公开(公告)号：US11972597B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17650255

申请日：2022-02-08

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Marc Rother ,  Jonathan D. Conger ,  Steven V. Byrne ,  Zhongyao Liu

IPC: G06V10/147 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R11/00 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G03B17/56 ,  G06V20/59 ,  G06V40/10 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/80

CPC classification number: G06V10/147 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G03B17/561 ,  G06V20/59 ,  G06V40/103 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/80 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R2001/1253 ,  B60R2011/0033 ,  B60R2011/0087 ,  B60R2011/0089

Abstract: A vehicular occupant monitoring system includes a camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror of a vehicle. The camera includes an imaging array sensor and a lens. The lens is disposed at the imaging array sensor with a center axis of the lens vertically offset from a center region of the imaging array sensor. A center region of the lens is disposed at and images at a lower region of the imaging array sensor when the camera is disposed at the interior rearview mirror and an upper peripheral region of the lens images at the center region and a lower region of the imaging array sensor when the camera is disposed at the interior rearview mirror. The vehicular occupant monitoring system, responsive to processing by the image processor of image data captured by the camera, determines presence of an occupant of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20240137469A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-25

申请号：US18389947

申请日：2023-12-20

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Zhongyao Liu

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60R16/037 ,  G06V20/59

CPC classification number: H04N7/18 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60R16/037 ,  G06V20/597 ,  B60R2011/0003

Abstract: A vehicular driver monitoring system includes a camera disposed at a mirror head of an interior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle and viewing within an interior cabin of the vehicle. The camera includes a lens and an image sensor. The camera is operable to capture color image data. Electronic circuitry of an electronic control unit (ECU) includes an image processor for processing color image data captured by the camera. With a driver of the vehicle sitting in a driver seat of the vehicle, light reflected off the eyes of the driver impinges at the lens of the camera. The vehicular driver monitoring system, via processing at the ECU of color image data captured by the camera, determines a deficiency in captured color image data arising from light impinging at the lens.

公开(公告)号：US20230370705A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18357221

申请日：2023-07-24

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Zhongyao Liu ,  Yuesheng Lu ,  Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: H04N23/52 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60S1/02 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: H04N23/52 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60S1/026 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/54

Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion, with the front housing portion including a lens accommodated by a lens barrel. A heating device is disposed at an outermost lens element of the lens. The heating device includes a heating element and electrically conductive elements that extend along the lens barrel for electrical connection to circuitry at a printed circuit board. The electrically conductive elements are disposed along respective channels established along the inner surface of the lens holder. An outer end of each of the electrically conductive elements is disposed at and in contact with the heating element. When powered, the heating element heats the outermost lens element. The camera is configured to be disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11711598B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US16830535

申请日：2020-03-26

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Zhongyao Liu ,  Yuesheng Lu ,  Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  H04N23/52 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60S1/02 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/54

CPC classification number: H04N23/52 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60S1/026 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/54

Abstract: A vehicular camera for a vehicular vision system includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion, with the front housing portion including a lens barrel for accommodating a lens. A heating device is disposed at an outermost lens element of the lens. The heating device includes a pair of electrically conductive elements that are routed along the lens barrel for electrical connection to circuitry at a printed circuit board. An outer end of each of the electrically conductive elements is disposed at and in contact with a heating element at and in contact with the inner surface of the outermost lens element. When powered, the heating element heats the outermost lens element to evaporate moisture or condensation thereat. The camera is configured to be disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11582425B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US17303917

申请日：2021-06-10

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Zhongyao Liu

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R16/037 ,  B60R1/04 ,  G06V20/59 ,  B60R11/00

Abstract: A vehicular driver monitoring system includes a camera disposed within a vehicle and having a field of view interior of the vehicle, and an adjustable mirror disposed within the vehicle. The adjustable mirror includes a mirror reflector that reflects light incident thereat. The camera views the adjustable mirror and captures image data based on light reflected by the mirror reflector of the adjustable mirror toward the camera. With a driver of the vehicle sitting in a driver seat of the vehicle, light reflected off a portion of the driver is reflected by the mirror reflector of the adjustable mirror toward the camera. An electronic control unit (ECU), responsive to processing by an image processor of image data captured by the camera, adjusts the adjustable mirror to reflect the portion of the driver toward a region of the lens of the camera.