公开(公告)号：US10589680B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US15858519

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Enda Peter Ward ,  Alan Hanniffy ,  Mike Togher

IPC: B60R1/00 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing at least one information from an environmental region (8) of a motor vehicle (2) to a driver of the motor vehicle (2), wherein at least one first image (B3) captured by a vehicle-side camera system (6) and at least one second image (B4) captured by a vehicle-external camera system (7) situated within the field of view (19a, 19b) of the vehicle-side camera system (6) are received in the method, wherein an image-in-image representation (B5) is generated from the at least one first image (B3) and the at least one second image (B4) for displaying on a vehicle-side display device (13) as the at least one information, wherein a first image region (21) for displaying the at least one first image (B3) and a second image region (22) separate from the first image region (21) for displaying the at least one second image (B4) are determined for the image-in-image representation (B5). In addition, the invention relates to a display system (11), to a driver assistance system (5) as well as to a motor vehicle (2).

公开(公告)号：US20200039514A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16499621

申请日：2018-03-27

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Swaroop Kaggere Shivamurthy

IPC: B60W30/16 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling a distance of a vehicle (10) to a closest preceding vehicle (60), whereby the vehicle (10) has a trailer (12) connected thereto, comprising the steps of determining a velocity of the vehicle (10), detecting a closest preceding vehicle (60), determining a distance (62) to the closest preceding vehicle (60), and determining a safe distance based on the velocity of the vehicle (10) and the distance (62) to the closest preceding vehicle (60), wherein the method further comprises determining an extra safe distance based on at least one characteristic of the trailer (12), and performing a control of the distance (62) to the closest preceding vehicle (60) to stay above the safe distance plus the extra safe distance. The present invention also refers to a driving assistance system (14) for a vehicle (10), which is adapted to perform the above method. The present invention further refers to a vehicle (10) with an above driving assistance system (14).

公开(公告)号：US20190299938A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US16315415

申请日：2017-07-03

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Brian Michael Thomas Deegan

IPC: B60S1/56 ,  G02B27/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing deposits on a lens (11) of a camera (9) of a motor vehicle (1), in which a contaminant present on the lens (11) is removed as the deposit, wherein a cleaning liquid (13) is applied to the lens by means of a washing device (12) for removing the contaminant, wherein a temperature of the lens (11) is determined and the application of the cleaning liquid (13) to the lens (11) is performed depending on the determined temperature.

公开(公告)号：US20190179215A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16310120

申请日：2017-06-19

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Rachel O' Connor

IPC: G03B17/12 ,  G02B7/02 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: The invention relates to a camera (4) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising an external housing, which comprises a housing top part (15), in which a lens module of the camera (4) is capable of being received, wherein the lens module (25, 26) comprises a tubelike lens carrier (10), which is integrally formed with the housing top part (15). The invention also relates to a motor vehicle (1) 13 and a method for manufacturing a camera (4).

公开(公告)号：US10276040B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US15322225

申请日：2015-04-29

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Damien Dooley ,  Martin Glavin ,  Edward Jones ,  Liam Kilmartin

IPC: B60Q9/00 ,  G01S5/16 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G08G1/04 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60K31/00 ,  G01S11/12 ,  G01S3/786 ,  G06T7/246

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for tracking a target vehicle (9) approaching a motor vehicle (1) by means of a camera system (2) of the motor vehicle (1). A temporal sequence of images (10) of an environmental region of the motor vehicle (1) is provided by means of at least one camera (3) of the camera system (2). The target vehicle (9) is detected in an image (10) of the sequence by means of an image processing device (5) of the camera system (5) based on a feature of a front (11) or of a rear of the target vehicle (9) and then the target vehicle (9) is tracked over subsequent images (10) of the sequence based on the detected feature. Wherein at least a predetermined feature of a lateral flank (14) of the target vehicle (9) is detected in one of the subsequent images (10) of the sequence by the image processing device (5), and after detection of the feature of the lateral flank (14), the target vehicle (9) is tracked over further images (10) of the sequence based on the feature of the lateral flank (14).

公开(公告)号：US20190104278A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US16084512

申请日：2017-03-10

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Pantelis Ermilios ,  Bryan Mcnamara ,  William O'Grady ,  Myles Friel

IPC: H04N7/01 ,  H04N5/14 ,  G06T7/231

CPC classification number: H04N7/014 ,  B60R2001/1253 ,  B60R2300/101 ,  B60R2300/102 ,  B60R2300/105 ,  B60R2300/303 ,  B60R2300/802 ,  G06T7/223 ,  G06T7/231 ,  G06T7/80 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/20021 ,  G06T2207/30252 ,  H04N5/145

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for motion estimation between two images of an environmental region (9) of a motor vehicle (1) captured by a camera (4) of the motor vehicle (1), wherein the following steps are performed: a) determining at least two image areas of a first image as at least two first blocks (B) in the first image, b) for each first block (B), defining a respective search region in a second image for searching the respective search region in the second image for a second block (B) corresponding to the respective first block (B); c) determining a cost surface (18) for each first blocks (B) and its respective search region; d) determining an averaged cost surface (19) for one of the at least two first blocks (B) based on the cost surfaces (18); d) identifying a motion vector (v) for the one of the first blocks (B) describing a motion of a location of the first block (B) in the first image and the corresponding second block (B) in the second image. The invention also relates to a computing device (3), a driver assistance system (2) as well as a motor vehicle (1).

公开(公告)号：US20190080476A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16084534

申请日：2017-03-10

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Pantelis Ermilios ,  Bryan Mcnamara ,  William O'Grady ,  Myles Friel

IPC: G06T7/80 ,  G06T7/223 ,  G06T7/50 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting an object (12) alongside a road (10) of a motor vehicle (1) based on at least two images (13) of an environmental region (9) of the motor vehicle (1) consecutively captured by at least one vehicle-side camera (4) for extrinsic calibration of the at least one camera (4), wherein the images (13) at least partially display a texture of a road surface (11) and wherein the following steps are performed: a) determining at least two mutually corresponding blocks (14) based on the at least two images (13); b) determining respective motion vectors for each of the at least two pairs of mutually corresponding blocks (14); c) determining a depth information concerning the at least two images (13) based on the at least two motion vectors; d) detecting the object (12) based on the depth information. The invention also relates to a computing device (3), a driver assistance system (2) as well as a motor vehicle (1).

公开(公告)号：US20190056444A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-21

申请号：US15678720

申请日：2017-08-16

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Beniamin Dragoi ,  Sergio Bantiles

IPC: G01R31/00 ,  G07C5/08

Abstract: A load device coupled to an output of an ECU via a coaxial cable is disclosed. The ECU provides power to the load device, and has a power over coaxial cable (PoC) filter coupled to the output, a high side switch (HSS) coupled to the power supply and to the PoC filter via an HSS output line, a diode disposed in the HSS output line that eliminates current flow from the output towards the HSS, while allowing current flow from the HSS towards the load device, a diode resistor in parallel with the diode that allows a current to flow past the diode towards the HSS while a short-to-battery scenario is occurring, and a pull down resistor (RPD) disposed between the output line of the HSS and a ground prior to the diode configured to pull the voltage at the HSS output down to zero while an open load scenario is occurring.

公开(公告)号：US10194077B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

申请号：US15428191

申请日：2017-02-09

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Michael Burke ,  Patrick Eoghan Denny

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G06T11/00 ,  B60R1/00 ,  G06T11/60 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a camera assembly, in which a first camera and a second camera capture images (36, 42). Respective fields of view of the two cameras overlap at least in a partial region (24). At least in an image (36) captured by the first camera, at least one contamination region (38) including a plurality of pixels is detected within the partial region (24). Thereupon, data values specifying the respective transparency of the pixels in the at least one contamination region (38) are varied with respect to respective reference values of transparency, wherein those reference values increase in the partial region (24) towards an edge (28) of the respective images upon superimposition of the images. Furthermore, the invention relates to a camera assembly.

公开(公告)号：US09819833B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US15513674

申请日：2015-09-25

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Venugopala K. Madumbu

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/64 ,  H04N9/04 ,  B60R1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/6005 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R2300/30 ,  H04N1/646 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/67

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for converting (S1) an image (7) by an evaluation unit (4) of a motor vehicle (1), wherein the image (7) is captured from an environmental region (6) of a motor vehicle (1) by a camera (3) of the motor vehicle (1), and the image (7) includes an alpha channel (12) and at least one color channel in a predetermined color model, and the image (7) is converted into an alpha channel (12) and a Y channel (9) of a YUV color model and a U channel (10) of the YUV color model and a V channel (11) of the YUV color model, wherein in converting the image (7), the alpha channel (12) and the Y channel (9) and the U channel (10) and the V channel (11) are embedded in a converted image (8) of the image (7).