US2020218945A1PendingUtilityA1

Movable carrier auxiliary system and vehicle auxiliary system

Assignee: ABILITY OPTO ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO LTDPriority: Jan 7, 2019Filed: Jul 1, 2019Published: Jul 9, 2020
Est. expiryJan 7, 2039(~12.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A movable carrier auxiliary system includes at least two optical image capturing systems respectively disposed on a left portion and a right portion of a movable carrier, at least one image fusion output device, and at least one displaying device. Each optical image capturing system includes an image capturing module and an operation module. The image capturing module captures and produces an environmental image surrounding the movable carrier. The operation module electrically connected to the image capturing module detects at least one moving object in the environmental image to generate a detecting signal and at least one tracking mark. The image fusion output device is disposed inside of the movable carrier and is electrically connected to the optical image capturing systems, thereby to receive the environmental image to generate a fusion image. The displaying device is electrically connected to the image fusion output device to display the fusion image and the at least one tracking mark.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A movable carrier auxiliary system, comprising:
 at least two optical image capturing systems respectively disposed on a left portion and a right portion of a movable carrier, wherein each of the optical image capturing systems comprises an image capturing module and an operation module; the image capturing module captures and produces an environmental image surrounding the movable carrier; the operation module is electrically connected to the image capturing module, and detects at least one moving object in the environmental image to generate a detecting signal and at least one tracking mark;   at least one image fusion output device which is disposed inside of the movable carrier and is electrically connected to the optical image capturing systems, thereby to receive the environmental image of the optical image capturing systems to generate a fusion image; and   at least one displaying device electrically connected to the image fusion output device to display the fusion image and the at least one tracking mark.   
     
     
         2 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 1 , wherein a horizontal angle of view covered by the fusion image is at least 120 degrees. 
     
     
         3 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one displaying device is optionally disposed either inside or outside of the movable carrier. 
     
     
         4 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one displaying device is a vehicle electronic rear-view mirror. 
     
     
         5 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one displaying device comprises at least one of a LCD, a LED, an OLED, a plasma projection element, a digital projection element, and a liquid crystal display module. 
     
     
         6 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 1 , further comprising a warning module, wherein the warning module is electrically connected to the operation module, and receives the detecting signal, and generates a warning signal when the detecting signal is received to determine that the at least one moving object approaches the movable carrier. 
     
     
         7 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 6 , further comprising at least one warning member which is disposed on the movable carrier and is electrically connected to the warning module, wherein the warning member operates when the warning member receives the warning signal. 
     
     
         8 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 1 , wherein the movable carrier auxiliary system comprises at least three optical image capturing systems respectively disposed on the left portion, the right portion, and a rear portion of the movable carrier. 
     
     
         9 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 8 , wherein a horizontal angle of view covered by the fusion image is at least 180 degrees. 
     
     
         10 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 1 , wherein the movable carrier auxiliary system comprises at least four optical image capturing systems respectively disposed on the left portion, the right portion, a front portion, and a rear portion of the movable carrier. 
     
     
         11 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 10 , wherein a horizontal angle of view covered by the fusion image is 360 degrees. 
     
     
         12 . A movable carrier auxiliary system, comprising:
 at least two optical image capturing systems respectively disposed on a left portion and a right portion of the movable carrier, wherein each of the optical image capturing systems comprises an image capturing module and an operation module; the image capturing module captures and produces an environmental image surrounding the movable carrier; the operation module is electrically connected to the image capturing module, and detects at least one moving object in the environmental image to generate a detecting signal and at least one tracking mark;   at least one image fusion output device which is disposed inside of the movable carrier and is electrically connected to the optical image capturing systems, thereby to receive the environmental image of the optical image capturing systems to generate a fusion image; and   at least one displaying device electrically connected to the image fusion output device to display the fusion image and the at least one tracking mark;   wherein each of the optical image capturing systems has at least one lens group; the at least one lens group comprises at least two lenses having refractive power and satisfies:
   1.0≤ f/HEP≤ 10.0;
 
   0 deg<HAF≤150 deg; and
 
   0.9≤2( ARE/HEP )≤2.0;
 
   where f is a focal length of the at least one lens group; HEP is an entrance pupil diameter of the at least one lens group; HAF is a half of a maximum field angle of the at least one lens group; ARE is a profile curve length measured from a start point where an optical axis of the at least one lens group passes through any surface of one of the at least two lenses, along a surface profile of the corresponding lens, and finally to a coordinate point of a perpendicular distance where is a half of the entrance pupil diameter away from the optical axis.   
     
     
         13 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one lens group satisfies:
   0.9≤ ARS /EHD≤2.0;
   wherein for any surface of any lens, ARS is a profile curve length measured from a start point where the optical axis passes therethrough, along a surface profile thereof, and finally to an end point of the maximum effective half diameter thereof; EHD is a maximum effective half diameter thereof.   
     
     
         14 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one lens group satisfies:
     PLTA ≤100 μm;
       PSTA≤ 100 μm;
       NLTA ≤100 μm;
       NSTA ≤100 μm;
       SLTA ≤100 μm;
       SSTA ≤100 μm; and
     | TDT|< 250%;   where HOI is a maximum height for image formation perpendicular to the optical axis on an image plane of the at least one lens group; PLTA is a transverse aberration at 0.7 HOI in a positive direction of a tangential ray fan aberration after the longest operation wavelength passing through an edge of the entrance pupil; PSTA is a transverse aberration at 0.7 HOI in the positive direction of the tangential ray fan aberration after the shortest operation wavelength passing through the edge of the entrance pupil; NLTA is a transverse aberration at 0.7 HOI in a negative direction of the tangential ray fan aberration after the longest operation wavelength passing through the edge of the entrance pupil; NSTA is a transverse aberration at 0.7 HOI in the negative direction of the tangential ray fan aberration after the shortest operation wavelength passing through the edge of the entrance pupil; SLTA is a transverse aberration at 0.7 HOI of a sagittal ray fan aberration after the longest operation wavelength passing through the edge of the entrance pupil; SSTA is a transverse aberration at 0.7 HOI of the sagittal ray fan aberration after the shortest operation wavelength passing through the edge of the entrance pupil; TDT is a TV distortion for image formation in the optical image capturing module.   
     
     
         15 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one lens group comprises four lenses having refractive power, which are constituted by a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens in order along an optical axis from an object side to an image side; the at least one lens group satisfies:
   0.1 ≤InTL/HOS≤ 0.95;   where HOS is a distance in parallel with the optical axis between an object-side surface of the first lens and an image plane of the at least one lens group; InTL is a distance in parallel with the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to an image-side surface of the fourth lens.   
     
     
         16 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one lens group comprises five lenses having refractive power, which are constituted by a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens in order along an optical axis from an object side to an image side; the at least one lens group satisfies:
   0.1 ≤InTL/HOS≤ 0.95;   where HOS is a distance in parallel with the optical axis between an object-side surface of the first lens and an image plane of the at least one lens group; InTL is a distance in parallel with the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to an image-side surface of the fifth lens.   
     
     
         17 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one lens group comprises six lenses having refractive power, which are constituted by a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a six lens in order along an optical axis from an object side to an image side; the at least one lens group satisfies:
   0.1 ≤InTL/HOS≤ 0.95;   where HOS is a distance in parallel with the optical axis between an object-side surface of the first lens and an image plane of the at least one lens group; InTL is a distance in parallel with the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to an image-side surface of the sixth lens.   
     
     
         18 . The movable carrier auxiliary system of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one lens group comprises seven lenses having refractive power, which are constituted by a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens in order along an optical axis from an object side to an image side; the at least one lens group satisfies:
   0.1 ≤InTL/HOS≤ 0.95;   where HOS is a distance in parallel with the optical axis between an object-side surface of the first lens and an image plane of the at least one lens group; InTL is a distance in parallel with the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to an image-side surface of the seventh lens.   
     
     
         19 . A vehicle auxiliary system, comprising:
 at least three optical image capturing systems respectively disposed on a left portion, a right portion, and a rear portion of a movable carrier, wherein each of the optical image capturing systems comprises an image capturing module and an operation module; the image capturing module captures and produces an environmental image surrounding the movable carrier; the operation module is electrically connected to the image capturing module, and detects at least one moving object in the environmental image to generate a detecting signal;   at least one image fusion output device which is disposed inside of the movable carrier and is electrically connected to the optical image capturing systems, thereby to receive the environmental image of the optical image capturing systems to generate a fusion image; and   at least one displaying device electrically connected to the image fusion output device to display the fusion image;   wherein each of the optical image capturing systems has at least one lens group; the at least one lens group comprises at least two lenses having refractive power and satisfies:
   1.0 ≤f/HEP ≤10.0;
 
   0 deg<HAF≤150 deg; and
 
   0.9≤2( ARE/HEP )≤2.0;
 
   where f is a focal length of the at least one lens group; HEP is an entrance pupil diameter of the at least one lens group; HAF is a half of a maximum field angle of the at least one lens group; ARE is a profile curve length measured from a start point where an optical axis of the at least one lens group passes through any surface of one of the at least two lenses, along a surface profile of the corresponding lens, and finally to a coordinate point of a perpendicular distance where is a half of the entrance pupil diameter away from the optical axis.   
     
     
         20 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 19 , wherein the a horizontal angle of view covered by the fusion image is 360 degrees. 
     
     
         21 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one lens group satisfies:
   0.9 ≤ARS /EHD≤2.0;
   wherein for any surface of any lens, ARS is a profile curve length measured from a start point where the optical axis passes therethrough, along a surface profile thereof, and finally to an end point of the maximum effective half diameter thereof; EHD is a maximum effective half diameter thereof.   
     
     
         22 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one lens group further comprises an aperture, wherein the optical image capturing module further satisfies:
   0.2 ≤InS/HOS ≤1.1;
   where InS is a distance on the optical axis between the aperture and an image plane of the at least one lens group; HOS is a distance in parallel with the optical axis between an object-side surface of one of the at least two lenses of the at least one lens group furthest from the image plane and the image plane.   
     
     
         23 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one displaying device is a vehicle electronic rear-view mirror. 
     
     
         24 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 23 , wherein the at least one displaying device comprises:
 a first transparent assembly having a first incidence surface and a first exit surface, wherein an image enters the first transparent assembly via the first incidence surface, and is emitted via the first exit surface;   a second transparent assembly disposed on the first exit surface, wherein a gap is formed between the second transparent assembly and the first transparent assembly; the second transparent assembly comprises a second incidence surface and a second exit surface; the image is emitted to the second transparent assembly from the first exit surface and is emitted via the second exit surface;   an electro-optic medium layer disposed in the gap formed between the first exit surface of the first transparent assembly and the second incidence surface of the second transparent assembly;   at least one transparent electrode disposed between the first transparent assembly and the electro-optic medium layer;   at least one reflective layer, wherein the electro-optic medium layer is disposed between the first transparent assembly and the at least one reflective layer;   at least one transparent conductive layer disposed between the electro-optic medium layer and the at least one reflective layer;   at least one electrical connector electrically connected to the electro-optic medium layer, wherein the at least one electrical connector transmits an electrical energy to the electro-optic medium layer to change a transparency of the electro-optic medium layer; and   at least one control member electrically connected to the at least one electrical connector, wherein when a brightness of the image exceeds a certain brightness, the at least one control member controls the at least one electrical connector to supply the electrical energy to the electro-optic medium layer.   
     
     
         25 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 24 , wherein the electro-optic medium layer is an electrochromic layer, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer, or a suspended particle device (SPD) layer. 
     
     
         26 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 24 , wherein a material of the at least one reflective layer is selected from a material containing cerium oxide, or a material which is conductive selected from a group consisting of at least one of silver (Ag), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo) or its alloy, or is a transparent conductive material. 
     
     
         27 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 24 , wherein a material of the transparent conductive layer is selected from a group consisting of at least one of indium tin oxide (ITO) or fluorine-doped tin oxide. 
     
     
         28 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 24 , wherein the first transparent assembly is adhered to the second incidence surface via an optical adhesive, and the optical adhesive forms an optical adhesion layer. 
     
     
         29 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 24 , wherein the electrical connector comprises at least one of a flexible circuit board, a copper foil, and an electric wire. 
     
     
         30 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 24 , further comprising an image sensing device electrically connected to the at least one control member for sensing an environment brightness inside of the movable carrier, wherein the at least one control member controls a brightness of the at least one displaying device according to the environment brightness. 
     
     
         31 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 30 , wherein when the environment brightness decreases, the brightness of the image decreases, while when the environment brightness rises, the brightness of the image rises. 
     
     
         32 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 24 , wherein a brightness of the at least one displaying device is greater than 1000 nits, and the at least one displaying device exhibit an image with high dynamic range (HDR). 
     
     
         33 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 24 , further comprising a signal input device electrically coupled to the at least one displaying device for sending a heterogeneous signal that is not from the optical image capturing system to the at least one displaying device for numerical or graphical presentation. 
     
     
         34 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 33 , wherein the signal input device is an advance driver assistance system (ADAS). 
     
     
         35 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 24 , further comprising an information communication device for communicating with a default contact person or organization. 
     
     
         36 . The vehicle auxiliary system of  claim 24 , further comprising a driving setter and a biological identification device electrically connected to the driving setter, wherein when a specific driver enters the movable carrier and faces the biological identification device, an identification could be performed and the driving setter is started; the driving setter controls the movable carrier according to parameters preset by an individual driver.

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