Structure for attaching stereoscopic camera in vehicle
First Claim
1. A structure for attaching a stereoscopic camera system to a vehicle, by which a plurality of cameras are attached on a body frame of the vehicle in order to stereoscopically capture images of an area surrounding the vehicle;
- the structure comprising;
a lateral stay for coupling the plurality of cameras to each other; and
brackets for fixing at least one of the lateral stay and the plurality of cameras on the body frame, the brackets provided at a plurality of points, spaced from each other, of the lateral stay;
wherein the rigidity of at least a part of the brackets is lower than the bending rigidity of the lateral stay.
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Abstract
A structure for attaching a stereoscopic camera to a vehicle, by which a plurality of cameras are attached to a body frame of the vehicle in order to stereoscopically capture images surrounding the vehicle; and the same structure includes a lateral stay for coupling the plurality of cameras with each other; and brackets for fixing the lateral stay or the plurality of cameras on the body frame, which are provided at a plurality of points, spaced from each other, of the lateral stay, or at the plurality of cameras fixed on the lateral stay; wherein the rigidity of at least a part of the brackets is lower than the bending rigidity of the lateral stay.
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1. A structure for attaching a stereoscopic camera system to a vehicle, by which a plurality of cameras are attached on a body frame of the vehicle in order to stereoscopically capture images of an area surrounding the vehicle;
- the structure comprising;
a lateral stay for coupling the plurality of cameras to each other; and
brackets for fixing at least one of the lateral stay and the plurality of cameras on the body frame, the brackets provided at a plurality of points, spaced from each other, of the lateral stay;
whereinthe rigidity of at least a part of the brackets is lower than the bending rigidity of the lateral stay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- the structure comprising;
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7. A structure for attaching a stereoscopic camera system to a vehicle, the stereoscopic camera system comprising a plurality of cameras,
the structure comprising an elongate rigid stay, the stay extending in the width direction of the vehicle, the plurality of cameras rigidly mounted to the stay and spaced apart along the stay, wherein the stay is secured to the vehicle body frame at a plurality of locations.
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