Device for improving the visibility conditions in a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A device for improving the visibility conditions in a motor vehicle, having a radiation source for infrared radiation for irradiating the surroundings of the vehicle, an infrared-sensitive camera for taking images of at least part of the irradiated surroundings, a display unit for displaying collected image data, and and a control unit for controlling the device, wherein a sensing unit for a recommended maximum velocity vmax is provided and is connected to the control unit, in that a velocity sensor is provided connected to the control unit, and wherein the control unit is designed in such a way that when a vehicle velocity v exceeds the maximum velocity vmax the display is switched off.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for improving the visibility conditions in a motor vehicle, having a radiation source for infrared radiation for irradiating the surroundings of the vehicle, having an infrared-sensitive camera for taking images of at least part of the irradiated surroundings, having a display unit for displaying collected image data, and having a control unit for controlling the device. Furthermore, a sensing unit for a recommended maximum velocity vmax is provided and is connected to the control unit. A velocity sensor which is connected to the control unit is provided in such a way that the control unit causes the display to be switched off when the vehicle velocity v exceeds the maximum velocity vmax. The display is preferably switched on when the vehicle velocity v drops below the maximum velocity vmax.
The sensing unit for a recommended maximum velocity vmax is preferably designed in such a way that the recommended maximum velocity vmax is determined from the road profile or from the driving behavior of the vehicle or from received radio signals. This device ensures that the vehicle with the device operates in a safe way for the user.
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1. A device for improving the visibility conditions in a motor vehicle, having
a radiation source for infrared radiation for irradiating the surroundings of the vehicle, an infrared-sensitive camera for taking images of at least part of the irradiated surroundings, a display unit for displaying collected image data, and and a control unit for controlling the device, wherein a sensing unit for a recommended maximum velocity vmax is provided and is connected to the control unit, in that a velocity sensor is provided connected to the control unit, and wherein the control unit is designed in such a way that when a vehicle velocity v exceeds the maximum velocity vmax the display is switched off.
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