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- This disclosure relates to a vehicle display system and an image irradiation device.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an image correction device for a vehicle that corrects an image captured by a near-infrared optical camera in order to allow an occupant to visually recognize an obstacle in front of the vehicle. Further, the present invention discloses a night driving vision support device (night vision) that supports the driving vision of an occupant at night or under adverse conditions by displaying an image of a near-infrared light camera on a head-up display device.
- night vision night driving vision support device
- Patent Document 2 discloses a head-up display in which visible light emitted from a display is reflected by a concave mirror in the direction of an occupant on a windshield to display a virtual image to the occupant.
- the heat rays (infrared light) contained in the external light are focused on the display and cause a local temperature rise, resulting in disturbance or display of the image display. It may lead to heat damage of the vessel.
- Patent Document 2 infrared light is suppressed from being focused on the display by a cold mirror arranged between the display and the concave mirror.
- Patent Document 1 describes a pixel corresponding to a pedestrian among images captured by a near-infrared light camera in order to display a pedestrian who is about to cross the road more clearly than a headlight or a street light of an oncoming vehicle. It is disclosed that when a pixel having a density value higher than the obstacle density value is present, the image is modified so that the density value of the pixel is lower than the obstacle density value.
- Patent Document 1 displays an image captured by a near-infrared light camera even in the visible region. As a result, the visible light image and the near-infrared light image are displayed in an overlapping manner in the visible region, which may be troublesome for the occupants of the vehicle from the viewpoint of visibility.
- the present disclosure aims to provide a vehicle display system with improved visibility in the visible region.
- an object of the present disclosure to provide an image irradiation device capable of suppressing the generation of heat damage due to external light.
- the vehicle display system is It is a display system for vehicles installed in vehicles.
- the first lamp that irradiates the outside of the vehicle with near-infrared light
- the second lamp that irradiates the outside of the vehicle with visible light
- a first camera that captures a first image of the outside of the vehicle illuminated by the first lamp
- a second camera that includes the imaging range of the first camera and captures a second image of the outside of the vehicle illuminated by the second lamp.
- a control unit that generates a third image in which the brightness of the pixels of the first image corresponding to the pixels of the second image is reduced based on the brightness of the second image. It includes a head-up display configured to display the third image generated by the control unit.
- the first camera and the second camera capture the same imaging range.
- the control unit reduces the brightness of the pixels of the first image corresponding to the pixels of the second image based on the brightness of the second image due to visible light. Even if the second image by visible light contains high-luminance pixels, the brightness of the corresponding pixels of the generated third image is low because the brightness of the pixels of the first image corresponding to the pixels is lowered. , Is displayed dark. That is, in the third image displayed by the head-up display, the pixels corresponding to the high-luminance pixels of the second image by visible light are displayed dark. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the troublesomeness of visibility due to the overlap of the first image by visible light and the second image by near infrared light in the visible region.
- the image irradiation device is An image irradiation device provided in a vehicle and configured to display a predetermined image.
- An image generator that emits light for generating the predetermined image, and A reflecting unit that reflects the light emitted by the image generator, A connection portion for connecting the image generator and the reflection portion is provided. At least part of the connection is made of bimetal.
- Bimetal has the property of deforming in response to temperature changes. According to the above configuration, when external light enters the inside of the image irradiation device and the heat rays (far infrared rays) contained in the external light are focused on the image generator, the temperature in the vicinity of the image generator rises. , At least part of the connection is deformed. As a result, the positional relationship between the reflecting unit and the image generation device changes, and it is possible to suppress the occurrence of deterioration of the image generation device due to the heat rays condensing on the image generation device. As a result, it is possible to suppress the generation of heat damage due to external light.
- the "temperature in the vicinity of the image generator” is the temperature around the image generator, and includes the temperature of the region where the connection portion is arranged.
- an image irradiation device capable of suppressing the generation of heat damage due to external light.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vehicle system including a vehicle display system according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a head-up display (HUD) according to the present embodiment included in the vehicle display system.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the vehicle display system.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a second image captured by a second camera included in the vehicle display system.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a reference image generated by the vehicle display system.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the first image captured by the first camera included in the vehicle display system.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the third image generated by the vehicle display system.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the HUD according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a part of the HUD as viewed from above.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining an optical path diagram when external light enters the HUD.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram for explaining an optical path diagram when external light enters the HUD.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a part of the configuration of a modified example of the HUD as viewed from above.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the HUD according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram for explaining an optical path diagram when external light enters the HUD.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram for explaining an optical path diagram when external light enters the HUD.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the HUD according to the modified example.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram for explaining an optical path diagram when external light enters the HUD.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram for explaining an optical path diagram when external light enters the HUD.
- horizontal direction In the description of this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, "horizontal direction”, “vertical direction”, and “front-back direction” may be appropriately referred to. These directions are relative directions set for the HUD (head-up display) 42 shown in FIG.
- the "left-right direction” is a direction including the “left direction” and the “right direction”.
- the "vertical direction” is a direction including “upward” and “downward”.
- the "front-back direction” is a direction including the "forward direction” and the "rear direction”.
- the left-right direction is a direction orthogonal to the up-down direction and the front-back direction.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the vehicle system 2.
- the vehicle 1 equipped with the vehicle system 2 is a vehicle (automobile) capable of traveling in the automatic driving mode.
- the vehicle system 2 includes a vehicle control unit 3, a vehicle display system 4 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “display system 4”), a sensor 5, a camera 6, and a radar 7. .. Further, the vehicle system 2 includes an HMI (Human Machine Interface) 8, a GPS (Global Positioning System) 9, a wireless communication unit 10, a storage device 11, a steering actuator 12, a steering device 13, and a brake actuator 14. , A brake device 15, an accelerator actuator 16, and an accelerator device 17.
- HMI Human Machine Interface
- GPS Global Positioning System
- the vehicle control unit 3 is configured to control the running of the vehicle.
- the vehicle control unit 3 is composed of, for example, at least one electronic control unit (ECU: Electronic Control Unit).
- the electronic control unit includes a computer system including one or more processors and one or more memories (for example, SoC (System on a Chip) or the like), and an electronic circuit composed of active elements such as transistors and passive elements.
- the processor includes, for example, at least one of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and a TPU (Tensor Processing Unit).
- the CPU may be composed of a plurality of CPU cores.
- the GPU may be composed of a plurality of GPU cores.
- the memory includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory).
- the vehicle control program may be stored in the ROM.
- the vehicle control program may include an artificial intelligence (AI) program for autonomous driving.
- AI is a program (trained model) constructed by supervised or unsupervised machine learning (particularly deep learning) using a multi-layer neural network.
- the RAM may temporarily store a vehicle control program, vehicle control data, and / or peripheral environment information indicating the surrounding environment of the vehicle.
- the processor may be configured to develop a program designated from various vehicle control programs stored in the ROM on the RAM and execute various processes in cooperation with the RAM.
- the computer system may be configured by a non-Von Neumann computer such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). Further, the computer system may be composed of a combination of a Von Neumann computer and a non-Von Neumann computer.
- a non-Von Neumann computer such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array).
- the computer system may be composed of a combination of a Von Neumann computer and a non-Von Neumann computer.
- the display system 4 includes a headlamp 20, an image pickup camera 30, a road surface drawing device 45, a HUD 42, and a display control unit 43.
- the headlamps 20 are arranged on the left and right sides of the front surface of the vehicle 1, and the first lamp 21 that irradiates the outside of the vehicle 1 with near-infrared light and the second lamp that irradiates the outside of the vehicle 1 with visible light. 22 and.
- Each of the first lighting tool 21 and the second lighting tool 22 has one or more light emitting elements such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) and an LD (Laser Diode), and an optical member such as a lens and a reflector.
- the first lamp 21 is configured to irradiate near-infrared light in a range including at least above the horizontal.
- the first lamp 21 is a high beam lamp configured to irradiate the front of the vehicle 1 with a high beam.
- the second lamp 22 is configured to irradiate visible light in a range including above the horizontal and a range including below the horizontal.
- the second lamp 22 includes a high beam lamp configured to irradiate the front of the vehicle 1 with a high beam and a low beam lamp configured to irradiate the low beam to the front of the vehicle 1.
- the high beam lamp of the second lamp 22 has an ADB (Adaptive Driving Beam) function in order to suppress glare from being given to pedestrians and occupants of oncoming vehicles.
- the first lamp 21 may irradiate a range including the area below the horizontal with near-infrared light.
- the first lamp 21 and the second lamp 22 may be integrally provided in one housing, or may be provided in separate housings.
- the image pickup camera 30 captures the first camera 31 that captures the first image X1 outside the vehicle 1 illuminated by the first lamp 21 and the second image X2 outside the vehicle 1 that is illuminated by the second lamp 22.
- the second camera 32 is provided.
- the image pickup range of the first camera 31 and the image pickup range of the second camera 32 include the same image pickup area. In order to obtain substantially the same imaging angle and substantially the same imaging range, it is preferable that the first camera 31 and the second camera 32 are integrally provided in the same housing.
- the first image X1 is a near-infrared light image formed by receiving the reflected light of the light irradiated by the first lamp 21 that irradiates the near-infrared light and the near-infrared light emitted from the outside.
- the second image X2 is a visible light image formed by receiving the reflected light of the light irradiated by the second lamp 22 that irradiates the visible light and the visible light emitted from the outside.
- the road surface drawing device 45 is arranged in the lighting chamber of the headlamp 20.
- the road surface drawing device 45 is configured to emit a light pattern toward the road surface outside the vehicle 1.
- the road surface drawing device 45 includes, for example, a light source unit, a drive mirror, an optical system such as a lens and a mirror, a light source drive circuit, and a mirror drive circuit.
- the light source unit is a laser light source or an LED light source.
- the laser light source is an RGB laser light source configured to emit a red laser light, a green laser light, and a blue laser light, respectively.
- the drive mirror is, for example, a MEMS (MicroElectroMechanicalSystems) mirror, a DMD (Digital Mirror Device), a galvano mirror, a polygon mirror, or the like.
- the light source drive circuit is configured to drive and control the light source unit.
- the light source drive circuit generates a control signal for controlling the operation of the light source unit based on a signal related to a predetermined light pattern transmitted from the display control unit 43, and then uses the generated control signal as a light source. It is configured to send to the unit.
- the mirror drive circuit is configured to drive and control the drive mirror.
- the mirror drive circuit generates a control signal for controlling the operation of the drive mirror based on a signal related to a predetermined optical pattern transmitted from the display control unit 43, and then drives the generated control signal. It is configured to send to the mirror.
- the light source unit is an RGB laser light source
- the road surface drawing device 45 can draw light patterns of various colors on the road surface by scanning the laser light.
- the light pattern may be an arrow-shaped light pattern indicating the traveling direction of the vehicle.
- the drawing method of the road surface drawing device 45 may be a raster scan method, a DLP (Digital Light Processing) method, or an LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) method.
- the light source unit may be an LED light source.
- a projection method may be adopted as the drawing method of the road surface drawing device.
- the light source unit may be a plurality of LED light sources arranged in a matrix.
- the road surface drawing device 45 may be arranged in the lighting chambers of the left and right headlamps, or may be arranged on the vehicle body roof, the bumper, or the grille.
- the HUD 42 is located inside the vehicle 1. Specifically, the HUD 42 is installed at a predetermined position in the room of the vehicle 1. For example, the HUD 42 may be located within the dashboard of vehicle 1.
- the HUD 42 is a visual interface between the vehicle 1 and the occupants.
- the HUD 42 displays the HUD information to the occupants so that the predetermined information (hereinafter referred to as HUD information) is superimposed on the real space outside the vehicle 1 (particularly, the surrounding environment in front of the vehicle). It is configured.
- the HUD 42 is an AR (Augmented Reality) display.
- the HUD information displayed by the HUD 42 is, for example, related to vehicle running information related to the running of the vehicle 1 and / or surrounding environment information related to the surrounding environment of the vehicle 1 (particularly, related to an object existing outside the vehicle 1). Information). Details of HUD42 will be described later.
- the display control unit 43 is configured to control the operation of the road surface drawing device 45, the headlamp 20, and the HUD 42.
- the display control unit 43 is composed of an electronic control unit (ECU).
- the electronic control unit includes a computer system (for example, SoC) including one or more processors and one or more memories, and an electronic circuit composed of active elements such as transistors and passive elements.
- the processor includes at least one of CPU, MPU, GPU and TPU.
- the memory includes a ROM and a RAM. Further, the computer system may be configured by a non-Von Neumann computer such as an ASIC or FPGA.
- the display control unit 43 is an example of the control unit.
- the vehicle control unit 3 and the display control unit 43 are provided as separate configurations, but the vehicle control unit 3 and the display control unit 43 may be integrally configured.
- the display control unit 43 and the vehicle control unit 3 may be configured by a single electronic control unit.
- the display control unit 43 has two electronic controls, an electronic control unit configured to control the operation of the headlamp 20 and the road surface drawing device 45, and an electronic control unit configured to control the operation of the HUD 42. It may be composed of units.
- the control board 425 that controls the operation of the HUD 42 may be configured as a part of the display control unit 43.
- the sensor 5 includes at least one of an acceleration sensor, a speed sensor and a gyro sensor.
- the sensor 5 is configured to detect the traveling state of the vehicle 1 and output the traveling state information to the vehicle control unit 3.
- the sensor 5 includes a seating sensor that detects whether the driver is sitting in the driver's seat, a face orientation sensor that detects the direction of the driver's face, an external weather sensor that detects the external weather condition, and whether or not there is a person in the vehicle.
- a motion sensor or the like for detection may be further provided.
- the camera 6 is, for example, a camera including an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary MOS).
- the camera 6 includes one or more external cameras 6A and an internal camera 6B.
- the external camera 6A is configured to acquire image data indicating the surrounding environment of the vehicle and then transmit the image data to the vehicle control unit 3.
- the vehicle control unit 3 acquires surrounding environment information based on the transmitted image data.
- the surrounding environment information may include information on an object (pedestrian, other vehicle, sign, etc.) existing outside the vehicle 1.
- the surrounding environment information may include information on the attributes of the object existing outside the vehicle 1 and information on the distance and position of the object with respect to the vehicle 1.
- the external camera 6A may be configured as a monocular camera or a stereo camera. Further, the image pickup camera 30 may be substituted for the external camera 6A.
- the internal camera 6B is arranged inside the vehicle 1 and is configured to acquire image data indicating an occupant.
- the internal camera 6B functions as a tracking camera for tracking the viewpoint E of the occupant.
- the viewpoint E of the occupant may be either the viewpoint of the left eye or the viewpoint of the right eye of the occupant.
- the viewpoint E may be defined as the midpoint of a line segment connecting the viewpoint of the left eye and the viewpoint of the right eye.
- the display control unit 43 may specify the position of the occupant's viewpoint E based on the image data acquired by the internal camera 6B.
- the position of the viewpoint E of the occupant may be updated at a predetermined cycle based on the image data, or may be determined only once when the vehicle is started.
- the radar 7 includes at least one of a millimeter wave radar, a microwave radar and a laser radar (for example, a LiDAR unit).
- the LiDAR unit is configured to detect the surrounding environment of the vehicle 1.
- the LiDAR unit is configured to acquire 3D mapping data (point cloud data) indicating the surrounding environment of the vehicle 1 and then transmit the 3D mapping data to the vehicle control unit 3.
- the vehicle control unit 3 identifies the surrounding environment information based on the transmitted 3D mapping data.
- the HMI 8 is composed of an input unit that receives an input operation from the driver and an output unit that outputs driving information and the like to the driver.
- the input unit includes a steering wheel, an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, an operation mode changeover switch for switching the operation mode of the vehicle, and the like.
- the output unit is a display (excluding the HUD) that displays various driving information.
- the GPS 9 is configured to acquire the current position information of the vehicle 1 and output the acquired current position information to the vehicle control unit 3.
- the wireless communication unit 10 receives information about another vehicle around the vehicle 1 (for example, driving information) from the other vehicle, and transmits information about the vehicle 1 (for example, driving information) to the other vehicle. It is configured (vehicle-to-vehicle communication). Further, the wireless communication unit 10 is configured to receive infrastructure information from infrastructure equipment such as traffic lights and indicator lights and to transmit traveling information of the vehicle 1 to the infrastructure equipment (road-to-vehicle communication). Further, the wireless communication unit 10 receives information about the pedestrian from the portable electronic device (smartphone, tablet, wearable device, etc.) carried by the pedestrian, and transmits the own vehicle traveling information of the vehicle 1 to the portable electronic device. It is configured to do (pedestrian-to-vehicle communication).
- the vehicle 1 may directly communicate with another vehicle, infrastructure equipment, or a portable electronic device in an ad hoc mode, or may communicate via an access point. Further, the vehicle 1 may communicate with another vehicle, infrastructure equipment, or a portable electronic device via a communication network (not shown).
- the communication network includes at least one of the Internet, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN) and a radio access network (RAN).
- the wireless communication standard is, for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), ZigBee (registered trademark), LPWA, DSRC (registered trademark) or Li-Fi.
- the vehicle 1 may communicate with another vehicle, infrastructure equipment, or a portable electronic device by using a fifth generation mobile communication system (5G).
- 5G fifth generation mobile communication system
- the storage device 11 is an external storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or SSD (Solid State Drive).
- the storage device 11 may store two-dimensional or three-dimensional map information and / or a vehicle control program.
- the three-dimensional map information may be composed of 3D mapping data (point cloud data).
- the storage device 11 is configured to output map information and a vehicle control program to the vehicle control unit 3 in response to a request from the vehicle control unit 3.
- the map information and the vehicle control program may be updated via the wireless communication unit 10 and the communication network.
- the vehicle control unit 3 When the vehicle travels in the automatic driving mode, the vehicle control unit 3 has at least one of the steering control signal, the accelerator control signal, and the brake control signal based on the driving state information, the surrounding environment information, the current position information, the map information, and the like. Automatically generate one.
- the steering actuator 12 is configured to receive a steering control signal from the vehicle control unit 3 and control the steering device 13 based on the received steering control signal.
- the brake actuator 14 is configured to receive a brake control signal from the vehicle control unit 3 and control the brake device 15 based on the received brake control signal.
- the accelerator actuator 16 is configured to receive an accelerator control signal from the vehicle control unit 3 and control the accelerator device 17 based on the received accelerator control signal.
- the vehicle control unit 3 automatically controls the travel of the vehicle 1 based on the travel state information, the surrounding environment information, the current position information, the map information, and the like. That is, in the automatic driving mode, the traveling of the vehicle 1 is automatically controlled by the vehicle system 2.
- the vehicle control unit 3 when the vehicle 1 travels in the manual driving mode, the vehicle control unit 3 generates a steering control signal, an accelerator control signal, and a brake control signal according to the manual operation of the driver with respect to the accelerator pedal, the brake pedal, and the steering wheel.
- the steering control signal, the accelerator control signal, and the brake control signal are generated by the manual operation of the driver, so that the traveling of the vehicle 1 is controlled by the driver.
- the operation mode includes an automatic operation mode and a manual operation mode.
- the automatic driving mode includes a fully automatic driving mode, an advanced driving support mode, and a driving support mode.
- the vehicle system 2 automatically performs all driving controls such as steering control, brake control, and accelerator control, and the driver is not in a state where the vehicle 1 can be driven.
- the vehicle system 2 automatically performs all driving controls of steering control, brake control, and accelerator control, and the driver does not drive the vehicle 1 although he / she is in a state where he / she can drive the vehicle 1.
- the vehicle system 2 In the driving support mode, the vehicle system 2 automatically performs some driving control of steering control, brake control, and accelerator control, and the driver drives the vehicle 1 under the driving support of the vehicle system 2.
- the vehicle system 2 In the manual driving mode, the vehicle system 2 does not automatically control the driving, and the driver drives the vehicle 1 without the driving support of the vehicle system 2.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the HUD 42 according to the present embodiment.
- the HUD 42 includes a HUD main body portion 420.
- the HUD main body 420 has a housing 422 and an exit window 423.
- the exit window 423 is a transparent plate that transmits visible light.
- the HUD main body 420 has an image generation unit (PGU: Picture Generation Unit) 424, a control board 425, a concave mirror 426, a drive mechanism 427, and a plane mirror 428 inside the housing 422.
- PGU Picture Generation Unit
- the image generation unit 424 is configured to emit light for generating a predetermined image.
- the image generation unit 424 is fixed to the housing 422.
- the light emitted from the image generation unit 424 is, for example, visible light.
- the image generation unit 424 includes a light source, an optical component, and a display device, although detailed illustration is omitted.
- the light source is, for example, a laser light source or an LED light source.
- the LED light source is, for example, a white LED light source.
- the laser light source is, for example, an RGB laser light source configured to emit a red laser light, a green light laser light, and a blue laser light, respectively.
- Optical components include prisms, lenses, diffusers, magnifying glasses and the like.
- the optical component transmits the light emitted from the light source and emits the light toward the display device.
- the display device is a liquid crystal display, a DMD (Digital Mirror Device), or the like.
- the drawing method of the image generation unit 424 may be a raster scan method, a DLP (Digital Light Processing) method, or an LCOS (Liquid Crystal On Silicon) method.
- the light source of the HUD 42 may be an LED light source.
- the light source of the HUD 42 may be a white LED light source.
- the image generation unit 424 is an example of an image generation device.
- the control board 425 is configured to control the operation of each unit including the image generation unit 424 and the drive mechanism 427.
- the control board 425 is equipped with a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory, and the processor executes a computer program read from the memory to control the operation of the image generation unit 424.
- the control board 425 generates a control signal for controlling the operation of the image generation unit 424 based on the image data transmitted from the display control unit 43, and then transfers the generated control signal to the image generation unit 424. It is configured to send.
- the control board 425 is connected to the vehicle control unit 3 of the vehicle 1, and for example, a control signal is generated based on vehicle travel information, surrounding environment information, and the like transmitted from the vehicle control unit 3, and the generated control signal. May be transmitted to the image generation unit 424. Further, the control board 425 may be controlled so as to change the direction of the concave mirror 426 via the drive mechanism 427.
- the concave mirror 426 is arranged on the optical path of the light emitted from the image generation unit 424 and reflected by the plane mirror 428. Specifically, the concave mirror 426 is arranged in the HUD main body 420 in front of the image generation unit 424 and the plane mirror 428. The concave mirror 426 is configured to reflect the light emitted by the image generation unit 424 toward the windshield 18 (for example, the front window of the vehicle 1) through the exit window 423.
- the concave mirror 426 has a concavely curved reflecting surface that forms a virtual image, and reflects an image of light emitted from the image generation unit 424 and formed into an image at a predetermined magnification.
- the light emitted from the exit window 423 of the HUD main body 420 is applied to the windshield 18.
- a part of the light emitted from the HUD main body 420 to the windshield 18 is reflected toward the occupant's viewpoint E.
- the occupant recognizes the light emitted from the HUD main body 420 as a virtual image (predetermined image) formed at a predetermined distance in front of the windshield 18.
- the image displayed by the HUD 42 being superimposed on the real space in front of the vehicle 1 through the windshield 18, the occupant can see the virtual image object I formed by the predetermined image on the road located outside the vehicle. It can be visually recognized as if it were floating.
- a predetermined image is projected so as to be a virtual image of a single distance arbitrarily determined.
- a 3D image stereo image
- a plurality of predetermined images that are the same as or different from each other are projected so as to be virtual images at different distances.
- the distance of the virtual image object I (distance from the viewpoint E of the occupant to the virtual image) adjusts the distance from the image generation unit 424 to the viewpoint E of the occupant (for example, the distance between the image generation unit 424 and the concave mirror 426). It can be adjusted by (adjusting).
- the HUD main body 420 does not have to have the plane mirror 428. In this case, the light emitted from the image generation unit 424 is incident on the concave mirror 426 without being reflected by the plane mirror 428.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the display system 4.
- the first lamp 21 irradiates the outside of the vehicle 1 with near-infrared light (step SA1).
- the first camera 31 takes an image of the outside of the vehicle 1 illuminated by the near-infrared light and acquires the first image X1 (step SA2).
- the first image X1 which is a near-infrared light image
- the pixel corresponding to the object brightly illuminated by the near-infrared light becomes a pixel with high brightness, and corresponds to the object relatively darkly illuminated by the near-infrared light.
- the pixel to be used is a pixel with low brightness.
- the brightness may have a value from 0 to 255.
- the first camera 31 transmits the acquired first image X1 to the display control unit 43.
- the second lamp 22 irradiates the outside of the vehicle 1 with visible light (step SB1).
- the second camera 32 takes an image of the outside of the vehicle 1 illuminated by visible light and acquires the second image X2 (step SB2).
- the second image X2 which is a visible light image
- the pixels corresponding to the object brightly illuminated by visible light are the pixels with high brightness
- the pixels corresponding to the object illuminated relatively dark by visible light are the pixels with low brightness. It becomes a pixel of.
- the brightness may have a value from 0 to 255.
- the second camera 32 transmits the acquired second image X2 to the display control unit 43.
- the pixel P1A of the first image X1 captured by the first camera 31 and the second image X2 captured by the second camera 32 correspond to each other and indicate one object at the same position.
- the pixel P1B of the first image X1 and the pixel P2B of the second image X2 correspond to each other and indicate other objects at the same position.
- the first lamp 21 is in front of the vehicle 1 and irradiates near-infrared light in a range including the area above the horizontal
- the second lamp 22 is in front of the vehicle 1 and is above the horizontal. Visible light is applied to the range including the upper part and the range including the lower part than the horizontal.
- the second lamp 22 has an ADB function in order to suppress glare from being given to pedestrians and occupants of oncoming vehicles when irradiating with visible light. That is, the second lamp 22 does not irradiate the pedestrian or the oncoming vehicle body with visible light, but the first lamp 21 irradiates the pedestrian or the oncoming vehicle body with near infrared light.
- the pixel P1A of the first image X1 is a pixel having a luminance reflecting near-infrared light
- the pixel P2A of the second image X2 is a pixel having a luminance reflecting visible light
- the pixel P1B of the first image X1 is a pixel having a luminance reflecting near-infrared light
- the pixel P2B of the second image X2 is a pixel having a luminance reflecting visible light.
- the respective intensities are not related to each other and are independent values.
- the display control unit 43 performs gradation inversion processing on the transmitted second image X2 (step SB3). Specifically, the display control unit 43 relatively inverts the brightness of the high-luminance pixel in the second image X2 and the brightness of the low-luminance pixel in the second image X2. By the gradation inversion process, the brightness of the pixel detected as a bright pixel is converted from a high value to a low value, and the brightness of the pixel detected as a dark pixel is converted from a low value to a high value.
- the brightness of the pixel P2A (an example of a high-luminance pixel) displayed brightest in the second image X2 is 255
- the brightness of the pixel P2A is converted to 0 by the gradation inversion process.
- the brightness of the pixel P2B (an example of a low-luminance pixel) displayed relatively dark in the second image X2 is 30, the brightness of the pixel P2B is converted to 225 by the gradation inversion process.
- the display control unit 43 further performs a transparency process on the second image X2 that has been subjected to the gradation inversion process (step SB4). Specifically, the display control unit 43 sets high transparency for the pixel P2B having high luminance and sets low transparency to the pixel P2A having low luminance. For example, when the brightness of the pixel P2B is converted to 225 by the gradation inversion process, the transparency 225 is set for the pixel P2B. For example, when the brightness of the pixel P2A is converted to 0 by the gradation inversion process, the transparency 0 is set for the pixel P2A.
- the display control unit 43 generates the reference image Y by performing a transparency process on the second image X2 (step SB5).
- the brightest pixel P2A in the second image X2, which is a visible light image, corresponds to the pixel P2A'in the reference image Y.
- the pixel P2B displayed relatively dark in the second image X2, which is a visible light image, corresponds to the pixel P2B'in the reference image Y.
- the display control unit 43 After generating the reference image Y, the display control unit 43 generates the third image X3 by superimposing the generated reference image Y and the first image X1 transmitted from the first camera 31 (step S7). ..
- the display control unit 43 For example, when the brightness of the pixel P1A of the first image X1 corresponding to the pixel P2A'of the reference image Y is 100, the pixel P2A'with zero transparency is superimposed on the pixel P1A having a brightness of 100. At this time, the pixel P2A'with a transparency of 0 does not transmit the light at all regardless of the brightness of the superimposed pixel P1A, so that the brightness of the pixel P1A becomes 0.
- the brightness of the pixel P1B of the first image X1 corresponding to the pixel P2B'of the reference image Y is 100
- the pixel P2B' with a transparency 225 is superimposed on the pixel P1B having a brightness of 100.
- the brightness of the pixel P1B is, for example, 88.
- the display control unit 43 generates the third image X3 in which the brightness of the pixels of the first image X1 corresponding to the pixels of the second image X2 is reduced based on the brightness of the second image X2. More specifically, since the pixel displayed brightest in the second image X2, which is a visible light image, is set to have low transparency, the corresponding pixel of the third image X3 is displayed dark. On the contrary, since high transparency is set for the pixels displayed relatively dark in the second image X2 which is a visible light image, the pixels of the corresponding third image X3 are displayed relatively brightly.
- the third image X3 generated by the display control unit 43 is displayed by the HUD 42 toward the occupant of the vehicle 1 (step S8).
- the HUD 42 is configured to display the third image X3 toward the occupant so that the third image X3 is superimposed on the visible space outside the vehicle 1.
- the occupant of the vehicle 1 visually recognizes the third image X3 in which the brightness of the pixels of the first image X1 which is a near-infrared light image is reduced based on the brightness of the second image X2 which is a visible light image. can do.
- the imaging timings of the first camera 31 and the second camera 32 are such that both the superimposed reference image Y and the first image X1 indicate the same object. Is preferably different by a predetermined small amount of time. Specifically, the imaging timing of the first camera 31 is later than the imaging timing of the second camera 32 by a short time required for the display control unit 43 to generate the reference image Y based on the second image X2. Is preferable.
- the display control unit 43 may adjust the contrast of the second image X2 before setting the transparency to the pixels of the second image X2 (step SB6).
- the display control unit 43 may perform such contrast adjustment before the gradation inversion process (step SB3) or before the transparency process (step SB4). For example, when the luminance distribution in the image is biased to high luminance or low luminance, the display control unit 43 increases the difference between the luminance of the pixel P2A and the luminance of the pixel P2B (the difference in contrast of the second image X2 is large). You may adjust the contrast (to change). Alternatively, the display control unit 43 may adjust the contrast so that the difference between the brightness of the pixel P2A and the brightness of the pixel P2B becomes small (so that the difference in contrast of the second image X2 gradually changes).
- the display control unit 43 may adjust the contrast of the third image X3 before displaying the third image X3 by the HUD 42 (step S8). For example, the display control unit 43 may adjust the contrast so that the difference in contrast of the third image X3 changes significantly. Alternatively, the display control unit 43 may adjust the contrast so that the difference in contrast of the third image X3 changes gently.
- FIGS. 4 to 7 show schematic views of various images handled by the display control unit 43 when the vehicle 1 is traveling with the headlamps 20 turned on at night.
- an oncoming vehicle 60 is traveling on the road on which the vehicle 1 is traveling.
- the oncoming vehicle 60 is traveling with the headlamp 62 attached to the oncoming vehicle main body 61 turned on.
- the region brightly displayed by the irradiation of the low beam lamp of the headlamp 20 of the vehicle 1 is referred to as the region 53 here.
- the region brightly displayed by the irradiation of the low beam lamp of the headlamp 62 is referred to as the region 63 here.
- HH indicates a horizon.
- the first lamp 21 of the present embodiment is configured to illuminate the entire front of the vehicle 1, including the area above (far) from the horizon HH.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the second image X2 captured by the second camera 32 (step SB2 in FIG. 3).
- the second image X2 which is a visible light image
- the headlamp 62 of the oncoming vehicle 60 is displayed most brightly.
- the brightness of the pixel P2 62 of the second image X2 corresponding to the headlamp 62 is, for example, 255.
- the area 53 illuminated by the headlamp 20 of the vehicle 1 and the area 63 illuminated by the headlamp 62 of the oncoming vehicle 60 are displayed relatively brightly.
- the brightness of the pixel P 2 53 corresponding to the area 53 and the brightness of the pixel P 2 63 corresponding to the area 63 are, for example, 200, respectively.
- the oncoming vehicle main body 61 and the pedestrian 70 of the oncoming vehicle 60 are displayed darkly, and the occupant of the vehicle 1 can hardly see the oncoming vehicle main body 61 and the pedestrian 70.
- the brightness of the pixel P 261 corresponding to the oncoming vehicle main body 61 and the brightness of the pixel P 270 corresponding to the pedestrian 70 are, for example, 30 respectively.
- the second image X2 is transmitted to the display control unit 43.
- the display control unit 43 performs gradation inversion processing on the transmitted second image X2 (step SB3 in FIG. 3). For example, the brightness of the pixel P 262 corresponding to the headlamp 62 is converted from 255 to 0. The brightness of the pixel P 2 53 corresponding to the area 53 and the brightness of the pixel P 2 63 corresponding to the area 63 are converted from 200 to 55. The brightness of the pixel P 261 corresponding to the oncoming vehicle body 61 and the brightness of the pixel P 270 corresponding to the pedestrian 70 are converted from 30 to 225 . In this way, the display control unit 43 relatively inverts the brightness of the high-luminance pixel in the second image X2 and the brightness of the low-luminance pixel in the second image X2.
- the display control unit 43 After the gradation inversion process, the display control unit 43 performs a transparency process on the second image X2 that has undergone the gradation inversion process (step SB4 in FIG. 3). As a result, transparency 0 is set for the pixel P2 62 corresponding to the headlamp 62. A transparency 55 is set for the pixel P 2 53 corresponding to the area 53 and the pixel P 2 63 corresponding to the area 63. Transparency 225 is set for the pixel P 261 corresponding to the oncoming vehicle main body 61 and the pixel P 270 corresponding to the pedestrian 70. In this way, the display control unit 43 generates the reference image Y (step SB5 in FIG. 3). FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the reference image Y generated by the display control unit 43.
- the pixel set with high transparency in the reference image Y corresponds to the pixel of the portion to be displayed brightly in the image to be finally displayed (third image X3), and the pixel set with low transparency in the reference image Y is finally set.
- the image to be displayed (third image X3), it corresponds to the pixel of the part not to be displayed or the part to be displayed dark.
- low transparency 0 is set in the pixel P2 62'corresponding to the headlamp 62 which is displayed brightest in the second image X2.
- a relatively high transparency 225 is set in the pixel P2 61'corresponding to the oncoming vehicle main body 61 and the pixel P270 corresponding to the pedestrian 70', which are displayed darkly in the second image X2.
- a relatively low transparency 55 is set for the pixel P 2 53'corresponding to the region 53 and the pixel P 2 63 ' corresponding to the region 63, which are displayed relatively brightly in the second image X2.
- the pixels to be displayed as the third image X3 to be displayed to the occupant of the vehicle 1 are extracted from the second image X2 which is a visible light image.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the first image X1 captured by the first camera 31 (step SA1 in FIG. 3).
- the headlamp 62 of the oncoming vehicle 60 is displayed brightest.
- the brightness of the pixel P 162 of the first image X1 corresponding to the headlamp 62 is, for example, 255.
- the area 53 illuminated by the headlamp 20 of the vehicle 1 and the area 63 illuminated by the headlamp 62 of the oncoming vehicle 60 are displayed relatively brightly.
- the brightness of the pixel P 1 53 corresponding to the area 53 and the brightness of the pixel P 1 63 corresponding to the area 63 are, for example, 200.
- the oncoming vehicle main body 61 and the pedestrian 70 of the oncoming vehicle 60 are also displayed relatively brightly.
- the brightness of the pixel P 1 61 corresponding to the oncoming vehicle main body 61 and the brightness of the pixel P 170 corresponding to the pedestrian 70 are, for example, 200.
- the first image X1 is transmitted to the display control unit 43.
- the display control unit 43 generates a third image X3 by superimposing the transmitted first image X1 (FIG. 6) and the generated reference image Y (FIG. 5) (step S7 in FIG. 3).
- the image processing is a so-called mask processing
- the third image X3 is a masked image.
- the pixel P 2 62'of the reference image Y is superimposed on the pixel P 1 62 of the first image X 1 corresponding to the headlamp 62. Since the transparency of the pixel P 2 62'is 0, the brightness of the pixel P 1 62 becomes 0 when superimposed.
- the pixel P 2 53'of the reference image Y is superimposed on the pixel P 1 53 of the first image X1 corresponding to the region 53.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the third image X3 generated by the display control unit 43.
- the pixel P2 62 of the headlamp 62 which is the brightest displayed in the second image X2 which is a visible light image, is set to have low transparency, the corresponding pixel of the third image X3 is set. It is displayed dark. In this example, the brightness of the pixels of the headlamp 62 of the third image X3 is too low, so that the headlamp 62 of the third image X3 is not displayed at all.
- the corresponding third image is used.
- the pixels of the image X3 are displayed relatively brightly.
- the occupant of the vehicle 1 can visually recognize the oncoming vehicle main body 61 and the pedestrian 70 based on the third image X3.
- the pixels P 2 53 or P 2 63 of the region 53 or the region 63 that were displayed relatively brightly in the second image X2 which is a visible light image are set to have low transparency, the pixels of the corresponding third image X3 are It is displayed dark.
- the brightness of the region 53 or the region 63 of the third image X3 is too low, the occupant of the vehicle 1 hardly sees the region 53 or the region 63.
- a vehicle display system will be described if the present embodiment is not used.
- the occupant of the vehicle 1 traveling at night can visually recognize the contents of the second image X2 (visible light image) shown in FIG. 4 through the windshield.
- the occupant can visually recognize the headlamp 62 of the oncoming vehicle 60 and the areas 53 and 63, but cannot visually recognize the oncoming vehicle main body 61 and the pedestrian 70. This is because the objects illuminated by visible light are limited under conditions of poor visibility such as at night and in bad weather.
- the first image X1 near infrared light image
- the occupant can visually recognize the oncoming vehicle body 61 and the pedestrian 70 via the HUD 42. ..
- the occupant also visually recognizes the headlamp 62 and the areas 53 and 63 via the HUD 42. If the headlamps 62 and the areas 53 and 63 of the oncoming vehicle 60 that are already visible through the front glass are further displayed on the HUD 42, it may be troublesome for the occupant from the viewpoint of visibility.
- the first camera 31 and the second camera 32 include the same imaging range.
- the display control unit 43 reduces the brightness of the pixel of the first image X1 corresponding to the high-luminance pixel of the second image X2 based on the brightness of the second image X2 by visible light. Even if the second image X2 by visible light contains high-luminance pixels, the brightness of the pixels of the first image X1 corresponding to the pixels is lowered, so that the corresponding pixels of the generated third image X3 The brightness is low and it is displayed dark. That is, in the third image X3 displayed by the HUD 42, the pixels corresponding to the high-luminance pixels of the second image X2 by visible light are displayed dark.
- the headlamp 62 and the areas 53 and 63 of the oncoming vehicle 60 are darkly displayed on the HUD 42. Since the headlamps 62 and the areas 53 and 63 of the oncoming vehicle 60 that are already visible through the front glass are displayed dark in the HUD 42, the annoyance of visibility can be reduced.
- the first image corresponding to the second image X2, which is a visible light image is compared with the case where the first image X1 which is a near infrared light image is displayed on the HUD 42 as it is. Since the third image X3 in which the brightness of the pixels of the image X1 is reduced is displayed on the HUD 42, a better night driving visibility support system (night vision system) can be provided.
- the display control unit 43 inverts the second image X2 so as to lower the brightness of the high-luminance pixel and increase the brightness of the low-luminance pixel, and sets the high and low of the transparency based on the high and low of the inverted pixel value.
- the display control unit 43 can adjust the difference in transparency by adjusting the difference in contrast of the second image X2 before setting the transparency. For example, when the difference in contrast of the second image X2 is increased, the difference in brightness between the high-luminance pixels and the brightness of the low-luminance pixels becomes large, so that the difference in transparency also becomes large. As a result, the display control unit 43 can create a reference image Y in which the boundary between the high-brightness pixel and the low-brightness pixel clearly appears, and the third image X3 in which the boundary between the high-brightness pixel and the low-brightness pixel is further emphasized. Can be extracted.
- the display control unit 43 can also represent a fine difference in luminance at the boundary between the high-luminance pixel and the low-luminance pixel in the reference image Y, and can generate a more precise third image X3.
- the brightness may be low as a whole.
- the display control unit adjusts the contrast of the third image X3
- the brightness of the pixel having a relatively high brightness in the third image X3 is higher, and the brightness of the pixel having a relatively low brightness is also the brightness of the vehicle 1. It can be set high enough to be visible to the occupants. Therefore, the third image X3 as a whole does not become too dark, and the third image X3 can be displayed more clearly by using the HUD 42.
- the first lamp 21 that irradiates near-infrared light is configured to irradiate near-infrared light to a range including above the horizontal, that is, far away. Therefore, since the near-infrared light can be irradiated even to a distant obstacle that the occupant of the vehicle 1 cannot see at night or under adverse conditions, the occupant can confirm the distant obstacle and drive. Can improve the safety of.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the HUD 42A according to the second embodiment as viewed from the side surface side of the vehicle 1.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the image generation unit 424, the concave mirror 426, and the connection unit 429 as viewed from above.
- the HUD 42A is provided in the vehicle 1.
- the HUD42A is arranged in the dashboard of the vehicle 1.
- the description of the member having the same reference number as the member already described in the description of the first embodiment will be omitted for convenience of description.
- HUD42A is an example of an image irradiation device.
- the HUD42A is configured to display a predetermined image.
- a given image may include a still image or a moving image (video).
- the HUD42A functions as a visual interface between vehicle 1 and the occupants of vehicle 1. Specifically, the information is displayed as an image so that the predetermined information is superimposed on the real space outside the vehicle 1 (particularly, the surrounding environment in front of the vehicle 1).
- the information displayed by the HUD42A is, for example, vehicle traveling information related to the traveling of the vehicle 1 and / or peripheral environment information related to the surrounding environment of the vehicle 1 (particularly, information related to an object existing outside the vehicle 1). ) Etc.
- the HUD main body 420 of the HUD 42A has an image generation unit (PGU) 424, a control board 425, a plane mirror 428, a concave mirror 426, and a connection portion 429 inside the housing 422.
- the concave mirror 426 is an example of a reflecting portion.
- the image generation unit 424 has a frame unit 242 that surrounds the display device 241.
- the plane mirror 428 is arranged on the optical path of the light emitted from the image generation unit 424. Specifically, the plane mirror 428 is arranged above the image generation unit 424 and is configured to reflect the light emitted from the image generation unit 424 toward the concave mirror 426.
- the planar mirror 428 has a planar reflecting surface, and reflects an image of light emitted from the image generation unit 424 and formed at the same magnification.
- the concave mirror 426 has a rotation shaft 426A and is configured to be rotatable around the rotation shaft 426A.
- connection unit 429 is configured to connect the image generation unit 424 and the concave mirror 426.
- the connection portion 429 is a connection portion connecting the left end of the frame portion 242 of the image generation unit 424 and the left end of the concave mirror 426, the right end of the frame portion 242, and the concave mirror 426. It is composed of a connection part that connects to the right end.
- connection portion 429 is formed of bimetal.
- Bimetal has the property of deforming in response to changes in temperature.
- the bimetal is composed of a plurality of metal plates having different thermal expansion rates, and is curved or deformed into a planar shape due to a temperature change. That is, the connecting portion 429 is configured to be deformed in response to a change in the temperature around the connecting portion 429, and the concave mirror 426 connected to the connecting portion 429 is rotated around the rotation shaft 426A due to the deformation of the connecting portion 429. Then, the direction of the reflective surface is changed.
- the light L1 emitted from the image generation unit 424 is reflected by the plane mirror 428 and the concave mirror 426 from the emission window 423 of the HUD main body unit 420. It is emitted.
- the light emitted from the exit window 423 of the HUD main body 420 is applied to the windshield 18.
- a part of the light emitted from the exit window 423 to the windshield 18 is reflected toward the occupant's viewpoint E.
- the occupant recognizes the light emitted from the HUD main body 420 as a virtual image (predetermined image) formed at a predetermined distance in front of the windshield 18.
- external light L2 such as sunlight incident from the outside of the vehicle enters the inside of the housing 422 from the exit window 423 of the HUD 42A, is reflected by the concave mirror 426 and the plane mirror 428, and is reflected by the image generation unit 424. It may be focused. In this case, the far infrared rays contained in the external light may cause an excessive temperature rise in the image generation unit 424, resulting in deterioration of the image generation unit 424.
- connection unit 429 according to the second embodiment is exemplified in FIG. 11 when the external light L2 incident from the outside of the vehicle is focused on the image generation unit 424 and the temperature in the vicinity of the image generation unit 424 rises. It transforms like this. As a result, the concave mirror 426 is rotated about the rotation shaft 426A, and the direction of the reflection surface thereof is changed. By changing the angle of the reflecting surface of the concave mirror 426 with respect to the reflecting surface of the plane mirror 428 in this way, the external light L2 reflected by the concave mirror 426 is reflected by the plane mirror 428 in a direction different from that of the image generation unit 424.
- connection portion 429 formed of the bimetal may be configured to be deformed when the temperature in the vicinity of the image generation portion 424 exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
- the connection unit 429 may be configured to be deformed when the temperature in the vicinity of the image generation unit 424 is 90 ° C. or higher.
- connection portion 429 is deformed as the temperature near the image generation portion 424 rises, so that the angle of the reflection surface of the concave mirror 426 with respect to the reflection surface of the plane mirror 428 changes, and the external light L2 reflected by the plane mirror 428 changes. Can be suppressed from being incident on the image generation unit 424.
- the light emitted from the image generation unit 424 and reflected by the plane mirror 428 is not incident on the predetermined position of the concave mirror 426 due to the change in the angle of the reflection surface of the concave mirror 426 with respect to the reflection surface of the plane mirror 428, and is therefore displayed by the HUD 42A.
- the image to be displayed will not be displayed in the position where it should be displayed.
- connection unit 429 is configured so as not to be deformed when the temperature in the vicinity of the image generation unit 424 is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value. Therefore, the visibility of the image displayed by the HUD 42A can be ensured while suppressing the deterioration of the image generation unit 424 due to the external light L2.
- the bimetal constituting the connecting portion 429 can be formed by adhering a metal plate made of a Cr—Ni—MN alloy and a metal plate made of a Ni—Fe alloy.
- the connecting portion 429 is formed of a bimetal made of a metal plate 429A1 made of a Cr—Ni—MN alloy and a metal plate 429A2 made of a Ni—Fe alloy.
- the connecting portion 429 is formed in a state of being curved upward due to the contraction of the metal plate 429A1 made of Cr—Ni—MN alloy.
- the metal plate 429A1 made of a Cr—Ni—MN alloy expands as illustrated in FIG. do.
- connection unit 429 is deformed at a temperature close to the upper limit temperature at which the display device constituting the image generation unit 424 can normally operate (for example, about 105 ° C. in the case of a liquid crystal display).
- the visibility of the image displayed by the HUD 42A can be ensured while suppressing the deterioration of the image generation unit 424 due to the external light L2.
- the frame portion 242 of the image generation portion 424 can be formed of metal. According to such a configuration, the temperature rise of the display device 241 of the image generation unit 424 can be transmitted to the connection unit 429 by heat conduction of the frame unit 242.
- the frame portion 242 may be formed of bimetal.
- the connecting portion 429 and the frame portion 242 may be formed so as to form a single member. That is, the connection portion 429 and the frame portion 242 may have a monolithic structure. According to such a configuration, the frame unit 242 changes as the temperature of the image generation unit 424 rises. Therefore, the angle of the reflecting surface of the concave mirror 426 with respect to the reflecting surface of the plane mirror 428 can be changed as the temperature of the image generation unit 424 or its vicinity rises.
- the light emitted from the image generation unit 424 is reflected by the plane mirror 428 and the concave mirror 426 at the point where the light emitted from the image generation unit 424 is reflected by the concave mirror 426. It is different from the HUD42A of the embodiment.
- the concave mirror 426 is arranged on the optical path of the light emitted from the image generation unit 424. Specifically, in the housing 422, the concave mirror 426 is arranged on the front side of the image generation unit 424, and the reflection surface of the concave mirror 426 faces the light emission surface (display device 241) of the image generation unit 424.
- the light L3 emitted from the image generation unit 424 is reflected by the concave mirror 426 and emitted from the exit window 423 of the HUD main body unit 420.
- the light emitted from the exit window 423 of the HUD main body 420 is applied to the windshield 18.
- a part of the light emitted from the exit window 423 to the windshield 18 is reflected toward the occupant's viewpoint E.
- the external light L4 reflected by the concave mirror 426 is directed in a direction different from that of the image generating unit 424. Be reflected. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the external light L4 reflected by the concave mirror 426 from being incident on the image generation unit 424, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of heat damage.
- the connecting portion 429 is formed of bimetal.
- a structure in which at least a part of the connecting portion 429 is formed of bimetal may also be adopted.
- the connecting portion 429 has a connecting portion 429B and a driving portion 429C.
- the connecting portion 429B is formed of bimetal, and is configured to connect the driving portion 429C and the image generating portion 424.
- the drive unit 429C is connected to the concave mirror 426.
- the drive unit 429C rotates the concave mirror 426 around the rotation shaft 426A based on the control signal transmitted from the control board 425 (not shown) to change the direction of the reflective surface of the concave mirror 426.
- the drive unit 429C has a shaft unit 429D and a moving mechanism 429E.
- One end of the shaft portion 429D is connected to the concave mirror 426.
- the moving mechanism 429E is composed of, for example, a worm gear and a DC motor, and moves the shaft portion 429D in the axial direction. By moving the shaft portion 429D in the axial direction, the concave mirror 426 is rotated around the rotation shaft 426A.
- FIG. 18 shows.
- the connecting portion 429B is deformed.
- the moving mechanism 429E connected to the connecting portion 429B due to the deformation of the connecting portion 429B is moved together with the shaft portion 429D.
- the concave mirror 426 rotates about the rotation axis 426A and the direction of the reflection surface thereof changes, and the angle of the reflection surface of the concave mirror 426 with respect to the display device 241 of the image generation unit 424 changes. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the external light reflected by the concave mirror 426 from entering the image generation unit 424, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of heat damage.
- the moving mechanism 429E has a movable shaft 429E1, and the movable shaft 429E1 may be configured to be movable in a rail (not shown). That is, the movable shaft 429E1 of the moving mechanism 429E moves in the rail as the connecting portion 429B is deformed. This makes it possible to easily position the drive unit 429C.
- connection unit 429 connects the image generation unit 424 and the concave mirror 426.
- the connection unit 429 may be configured to connect the image generation unit 424 and the plane mirror 428.
- the concave mirror 426 is configured as a plane mirror, and the connection unit 429 may be configured to connect the image generation unit 424 and the plane mirror.
- connection portion 429 is configured to be deformed from curved to planar as the temperature rises.
- the connecting portion 429 may be configured to be deformed from a planar shape to a curved shape as the temperature rises.
- the connecting portion 429 is configured to be deformed from a planar shape to a curved surface as the temperature rises. However, it may be configured to be deformed from curved to planar as the temperature rises.
- the image generation unit 424 has a frame unit 242 surrounding the display device 241 and the connection unit 429 is connected to the frame unit 242.
- the connection unit 429 may be connected to other parts of the image generation unit 424.
- the connection unit 429 may be connected to a lower portion of the image generation unit 424 away from the display device 241.
- the concave mirror 426 rotates about the rotation shaft 426A, so that the direction of the reflective surface of the concave mirror 426 is changed.
- other configurations may be adopted as long as the angle of the reflecting surface of the concave mirror 426 with respect to the reflecting surface of the plane mirror 428 or the light emitting surface of the image generation unit 424 changes due to the displacement of the concave mirror 426.
- the light emitted from the image generation unit 424 is reflected by the concave mirror 426 and is applied to the windshield 18.
- the light reflected by the concave mirror 426 may be applied to a combiner (not shown) provided inside the windshield 18.
- the combiner is composed of, for example, a transparent plastic disc. A part of the light radiated to the combiner from the image generation unit 424 of the HUD main body 420 is reflected toward the occupant's viewpoint E as in the case of irradiating the windshield 18 with light.
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車両に設けられた車両用表示システムであって、
前記車両の外部に近赤外光を照射する第一灯具と、
前記車両の外部に可視光を照射する第二灯具と、
前記第一灯具により照射された前記車両の外部の第一画像を撮像する第一カメラと、
前記第一カメラの撮像範囲を含み、前記第二灯具により照射された前記車両の外部の第二画像を撮像する第二カメラと、
前記第二画像の輝度に基づいて、前記第二画像の画素に対応する前記第一画像の画素の輝度を下げた第三画像を生成する制御部と、
前記制御部によって生成された前記第三画像を表示するように構成されたヘッドアップディスプレイと、を備える。
車両に設けられ、所定の画像を表示するように構成された画像照射装置であって、
前記所定の画像を生成するための光を出射する画像生成装置と、
前記画像生成装置により出射された光を反射する反射部と、
前記画像生成装置と前記反射部とを接続する接続部と、を備えており、
前記接続部の少なくとも一部はバイメタルにより形成されている。
図1を参照して、本実施形態に係る車両システム2について以下に説明する。図1は、車両システム2のブロック図である。当該車両システム2が搭載された車両1は、自動運転モードで走行可能な車両(自動車)である。
図8は、第二実施形態に係るHUD42Aを車両1の側面側から見た模式図である。図9は、画像生成部424、凹面鏡426および接続部429を上方から見た模式図である。HUD42Aは、車両1に設けられている。例えば、HUD42Aは、車両1のダッシュボード内に配置される。尚、第二実施形態の説明では、第一実施形態の説明において既に説明された部材と同一の参照番号を有する部材については、説明の便宜上、その説明は省略する。HUD42Aは、画像照射装置の一例である。
次に、図13から図15を参照して、第三実施形態に係るHUD42Bについて説明する。尚、第三実施形態の説明では、第二実施形態の説明において既に説明された部材と同一の参照番号を有する部材については、説明の便宜上、その説明は省略する。また、図13において、制御基板425の図示は省略されている。
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- 車両に設けられた車両用表示システムであって、
前記車両の外部に近赤外光を照射する第一灯具と、
前記車両の外部に可視光を照射する第二灯具と、
前記第一灯具により照射された前記車両の外部の第一画像を撮像する第一カメラと、
前記第一カメラの撮像範囲を含み、前記第二灯具により照射された前記車両の外部の第二画像を撮像する第二カメラと、
前記第二画像の輝度に基づいて、前記第二画像の画素に対応する前記第一画像の画素の輝度を下げた第三画像を生成する制御部と、
前記制御部によって生成された前記第三画像を表示するように構成されたヘッドアップディスプレイと、を備える車両用表示システム。 - 前記制御部は、前記第二画像において高輝度画素の輝度と低輝度画素の輝度を相対的に反転させ、輝度の高くなった画素に対して高い透明度を設定し、輝度の低くなった画素に対して低い透明度を設定した、参照画像を生成し、
前記制御部は、前記参照画像と前記第一画像とを重ね合わせることにより前記第三画像を生成する、請求項1に記載の車両用表示システム。 - 前記制御部は、透明度を設定する前に、前記第二画像のコントラストを調整する、請求項2に記載の車両用表示システム。
- 前記制御部は、前記第三画像のコントラストを調整する、請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の車両用表示システム。
- 前記第一灯具は、水平よりも上方を含む範囲に前記近赤外光を照射する、請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載の車両用表示システム。
- 車両に設けられ、所定の画像を表示するように構成された画像照射装置であって、
前記所定の画像を生成するための光を出射する画像生成装置と、
前記画像生成装置により出射された光を反射する反射部と、
前記画像生成装置と前記反射部とを接続する接続部と、を備えており、
前記接続部の少なくとも一部はバイメタルにより形成されている、画像照射装置。 - 前記バイメタルにより形成された前記接続部の少なくとも一部は、前記画像生成装置の近傍の温度が所定の閾値を超えると変形する、請求項6に記載の画像照射装置。
- 前記バイメタルは、Cr-Ni-MN合金からなる金属板とNi-Fe合金からなる金属板とが接着されることにより形成される、請求項6に記載の画像照射装置。
- 前記画像生成装置は、表示デバイスと、当該表示デバイスを囲むフレーム部とを有しており、
前記接続部は、前記フレーム部に接続されており、
前記フレーム部は、前記バイメタルにより形成されている、請求項6から8のいずれか一項に記載の画像照射装置。 - 前記画像生成装置は、表示デバイスと、当該表示デバイスを囲むフレーム部とを有しており、
前記接続部は、前記フレーム部に接続されており、
前記フレーム部は、金属により形成されている、請求項6から8のいずれか一項に記載の画像照射装置。
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