VEHICULAR INFRARED NIGHT ASSISTANT DRIVING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicular infrared night assistant driving system, comprising:
- a vehicle rotation followup mechanism rotatably fixed at the front portion of the vehicle, the vehicle rotation followup mechanism rotates an angle corresponding to a rotation of a wheel;
a night vision infrared camera attached on the vehicle rotation followup mechanism, the night vision infrared camera rotates synchronously with the rotation of the vehicle rotation followup mechanism and captures infrared images of objects ahead of the vehicle in real time;
a wheel sensing mechanism attached on the wheel, the wheel sensing mechanism detects rotation angles of the wheel and gear positions of the vehicle in real time, and outputs information related to the rotation angles and the gear positions; and
an electronic control unit (ECU) connected with the wheel sensing mechanism and the vehicle rotation followup mechanism respectively, the ECU generates and outputs control signals for controlling the rotation of the vehicle rotation followup mechanism based on the information related to the rotation angles and the gear positions from the wheel sensing mechanism.
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Abstract
A vehicular infrared night assistant driving system may include a vehicle rotation followup mechanism that rotates at an angle corresponding to a rotation of a wheel, a night vision infrared camera that rotates synchronously with the rotation of the vehicle rotation followup mechanism and captures infrared images of objects ahead of the vehicle in real time, a wheel sensing mechanism that detects in real time the rotation angles of the wheel and gear position of the vehicle, and an Electronic Control Unit connected respectively with the wheel sensing mechanism and the vehicle rotation followup mechanism to generate control signals for controlling the rotation of the vehicle rotation followup mechanism based on the information output from the wheel sensing mechanism. The infrared camera rotates synchronously with that of the wheel, eliminating the visual-field defect of the thermal imaging while the vehicle is changing direction, which improves security while driving at night.
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8 Claims
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1. A vehicular infrared night assistant driving system, comprising:
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a vehicle rotation followup mechanism rotatably fixed at the front portion of the vehicle, the vehicle rotation followup mechanism rotates an angle corresponding to a rotation of a wheel; a night vision infrared camera attached on the vehicle rotation followup mechanism, the night vision infrared camera rotates synchronously with the rotation of the vehicle rotation followup mechanism and captures infrared images of objects ahead of the vehicle in real time; a wheel sensing mechanism attached on the wheel, the wheel sensing mechanism detects rotation angles of the wheel and gear positions of the vehicle in real time, and outputs information related to the rotation angles and the gear positions; and an electronic control unit (ECU) connected with the wheel sensing mechanism and the vehicle rotation followup mechanism respectively, the ECU generates and outputs control signals for controlling the rotation of the vehicle rotation followup mechanism based on the information related to the rotation angles and the gear positions from the wheel sensing mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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