VEHICLE IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CORRECTION METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130169679A1
• Filed: 12/30/2011
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
• Original Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
• Inventors: SU, YI-FENG, CHIANG, CHIH-BIN, CHEN, JIN-YI
• Application Number:
  US13/340,904
• Publication Number:
  US 20130169679A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/633
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/01 Head-up displays
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/167 Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/002 to project the image of a two-dimensional display, such as an array of light emitting or modulating elements or a CRT

Abstract

A vehicle image display system and correction method thereof, applicable to a vehicle to perform vehicle information display, comprising following steps, fetch a front road image; obtain positions of a lane marking and an obstacle in front based on said front road image; after correction, calculate display information of said positions of said lane markings and said obstacles in front, to be overlapped with images of an actual traffic lane; utilize a motor control unit to adjust focal length or inclination angle of a projector unit, or inclination angle of a viewable panel, to produce overlap error correction values to correct said display information. Said projector unit projects large area display information overlapped entirely with images of said actual traffic lane onto said viewable panel or windshield, so that a driver can obtain vehicle driving information, to raise vehicle driving safety.

Claims

1. A vehicle image display system, installed in a vehicle, comprising:

at least a first image fetching unit, used to fetch at least a front road image;

an image processing unit, connected electrically to said first image fetching unit, used to obtain positions of a lane marking and an obstacle in front based on said front road image, and after correction, it calculates display information of said positions of said lane marking and said obstacle in front, to be overlapped on an image of an actual traffic lane, and generate a control signal and an alarm signal;

a projector unit, connected electrically to said image processing unit, used to project said display information onto at least a viewable panel or a windshield of said vehicle; and

a motor control unit, connected electrically to said image processing unit, said projector unit, and said viewable panel, said motor control unit adjusts focal length or inclination angle of said projector unit, or inclination angle of said viewable panel based on said control signal of said image processing unit, to generate an overlap error correction value to correct said display information.

2. The vehicle image display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said viewable panel is a reflective optical film, disposed between said windshield and said projector unit.

3. The vehicle image display system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

at least a second image fetching unit, connected electrically to said image processing unit, said second image fetching unit obtains dynamic motions of a driver, said image processing unit calculates a prevision point of said driver based on said dynamic motion, to output said control signal to said motor control unit.

4. The vehicle image display system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a vehicle motion detection unit, connected electrically to said image processing unit, said vehicle motion detection unit detects vehicle driving information of said vehicle, said image processing unit calculates a prevision point of said driver based on said vehicle driving information, to output said control signal to said motor control unit, and project said vehicle driving information onto said viewable panel and said windshield.

5. The vehicle image display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said image processing unit utilizes a correction coordinate conversion model to correct said positions of said lane marking and said obstacle in front, and to calculate said display information of said positions of said lane marking and said obstacle in front to be overlapped on image of said actual traffic lane.

6. The vehicle image display system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a control interface, connected electrically to said image processing unit, for user to set parameters, said image processing unit outputs said control signal to said motor control unit based on said parameters, for adjusting focal length or inclination angle of said projector unit, or inclination angle of said viewable panel, or said image processing unit controls said first image fetching unit based on said parameters, to adjust automatically parameters of its height, inclination angle, position, and distance.

7. A vehicle image display system correction method, applicable to a vehicle to perform vehicle information display and issue vehicle safety alarm, comprising following steps:

fetch at least a front road image;

obtain positions of a lane marking and an obstacle in front based on said front road image;

convert said positions of said lane marking and said obstacle in front into display information;

adjust display conditions of said display information, to produce an overlap error correction value;

correct said display information based on said overlap error correction value; and

project said display information onto said viewable panel.

8. The vehicle image display system correction method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said front road image is fetched by said first image fetching unit, and an image processing unit controls said first image fetching unit to calibrate automatically its parameters based on calibration parameters of at least a preset location, to obtain automatically corrected parameters of altitude, inclination angle, position, and distance of said first image fetching unit.

9. The vehicle image display system correction method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said display condition is to adjust said focal length or inclination angle of said projector unit, to produce said overlap error correction values, or to adjust inclination angle of said viewable panel, to produce said overlap error correction values.

10. The vehicle image display system correction method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said adjusting step of said projector unit is to calculate said overlap error correction values of inclination angle based on said display information of upper left, lower left, upper right, and lower right corners of said traffic lane, or to calculate said overlap error correction values of inclination angle based on said prevision point of a driver;

and said adjusting step of said viewable panel is to calculate said overlap error correction values of inclination angle based on said prevision point of said driver.