CONTROLLING DEVICE AND METHOD OF VEHICLE CAMERA
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1. A control method of a vehicle camera, comprising:
- manipulating a multi-function switch to operate a wiper connected to a wiper relay at a predetermined cycle;
synchronizing, by a camera controller connected to the vehicle camera, an imaging operation of the vehicle camera to image the front of the vehicle with the operation of the wiper; and
searching and removing, by an image filter connected to the camera controller, the wiper in the images taken by the camera through edge information of the taken images, based on the estimated position of the wiper.
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Abstract
A control device for a vehicle camera may include: a wiper relay connected to a multi-function switch to operate a vehicle wiper at a predetermined cycle; a camera controller connected to the wiper relay, and synchronizing the operation cycle of the wiper with an imaging cycle of the vehicle camera such that the vehicle camera images the front of the vehicle according to the operation period of the wiper; and an image filter connected to the camera controller, estimating the position of the wiper from edge information of the images taken by the camera, and searching and removing the wiper in the taken images.
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1. A control method of a vehicle camera, comprising:
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manipulating a multi-function switch to operate a wiper connected to a wiper relay at a predetermined cycle; synchronizing, by a camera controller connected to the vehicle camera, an imaging operation of the vehicle camera to image the front of the vehicle with the operation of the wiper; and searching and removing, by an image filter connected to the camera controller, the wiper in the images taken by the camera through edge information of the taken images, based on the estimated position of the wiper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A control device for a vehicle camera, comprising:
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a wiper relay connected to a multi-function switch to operate a vehicle wiper at a predetermined cycle; a camera controller connected to the wiper relay, and synchronizing the operation cycle of the wiper with an imaging cycle of the vehicle camera such that the vehicle camera images the front of the vehicle according to the operation period of the wiper; and an image filter connected to the camera controller, estimating the position of the wiper from edge information of the images taken by the camera, and searching and removing the wiper in the taken images.
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