WO2011153978A2 - Optisches element zur multifokalen abbildung in einer kamera für fahrzeuganwendungen - Google Patents
Optisches element zur multifokalen abbildung in einer kamera für fahrzeuganwendungen Download PDFInfo
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R2300/00—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle
- B60R2300/10—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle characterised by the type of camera system used
- B60R2300/108—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle characterised by the type of camera system used using 'non-standard' camera systems, e.g. camera sensor used for additional purposes i.a. rain sensor, camera sensor split in multiple image areas
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60S1/00—Cleaning of vehicles
- B60S1/02—Cleaning windscreens, windows or optical devices
- B60S1/04—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers
- B60S1/06—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by the drive
- B60S1/08—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by the drive electrically driven
- B60S1/0818—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by the drive electrically driven including control systems responsive to external conditions, e.g. by detection of moisture, dirt or the like
- B60S1/0822—Wipers or the like, e.g. scrapers characterised by the drive electrically driven including control systems responsive to external conditions, e.g. by detection of moisture, dirt or the like characterized by the arrangement or type of detection means
- B60S1/0833—Optical rain sensor
- B60S1/0844—Optical rain sensor including a camera
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- G02B2207/00—Coding scheme for general features or characteristics of optical elements and systems of subclass G02B, but not including elements and systems which would be classified in G02B6/00 and subgroups
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- the invention relates to an optical element for multifocal imaging in a camera for vehicle applications according to claim 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
- cameras are used in vehicles, for example in parking aids to assist the driver when parking and in driver assistance systems, in particular for detecting traffic situations in front of the vehicle.
- the cameras of driver assistance systems are often installed in the form of modules behind the windshield in the rearview mirror in vehicles.
- the cameras used are designed for long-range imaging, since their depth of field ranges from a few meters to infinity.
- objects can be detected at a certain distance from the vehicle or the camera with sufficient image sharpness for further processing with algorithms for image processing.
- Objects that are located on the windshield, such as raindrops, very close to and outside the depth of field, for example on the vehicle, are blurred and can therefore not be reliably recognized by image processing algorithms. If objects in the vicinity are also to be reliably detected, a second camera with a different focus on the near zone of the vehicle is therefore necessary, for example a camera for rain detection, which is focused on the windshield.
- a multifocal imaging means, in particular, an image of regions with different distances from a camera, in which the optical element according to the invention is used, with sufficient sharpness, in particular the imaging of a distance and at the same time a proximity.
- the optical element according to the invention is intended primarily for cameras which are arranged behind the windshield of a vehicle.
- a single camera can be used in which the optical element is inserted and which is arranged behind the windshield of a vehicle.
- Such a camera can be embodied by the optical element according to the invention, for example for a far-field imaging for environmental detection and for a near-field imaging for raindrop detection.
- the optical element can be arranged in front of an image sensor of the camera in such a way that regions of the image sensor are provided by the respective subregions in the beam path of the camera for different focus regions.
- the image data generated by the different focus areas associated areas of the image sensor can then be processed separately by an image processing algorithm.
- An embodiment of the invention now relates to an optical element for multifocal imaging in a camera for vehicle applications with - at least one first and at least one second side by side arranged portion, wherein
- the at least one first portion is formed to cause a first axial displacement of the beam path in the camera
- the at least one second portion is formed to cause a second axial displacement of the beam path in the camera, the first differs from the second axial offset,
- the first axial offset is provided for a far-field imaging in the camera
- the second subregion differs from the first subregion in that its cross section changes in a vertical direction of the near-field image.
- Such an optical element is particularly suitable for a camera which is arranged behind the windshield of a vehicle and whose imaging optics are focused for a far-field imaging for environmental detection.
- the second subregion may differ from the first subregion, in particular in that its material thickness is thinner than that of the first subregion.
- the second subarea can be adapted to the near field imaging.
- the second subregion may differ from the first subregion in that its cross section changes nonlinearly in the vertical direction of the short-range imaging.
- the non-linear change can be implemented, for example, by virtue of the cross section of the second subregion being wedge-shaped in the vertical direction of the short-range image or graduated.
- the first and the second subarea can furthermore have different refractive indices and / or different spectral transmission properties.
- the optical element can be rectangular, in particular square, and in the plane of the optical element, a second partial region can be provided on one of the sides of the rectangular optical element, or two second partial regions can be provided on opposite sides of the rectangular optical element.
- Another embodiment of the invention relates to a camera for vehicle applications with an image sensor and
- the camera may have an intermediate-imaging optic, and the optical element may be disposed approximately in the intermediate imaging plane.
- an embodiment of the invention relates to a camera module of a driver assistance system, which is designed for mounting in the windshield region of a vehicle and has at least one camera according to the invention as explained above. Further advantages and possible applications of the present invention will become apparent from the following description in conjunction with the / in the drawing (s) illustrated embodiment (s).
- FIG. 1 shows an arrangement of an image sensor of a vehicle camera behind a sloping windshield of a vehicle, wherein the optical element according to the invention is arranged in front of the image sensor in the beam path of the camera.
- Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of the optical according to the invention
- FIG. 3 shows by way of example an imaging plane of an image sensor in front of which the optical element of FIG. 2 is arranged
- FIG. 4 shows a further embodiment of the optical element according to the invention with a first and two left and right of the first portion arranged second portions in a plan view.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic arrangement of an image sensor IMA of a vehicle camera, which is provided for mounting behind a windshield 12, for example in the region of the rearview mirror, of inventive optical element POE and a lens 16 of an imaging optics of the vehicle camera.
- This camera can be used in particular for realizing a rain sensor function, ie for detecting raindrops 14 on the windshield 12, and environment detection.
- the inventive optical element POE is arranged between the lens of the camera or a lens 16 and the image sensor IA in the beam path 10 of the camera.
- the optical element POE can also be arranged in the imaging plane of the intermediate image.
- the optical element POE can be placed directly on or above the sensitive image sensor surface, directly on an image sensor cover glass or even above it.
- the optical element has at least two differently formed partial regions T1 and T2, which are defined in area and volume.
- T1 is referred to as the first, T2 the second portion.
- FIG. 2 shows a typical exemplary embodiment of the optical element POE according to the invention with a first partial area T1 and a second partial area T2 arranged to the right of the first in a plan view (left in FIG. 2) and in a side view (on the right in FIG. 2) ,
- the second subregion T2 can, in principle, be arranged to the left, right or left and to the right of the first subregion T1. It is also conceivable, however, for the second subarea T2 to be arranged at the top, bottom, in the middle or around the first subarea T1, depending on the application.
- the optical element POE may also have a plurality of first and / or second partial regions T1 and T2, as shown for example in FIG. 4 with reference to a plan view of a further exemplary embodiment of the optical element POE is shown, which has an approximately rectangular shaped first portion T1, which is bounded on the left and right each of an elongated and also rectangular-shaped second portion T2_1 or T2_2.
- the optical element POE may be made of a part or formed as a joined element of at least two individual elements. It may also be designed such that it extends either partially or over the entire image sensor IMA. In particular, it may be designed so that it covers the entire surface of the image sensor surface for shielding the image sensor IMA from environmental influences.
- the optical element POE can in particular be made of a material transparent to light and adjacent spectral range such as IR and UV radiation, in particular a plastic.
- the different subregions T1 and T2 may differ in their material thickness and material composition.
- the entire element POA is typically formed approximately rectangular.
- the first portion T1 is formed so that it causes a first axial displacement of the beam path in the camera
- the second portion T2 is formed so that it causes a second axial displacement in the beam path in the camera, wherein the first of the second axial offset and the first axial offset for a far-field imaging and the second axial offset for a Nah Schlsab Struktur in the camera is provided.
- the second sub-area T2 differs from the first one by a smaller and in its cross-section varying material thickness T2_d1-T2_d2, which causes the desired axial offset to the Nah Kunststoffsab Struktur with the Fern Schemesab Struktur in a common image plane, but in to effect different partial surfaces.
- the second subarea T2 differs from the first subarea T1 in that its cross section changes in a vertical direction 20 of the short-range map, in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 from T2_d1 to T2_d2. As a result, a vertical section of the windshield 12, on which raindrops 14 may be located, is projected onto the image sensor IMA through the second subarea T2.
- the material thickness of the second subarea T2 which varies in cross section, can be adapted to an object to be imaged in the near field. It is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 that the second subregion T2 additionally has a wedge shape in cross section in order to sharply map a locally changing image width of the image of the inclined windscreen 12 with a locally changing object distance in a single image plane. In this case, image defects resulting from the wedge shape can be assumed to be negligible for short-range object detection.
- the Nah Schlsab Struktur can be done with at least a portion of the intersection of camera field of view and windshield plane, which is located next to the sub-range for the Fern Schemesab Struktur.
- the optical element POE can furthermore be designed so that the smallest object distance in the vicinity of the sectional area of camera field of view and inclined object plane is selected for the maximum required axial offset. At this point, the largest material thickness difference between the first portion T1 and second portion T2 is required. In order to map the entire near-field image of an inclined object plane in the near-field and the far-field imaging in a single plane, this required axial offset may decrease with increasing object distance, which is why a lower Matehaflands is required. This results in an approximate wedge-shaped form of the second portion 12.
- the material thickness of the second part T2 does not have to have a linear decrease from T2_d2 to T2_d1 in the form of a wedge, but may also be formed with a non-linear waste, for example graduated.
- the optical element POE can also be oriented in the other direction,. i.e. the wedge-shaped element for near-field imaging can also be located in the middle, while the peripheral areas are used for remote object recognition. Whereby T1 and T2 are reversed in their arrangement on the image sensor while the area ratios remain.
- first partial area T1 and second partial area T2 can be directed towards the image sensor or can be oriented away from the image sensor
- the first partial area T1 can also differ from the second partial area T2 by a choice of material with different refractive indices. Furthermore, the subregions T1 and T2 may differ in the spectral transmission by material or filter coating choice.
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