VIEW CONFIRMATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a view confirmation device for a vehicle which can detect a status that a user such as a driver is difficult to be conscious of the status, and a status that an auto high beam system should be turned off. SOLUTION: The view confirmation device for a vehicle includes...

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Main Author MIZUTANI MANABU
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.04.2010
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a view confirmation device for a vehicle which can detect a status that a user such as a driver is difficult to be conscious of the status, and a status that an auto high beam system should be turned off. SOLUTION: The view confirmation device for a vehicle includes a camera 12 to photograph scenery ahead of a vehicle and a control means to change over and control a high beam or a low beam of a head light 18 on the basis of such a status ahead of the vehicle that is detected from the pickup image of the camera. On the basis of a quantity of a characteristic extracted form the pickup image of the camera, a detecting means is provided to detect the breakage of a lens of the camera or the breakage of wind shield glass arranged ahead of the camera. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20080247665