181 |
IMAGING DEVICE AND WATERDROP GUIDING MEMBER |
US15117488 |
2014-12-12 |
US20160349502A1 |
2016-12-01 |
Kota IRIE; Hayato TSUCHIHASHI |
A technique for improving the visibility of images from an imaging device even in conditions such that waterdrops adhering on a surface of a lens is very small is provided. An imaging device 13 includes a camera 20 having a lens 23, in which a lens side hydrophilic layer 23a is applied on a surface of the lens 23, and being configured to be provided to a vehicle, and a waterdrop guiding part 21 which guides waterdrops that adhere on the vehicle to the lens 23. |
182 |
Collision avoidance system |
US14683749 |
2015-04-10 |
US09505404B2 |
2016-11-29 |
Matt Jones; Richard Rowe |
The present invention relates to a collision system in a vehicle that uses a three dimensional imaging device to map a three dimensional object external to the vehicle. A positioning module will superimpose the position of the body of the vehicle onto the mapped object in dependence of the potential impact location. The positioning module will communicate the impact location to a collision avoidance aid such as an audio or visual warning. |
183 |
Vehicle event playback apparatus and methods |
US14055833 |
2013-10-16 |
US09501878B2 |
2016-11-22 |
Jason Palmer; Slaven Sljivar |
Vehicle event data playback systems described herein may provide users means for reviewing events recorded by a vehicle event recorder. Circumstances relating to vehicle operation may be visually presented in these playback systems. Video playback from multiple recording devices may be synchronized with each other and/or with information related to the operation of the vehicle during the recorded events to affect a presentation of information related to operation of the vehicle. A user may be presented with many data types in graphical and/or intuitive arrangements. |
184 |
Remote control system for aircraft |
US15139333 |
2016-04-27 |
US09493237B1 |
2016-11-15 |
Ryu Terasaka |
The present invention provides a remote control system of an aircraft 1 that includes a camera 2 mounted on the aircraft 1, a monitor 4 visible from an operator 3 remote from the aircraft 1, a remote controller 5 operated by the operator 3, an acceleration sensor 6 mounted on the aircraft 1 to detect upward/downward, left/right and forward/backward accelerations, sensitive pads 7 configured to be attached to each portion of the operator 3, and a controller 8 that generates a vibration or an electrical stimulus on each of the sensitive pads 7 while a magnitude of the vibration or the electrical stimulus is changed based on an output value of the acceleration sensor 6 to make the operator 3 feel a direction and a magnitude of the acceleration generated on the aircraft 1. |
185 |
DRIVING-SUPPORT-IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, DRIVING-SUPPORT-IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING-SUPPORT-IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DRIVING-SUPPORT-IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM |
US15029564 |
2013-11-12 |
US20160272065A1 |
2016-09-22 |
Naoyuki TSUSHIMA; Shu MURAYAMA |
A driving-support-image generation device of the present invention includes: a driving-support-image memory that stores a plurality of driving-support images each indicative of a message content of a messaging object posted on a road or around a road; and an image generator that selects from among the driving-support images stored in the driving-support-image memory, one or plural driving-support images on the basis of a pre-set order of priority, and generates using the thus-selected driving-support images, an image to be displayed on a display in a vehicle. |
186 |
Method and device for sensing traffic flow and notifying motor vehicle drivers of the same |
US14941413 |
2015-11-13 |
US09443426B1 |
2016-09-13 |
Byron Paul Formwalt |
A method and device for providing wireless notifications to a driver via a mobile device indicating when a stopped traffic condition in the present lane of travel is about to resume flowing. |
187 |
Tracking objects in bowl-shaped imaging systems |
US14490369 |
2014-09-18 |
US09437001B2 |
2016-09-06 |
Kay-Ulrich Scholl; Koba Natroshvili |
Technologies for determining a distance of an object from a vehicle include a computing device to identify an object captured in a fisheye image generated by a fisheye camera of the vehicle. The computing device projects a contour of the identified object on a selected virtual plane that is located outside the vehicle and selected from a predefined set of virtual planes based on a location of the identified object relative to the vehicle. The computing device identifies a bottom of the projected contour on the selected virtual plane and determines an intersection point of an imaginary line with a ground plane coincident with a plane on which the vehicle is positioned. The imaginary line passes through each of the identified bottom of the projected contour and the fisheye camera. The computing device determines a location of the identified object relative to the vehicle based on the determined intersection point and the identified bottom of the projected contour. |
188 |
WATERCRAFT THERMAL MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS |
US14985392 |
2015-12-30 |
US20160214534A1 |
2016-07-28 |
Austin A. Richards; Peter A. Reid; Jay E. Robinson; Andrew C. Teich; Christopher Daniel Gatland; Gordon Pope |
A watercraft may include a safety system having an imaging component and a control component. The control component may modify the operation of the watercraft based on images from the imaging component. The imaging component may include a thermal imaging component and a non-thermal imaging component. The watercraft may include more than one imaging component disposed around the periphery of the watercraft to monitor a volume surrounding the watercraft for objects in the water such as debris, a person, and/or dock structures. Operating the watercraft based on the images may include operating propulsion and/or steering systems of the watercraft based on a detected object. The control component may operate the propulsion and/or steering systems to disable a propeller when a swimmer is detected, to avoid detected debris, and/or to perform or assist in performing docking maneuvers. The imaging components may include compact thermal imaging modules mounted on or within the hull of the watercraft. |
189 |
WATER DEPTH ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD |
US14915958 |
2014-09-02 |
US20160196656A1 |
2016-07-07 |
Mark CUND; Paul WIDDOWSON; Jim O'DONOGHUE |
A land-based automotive vehicle (10, 110) comprising an apparatus (12a, 12b) for estimating the depth of water (H) about the vehicle. The apparatus comprising at least one light source (70), at least one imaging means such as a camera (30) mounted to the vehicle and a control unit (40), the apparatus being structured and arranged such that a first light signal is emitted toward a water surface (18) about the vehicle, the at least one camera is configured for imaging the first light signal and the control unit is configured and arranged to compute from the imagery obtained by the at least one camera an estimation of a depth of water about the vehicle. |
190 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING A VEHICLE WITH A WIRELESS CHARGING ASSEMBLY |
US14562442 |
2014-12-05 |
US20160159234A1 |
2016-06-09 |
Allan Lewis |
A method includes: estimating a position of a driver's eyes in a vehicle during a parking event in a parking spot that includes a wireless charging assembly in which a primary coil is installed, projecting an image onto an interior surface of the vehicle at a location based on the estimated position of the driver's eyes to assist the driver in aligning the vehicle with the wireless charging assembly, transmitting signals from the vehicle toward a reference object located at a rear area of the parking spot and detecting echoed signals at the vehicle caused by the transmitted signals reflecting from a surface of the reference object, and listening for an alignment confirmation signal at the vehicle from the wireless charging assembly indicating that the vehicle is satisfactorily aligned with the wireless charging assembly. |
191 |
DISPLAY DEVICE |
US14962545 |
2015-12-08 |
US20160090035A1 |
2016-03-31 |
Ryo KOBAYASHI |
A display section displays a shift indicator in a smaller size than that in a normal state at the start of display (upon switching the display) of the shift indicator. After that, the display section gradually enlarges a size of the shift indicator until it has a larger size than that in the normal state, and then gradually reduces the size of the shift indicator until it has the size in the normal state, thereby starting the display of the shift indicator in the size in the normal state. This operation provides a display device through which a driver can readily recognize the current shift position. |
192 |
MOBILE ROBOT |
US14843442 |
2015-09-02 |
US20160059770A1 |
2016-03-03 |
Ze JI; Christopher Andrew SMITH |
A mobile robot comprising: a vision system, the vision system comprising a camera and two or more light sources each arranged to provide a level of illumination to an area surrounding the mobile robot; wherein the two or more light sources are arranged to illuminate separate areas surrounding the robot corresponding to different sections of an image captured by the camera, and the level of illumination provided by each of the light sources is independently adjustable. |
193 |
HITCH ANGLE WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD |
US14668424 |
2015-03-25 |
US20160023526A1 |
2016-01-28 |
Erick Michael Lavoie |
A hitch angle warning system includes a camera-based hitch angle sensor that senses a hitch angle between a vehicle and a trailer. The hitch angle warning system also includes a controller that estimates an amount of time for the hitch angle to reach a threshold angle based on a rate of change of the hitch angle. The threshold angle may be set to a maximum hitch angle controllable by the vehicle based on a length of the trailer. The controller thereby generates a warning signal when the amount of time is less than a threshold time, which is configured to be greater or equal to than a response time of a driver of the vehicle to make a corrective action. The warning signal may be deactivated when the amount of time is greater than a second time that is greater than the threshold time. |
194 |
PROXY DSRC BASIC SAFETY MESSAGE FOR UNEQUIPPED VEHICLES |
US14247352 |
2014-04-08 |
US20150287323A1 |
2015-10-08 |
Bryan Wells |
A method for generating a message including vehicle operating parameters. The method includes the following: measuring operating parameters of an unequipped vehicle using monitoring equipment present on an equipped vehicle that is proximate to the unequipped vehicle; generating at the equipped vehicle a message including the measured operating parameters of the unequipped vehicle; and transmitting from the equipped vehicle to surrounding vehicles the message including the measured operating parameters of the unequipped vehicle to inform surrounding vehicles of the operating parameters of the unequipped vehicle |
195 |
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANEUVERING A TRAILER |
US14612552 |
2015-02-03 |
US20150149040A1 |
2015-05-28 |
Philipp HUEGER; Ulrich WUTTKE; Daniel LEUCHTER |
A method and a device for maneuvering a combination of a towing vehicle and a trailer, wherein the trailer is connected to the towing vehicle by a non-steerable tow-bar, and the towing vehicle observes the rear surroundings, including the trailer, by a rear-view camera. The method includes the steps: a) determining the actual articulation of the trailer relative to the towing vehicle; b) determining the length of the tow-bar and the maximum articulation of the trailer; c) inputting the intended articulation of the trailer; d) reversing the towing vehicle with at least active steering support until the intended articulation of the trailer is reached; e) fixing the direction of travel predetermined by the intended articulation; f) maneuvering the towing vehicle with at least active steering support while maintaining the predetermined direction of travel until an eventual parking position is reached. |
196 |
VEHICLE SAFETY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD USING CAMERAS |
US14308447 |
2014-06-18 |
US20150042802A1 |
2015-02-12 |
Myung-Woo Kim |
A vehicle safety control apparatus using cameras includes a first camera configured to photograph light and shade of a current object during running, a second camera configured to photograph a color of the current object during the running, an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on first current object image data captured by the first camera and second current object image data captured by the second camera, a recognition unit configured to recognize the first and second current object image data on which the image processing unit has performed the image processing, a storage unit configured to cause the recognized data to match preset reference object-specific data and separately store the data matching the preset reference object-specific data; and a control unit configured to receive the recognized data and deliver a storage command to the storage unit. |
197 |
Method and Device for an Assistance System in a Vehicle for Performing an Autonomous or Semi-Autonomous Driving Maneuver |
US14241275 |
2012-08-21 |
US20140379197A1 |
2014-12-25 |
Alfred Eckert; Ronald Bayer; Stefan Lueke; Bernd Piller; Georg Halasy-Wimmer |
The invention relates to a method and a device for an assistance system that serves to perform an autonomous or semi-autonomous driving maneuver of a vehicle, e.g., a parking assistance system in a vehicle, wherein by means of a camera system, image data are generated from the surroundings of a vehicle and processed in order to perform the driving maneuver.The assistance system is put in a safe state if the image data show that a restriction is present. |
198 |
VEHICULAR IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME |
US14216134 |
2014-03-17 |
US20140267687A1 |
2014-09-18 |
Ziaollah Loghmani |
Vehicular image projection systems and methods of using the same. In an exemplary embodiment of a system of the present disclosure, the system comprises one or more input devices coupled to a vehicle and configured to obtain one or more images outside of or adjacent to a vehicle, and one or more display mechanisms positioned at least partially within the vehicle and configured to display or project the one or more images obtained from the one or more input devices. In an additional embodiment, the one or more input devices and/or the one or more display mechanisms are further configured to obtain and/or display the one or more images using a personal focus relating to a driver of the vehicle. |
199 |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A REFLECTED LIGHT FROM AN IMAGING DEVICE IMAGE |
US13688126 |
2012-11-28 |
US20130329045A1 |
2013-12-12 |
Jin Ha Choi |
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for removing a reflected light from an imaging device image, including a processor on a controller configured to output at a predetermined interval to a windshield or an imaging device lens, a control signal for controlling an on or off operation of at least one filter; obtain an image photographed by the camera, wherein the camera is installed in a direction toward the windshield of the vehicle, generate a differential image by subtracting a reflected image photographed when the filter is turned on from a general image photographed when the filter is turned off, and obtain a final image by correcting an area corresponding to the reflected image of the differential image based on a blurred image of the differential image. |
200 |
IMAGE CONTROL APPARATUS |
US13634112 |
2011-02-03 |
US20130002877A1 |
2013-01-03 |
Hidehiko Miyoshi; Noboru Nagamine; Kenji Miura; Kinji Yamamoto; Kenjiro Goto |
In order to provide an image control apparatus that allows a driver to easily check the situation of a passenger's getting on/off a vehicle through an opening operation of a door of the vehicle, the apparatus includes a camera which captures an image of the vicinity of the vehicle door, a monitor capable of displaying the image captured by the camera and a door opening detection sensor which detects an open state of the vehicle door. The monitor displays the image captured by the camera when the door opening detection sensor detects an open state of the door. |