to the first optical lens (121), the first optical lens (121) captures at least one first image and forms an image on the first photosensitive element (122), wherein the first image includes Obstacles and / or structured light in the monitoring area (3); in addition, the first optical lens (121) is a device such as a fisheye lens, wide-angle lens, or standard lens; furthermore, the first photosensitive element (122) It is one of photoelectric coupling device (CCD) or complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) and other devices; in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a first image capturing unit (12) is correspondingly disposed on the light emitting unit (11) One side, and the first optical lens (121) built in the first image capture unit (12) and presented in the form of a fisheye lens is used to capture obstacles and structures of animals such as cats and dogs The image of light is imaged on the first photosensitive element (122) in the form of a photoelectric coupling element (CCD); and an image processing unit (13) includes a monitoring module (131) and an electrical connection monitor The warning module (132) of the module (131), the monitoring module (131) is electrically connected to the first image capturing unit (12) to receive the first image captured by the first image capturing unit (12) And monitor the state of the structured light in the first image, when the structured light changes, the warning module (132) sends out a warning signal In addition, the warning signal is presented as one type of sound, light, image or vibration, or a combination of two or more; in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the image processing unit (13) is preferably The monitoring module (131) disposed inside the vehicle (2) and built in the image processing unit (13) and electrically connected to the first image capturing unit (12) receives the first image capturing unit (12) Take the first image and monitor the state of the structured light in the first image. When the structured light changes its shape due to the obstacles of animals such as cats and dogs, it is electrically connected to the monitoring module (131). The warning module (132) built in the image processing unit (13) emits a warning signal in the form of sound to warn the driver of the vehicle (2) about the monitoring area (3) below the vehicle (2) The existence of obstacles.

In addition, the image capturing system (1) at the bottom of the vehicle may be further provided with a display unit (14) electrically connected to the first image capturing unit (12). The display unit (14) displays the first image, wherein the display unit (14) is installed inside the vehicle (2); in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display unit (14) presented in the form of a liquid crystal display is installed inside the vehicle (2) and electrically connected to the first The image capturing unit (12) is used to display the first image captured by the first image capturing unit (12), wherein the display unit (14) is preferably integrated with the image processing unit (13). (As shown by the dotted frame in Figure 1).

Furthermore, the light-emitting unit (11) may be a pulsed light source, the pulse frequency of the pulsed light source is the same as the frequency of the first image capture unit (12) to capture images; in addition, the image processing unit (13) is The first image captured by the first image capturing unit (12) can further compare the difference between the front and back of the first image to determine the change of the structured light; in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting unit (11) is a kind of presentation A pulsed light source that turns on and off, and the frequency of the pulse is the same as the frequency of the image captured by the first image capture unit (12), that is, when the light emitting unit (11) lights up, it emits a beam of structured light ( 111), the first image capturing unit (12) captures images of obstacles and structured light and It is sent to the image processing unit (13), and when the light emitting unit (11) at the next time goes out, the first image capturing unit (12) captures the image of the obstacle again and sends it to the image processing unit (13), the image The processing unit (13) subtracts the two images captured before and after for comparison. Since the difference between the two images is only the presence or absence of structured light, the two images can be left alone after subtraction For structured light images, the image processing unit (13) can more easily determine the shape change of structured light due to the presence of obstacles.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 together, which is a block diagram of the system structure of a preferred embodiment of the image stitching system of the vehicle bottom of the present invention, and a schematic diagram of the system setup, in which the image of the vehicle bottom of the present invention The stitching system (4) at least includes: an image capturing system (1) at the bottom of the vehicle as described above; at least a second image capturing unit (41) corresponding to the first image capturing unit (12) The second image capturing unit (41) includes a second optical lens (411) and a second photosensitive element (412) connected to the second optical lens (411) , Wherein the second optical lens (411) captures at least one second image around the vehicle (2) and forms an image on the second photosensitive element (412); in addition, the second optical lens (411) is a fisheye lens and a wide-angle lens Or a standard lens or the like; furthermore, the second photosensitive element (412) is one of photoelectric coupling element (CCD) or complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) and other devices; a preferred implementation of the present invention In the example, a second image capturing unit (41) is provided at the rear end of the vehicle (2) corresponding to the position of the first image capturing unit (12), is presented in the form of a fisheye lens, and is built in the first The second optical lens (411) of the two image capturing unit (41) captures the second image behind the vehicle (2) and forms an image on the second photosensitive element (412) in the form of a photoelectric coupling element (CCD); In addition, the second image capturing unit (41) can also be applied for, but not limited to, one of the inventors of the present application on December 31, 104 The image capture system in which a plurality of rings are set around the vehicle as described in the "Vehicle Monitoring System and Method" of the Republic of China Patent No. I585723, where one side of the image capture system can also be provided with a corresponding second The light-emitting unit (5) uses the optical pattern (pattern not marked) contained in the emitted second light beam (51) to detect the state of the object; and an image stitching unit (42) includes a separate A receiving module (421) that is electrically connected to the first image capturing unit (12) and the second image capturing unit (41), and a splicing module (422) that is electrically connected to the receiving module (421), and the receiving module The group (421) receives the first image and the second image and transmits it to the splicing module (422). The splicing module (422) converts the first image and the second image into bird's-eye images respectively, and performs stitching to form a stitched image. In addition, the display unit (14) can be further electrically connected to the image stitching unit (42), and the display unit (14) displays the stitched image; in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the image stitching unit (42) is preferred It is installed inside the vehicle (2) and is integrated with the image processing unit (13) and the display unit (14) (as shown by the dotted frame in Figure 3), built in the image splicing unit (42) The receiving module (421) receives the first image of the first image capturing unit (12) and the second image of the second image capturing unit (41) electrically connected to it and transmits it to the stitching module (422) ), The stitching module (422) converts the first image and the corresponding second image into bird's-eye images, and then stitches to form a stitched image. The image stitching unit (42) is electrically connected to the display unit (14) to The stitched image is displayed on the display unit (14).

Furthermore, in order for your reviewing committee to have a more in-depth and specific understanding of the present invention, please refer to FIG. 5 again, which is a flow chart of the steps of the image capturing and stitching method of the bottom of the vehicle of the present invention, in which the vehicle of the present invention The bottom image capture and stitching method mainly includes the following steps: Step one (S1): use at least one light-emitting unit provided at the bottom of a vehicle (2) (11) emit a light beam including at least one structured light toward the monitoring area (3) below the vehicle (2); in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a light emitting unit in the form of a laser diode ( 11) It is arranged at the bottom of the rear of the vehicle (2), and each light-emitting unit (11) emits a light beam (111) including structured light in a grid shape toward the monitoring area (3) below the vehicle (2) ), Where the vehicle (2) can be, for example but not limited to, a small motorhome; step two (S2): use at least one first image capturing unit disposed at the bottom of the vehicle (2) and on the side of the light emitting unit (11) (12) The built-in first optical lens (121) captures at least one first image and forms an image on a first photosensitive element (122) connected to the first optical lens (121), wherein the first image includes Obstacles and / or structured light in the area (3); in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a first image capturing unit (12) is correspondingly disposed on one side of the light emitting unit (11), and The first optical lens (121) built in the first image capturing unit (12) and presented in the form of a fisheye lens captures images of obstacles and / or structured light in the monitoring area (3) Imaging on the first photosensitive element (122) in the form of a photo-coupled element (CCD), where the obstacle system may be, for example but not limited to, animals such as cats and dogs; Step three (S3): use an electrical connection to the first The monitoring module (131) built in the image processing unit (13) of the image capturing unit (12) receives the first image and monitors the state of the structured light in the first image. When the structured light changes, it is built in The warning module (132) of the image processing unit (13) electrically connected to the monitoring module (131) emits a warning signal; in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the image processing unit (13) is preferably The monitoring module (131) disposed inside the vehicle (2) and built in the image processing unit (13) and electrically connected to the first image capture unit (12) receives the capture from the first image capture unit (12) Take the first image and monitor the state of the structured light in the first image. When the structured light changes its shape due to irradiation on obstacles such as cats and dogs, it is electrically connected to the monitoring module (131) And the warning module (132) built into the image processing unit (13) emits a warning signal in the form of sound to warn the driver of the vehicle (2) about the monitoring area (3) under the vehicle (2) The presence of obstacles within the step; Step 4 (S4): Use at least one of the built-in second image capture unit (41) corresponding to the position of the first image capture unit (12) and looped around the vehicle (2) The second optical lens (411) captures at least one second image around the vehicle (2) and forms an image on a second photosensitive element (412) connected to the second optical lens (411); a preferred implementation of the invention In the example, a second image capturing unit (41) is provided at the rear end of the vehicle (2) corresponding to the position of the first image capturing unit (12), is presented in the form of a fisheye lens, and is built in the first The second optical lens (411) of the two image capturing unit (41) captures the second image behind the vehicle (2) and forms an image on the second photosensitive element (412) in the form of a photoelectric coupling element (CCD); And Step 5 (S5): a receiving module (421) built in an image splicing unit (42) and electrically connecting the first image capturing unit (12) and the second image capturing unit (41) respectively ) Receive the first image and the second image and pass it to a splicing module (422) that is electrically connected to it. The splicing module (422) converts the first image and the second image into bird's-eye images and stitches them together. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the image stitching unit (42) is preferably disposed inside the vehicle (2) and integrated with the image processing unit (13), built in The receiving module (421) of the image splicing unit (42) receives and transmits the first image of the first image capturing unit (12) and the second image of the second image capturing unit (41) electrically connected thereto To the splicing module (422), the splicing module (422) converts the first image and the corresponding second image into bird's-eye images, and then performs stitching to form a stitched image.

In addition, the first image capturing unit (12) can be further electrically connected to a display Element (14), the display unit (14) displays the first image; furthermore, the image stitching unit (42) can be further electrically connected to the display unit (14), and the display unit (14) displays the stitched image; in the present invention In a preferred embodiment, the display unit (14) is preferably disposed inside the vehicle and integrated with the image processing unit (13) and the image splicing unit (42), and the display unit (14) It is electrically connected to the first image capturing unit (12) and the image stitching unit (42) to display the first image and the stitched image to provide the driver of the vehicle (2) to view whether there are obstacles around and below the vehicle (2)物 有 exists.

Furthermore, the light-emitting unit (11) may be a pulsed light source, the pulse frequency of the pulsed light source is the same as the frequency of the first image capture unit (12) to capture images; in addition, the image processing unit (13) is The first image captured by the first image capturing unit (12) can further compare the difference between the front and back of the first image to determine the change of the structured light; in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting unit (11) is a kind of presentation A pulsed light source that turns on and off, and the frequency of the pulse is the same as the frequency of the image captured by the first image capture unit (12), that is, when the light emitting unit (11) lights up, it emits a beam of structured light ( 111), the first image capturing unit (12) captures images of obstacles and structured light and transmits them to the image processing unit (13), and when the next time the light emitting unit (11) goes out, the first image capture The image capturing unit (12) captures the image of the obstacle again and sends it to the image processing unit (13). The image processing unit (13) subtracts the two images captured before and after the time to perform the comparison operation. The difference between the two images is only the presence or absence of structured light, so after the two images are subtracted, the structured light image can be left alone, then the image processing unit (13) can more easily determine the structured light caused by the presence of obstacles The appearance of changes in shape.

As can be seen from the above implementation description, compared with the prior art, the image capturing and splicing system and method of the vehicle bottom of the present invention have the following advantages:

1. The image capturing and splicing system and method of the vehicle bottom of the present invention mainly It adopts the hardware design of the image capturing unit that is looped around the vehicle and the corresponding bottom of the vehicle, stitches and stitches the captured image, and combines with the image detection method of detecting the structural light shape change emitted by the light emitting unit. Effectively detect the presence of obstacles or dangerous goods under the vehicle, and the unevenness of the road surface, and indeed achieve a comprehensive and 24/7 monitoring of the presence of obstacles under the vehicle before the vehicle is started, and effectively save labor costs and improve vehicle chassis inspection Main advantages such as accuracy.

2. The image capturing and splicing system and method of the bottom of the vehicle of the present invention is mainly to set the image capturing unit of the camera corresponding to the camera of the surround view detection system (AVDS) around the vehicle and set it at the bottom of the vehicle to The obtained image of the bottom of the vehicle is correspondingly stitched with the image obtained by the surround view detection system, which indeed achieves the image detection and warning of obstacles when the vehicle is moving forward, backward or starting, so as to avoid the negligence of the driver and the small animals or pits that exist at the bottom of the vehicle Ignorance and crushing caused the irreparable tragedy.

3. The image capturing and splicing system and method of the vehicle bottom of the present invention mainly detect the presence of high convex or concave obstacles on the bottom of the vehicle by the camera automatically detecting changes in the structured light emitted by the light emitting unit, It can effectively solve the shortcomings of traditional use of manpower for vehicle chassis inspection and has low accuracy, and at night, it can indeed achieve the advantage of all-weather application by lighting the light source of the light-emitting unit.

In summary, the image capturing and splicing system and method of the vehicle bottom of the present invention can indeed achieve the expected use effect by the embodiments disclosed above, and the present invention has not been disclosed before the application. Has fully complied with the provisions and requirements of the Patent Law. I filed an application for a patent for invention in accordance with the law, pleaded for the review, and granted the patent.

However, the illustrations and descriptions disclosed above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. The feature category and other equivalent changes or modifications made should be regarded as not departing from the design category of the present invention.

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An image capturing system at the bottom of a vehicle at least includes: at least one light emitting unit disposed at the bottom of a vehicle, the light emitting unit emits a light beam including at least one structured light toward a monitoring area below the vehicle, wherein the The structured light is changed by irradiating at least one obstacle in the monitoring area; at least one first image capturing unit is corresponding to the light emitting unit and is arranged at the bottom of the vehicle. The first image capturing unit includes There is a first optical lens, and a first photosensitive element connected to the first optical lens, the first optical lens captures at least a first image to form an image on the first photosensitive element, wherein the first image includes Obstacles and / or structured light located in the monitoring area; and an image processing unit including a monitoring module and a warning module electrically connected to the monitoring module, the monitoring module is electrically connected The first image capturing unit receives the first image captured by the first image capturing unit and monitors the state of the structured light in the first image. When the structured light changes, the warning module is Issue a warning signal. The image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle is further provided with a display unit electrically connected to the first image capturing unit, the display unit displays The first image. The image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the display unit is provided inside the vehicle. The image capturing system for the bottom of a vehicle as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the light emitting unit is one of a light emitting diode, a laser diode, or a light emitting element for outputting a light beam. The image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the structured light is one of a grid, a straight line, a regular arrangement point or an irregular arrangement point. The image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 1 of the patent scope, wherein the first optical lens is one of a fisheye lens, a wide-angle lens, or a standard lens. The image capturing system of the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 1 of the patent scope, wherein the first photosensitive element is one of a photoelectric coupling element (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS). The image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the warning signal is presented as one of sound, light, image or vibration, or a combination of two or more. The image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 1 of the patent scope, wherein the light emitting unit is further a pulsed light source, and the pulse frequency of the pulsed light source is the same as that of the first image capturing unit to capture images Frequency. The image capturing system at the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 9 of the patent application scope, wherein the image processing unit further compares the front-to-back difference of the first image captured by the first image capturing unit to determine the structure light Variety. An image stitching system at the bottom of a vehicle includes at least: an image capturing system at the bottom of a vehicle as described in any one of claims 1 to 10; at least one second image capturing unit is Corresponding to the position of the first image capturing unit, the second image capturing unit includes a second optical lens and a second photosensitive element connected to the second optical lens, wherein the The second optical lens captures at least a second image around the vehicle and forms an image on the second photosensitive element; and An image splicing unit includes a receiving module electrically connecting the first image capturing unit and the second image capturing unit, and a splicing module electrically connecting the receiving module, the receiving module The system receives the first image and the second image and transmits it to the splicing module. The splicing module converts the first image and the second image into bird's-eye images, and then performs stitching to form a stitched image. The image stitching system at the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 11 of the patent application scope, wherein the second optical lens is one of a fisheye lens, a wide-angle lens, or a standard lens. The image stitching system for the bottom of a vehicle as described in item 11 of the patent application scope, wherein the second photosensitive element is one of a photoelectric coupling element (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS). The image stitching system at the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 11 of the patent application scope, wherein the display unit is further electrically connected to the image stitching unit, and the display unit displays the stitched image. An image capturing and splicing method at the bottom of a vehicle includes the following steps: Step 1: Use at least one light emitting unit provided at the bottom of a vehicle to emit a light beam including at least one structured light toward a monitoring area below the vehicle; steps Two: Use at least one first optical lens built in the first image capturing unit at the bottom of the vehicle and on one side of the light emitting unit to capture at least one first image in a third connected to the first optical lens Imaging on a photosensitive element, wherein the first image includes obstacles and / or structured light located in the monitoring area; Step 3: using an image processing unit that is electrically connected to the first image capturing unit The monitoring module receives the first image and monitors the state of the structured light in the first image when the When the structured light changes, the warning module built in the image processing unit and electrically connected to the monitoring module emits a warning signal; Step 4: Use at least one pair corresponding to the position of the first image capturing unit The second optical lens built in the second image capturing unit provided on the vehicle captures at least one second image around the vehicle to form an image on a second photosensitive element connected to the second optical lens; and step five : A receiving module built in an image splicing unit and electrically connecting the first image capturing unit and the second image capturing unit respectively to receive the first image and the second image and transmit it to a An electrically connected splicing module. The splicing module converts the first image and the second image into a bird's-eye view image respectively, and then performs stitching to form a stitching image. The image capturing and stitching method of the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 15 of the patent application scope, wherein the first image capturing unit is further electrically connected to a display unit, and the display unit displays the first image. The image capturing and splicing method for the bottom of a vehicle as described in item 15 or 16 of the patent scope, wherein the image splicing unit is further electrically connected to the display unit, and the display unit displays the spliced image. The image capturing and stitching method of the vehicle bottom as described in item 15 of the patent scope, wherein the light emitting unit is further a pulsed light source, and the pulse frequency of the pulsed light source is the same as that of the first image capturing unit Take the frequency of the image. The image capturing and stitching method of the bottom of the vehicle as described in item 18 of the patent scope, wherein the image processing unit further compares the difference between the front and back of the first image captured by the first image capturing unit to determine the structure The change of light.