JP2009154641A - Drive supporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support a safe drive by a driver by eliminating the dead angles of opaque front pillar parts while using the front pillar parts. <P>SOLUTION: In a drive supporting device, images including the ranges of the dead angles of the right and left front pillars 14L, 14R are acquired by a camera 10 so that the images can be seen from the driver as if the right and left front pillars 14L, 14R are absent, converted by an image signal processing part 130, and displayed on right and left displays 30L, 30R, respectively. Based on the position (and distance) of an obstacle detected by right and left obstacle sensors 20L, 20R, a warning sound or a warning voice is output from the right and left speakers 40L, 40R of a warning determination part 140. Since the attention of the driver to the image of the obstacle displayed on the right and left displays 30L, 30R is further increased, the drive supporting device can support the driver's safer driving. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for eliminating a blind spot caused by a front pillar (A pillar) of a vehicle and supporting driving of the vehicle.

  Conventionally, the front pillars (A pillars) at the left and right ends of the front window of the vehicle are the left and right mounting frames of the front window and are part of the body that supports the roof of the vehicle. Made of highly opaque material. For this reason, it is known that this front biller portion causes a blind spot from the driver, particularly when turning left and right at an intersection or the like.

  In recent years, the mounting angle of the front pillar tends to be small (relative to the horizontal plane) for the purpose of reducing aerodynamic resistance in order to improve vehicle fuel efficiency and high speed. For this reason, the lower end of the front pillar portion is further attached to the front, and as a result, the blind spot in the front field of view tends to increase.

In order to eliminate such blind spots, it has been conventionally proposed to configure the front pillar portion with a transparent material (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-6-166380

  However, a transparent material having a high strength like the body portion is very expensive because there is no practical price at present, and it is extremely difficult to construct the front pillar portion with a transparent material.

  In addition, there is a driving support device that can support safe driving by a driver by detecting and notifying an obstacle in the blind spot with an obstacle sensor even if the front pillar portion is opaque. This does not eliminate the blind spot caused by the front pillar.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a driving support device that can support a safe driving by a driver by using an opaque front pillar portion and eliminating the blind spot.

The first invention is a driving support device that supports driving operation by eliminating blind spots caused by left and right front pillars provided in a vehicle,
Display means respectively attached to the left and right front pillars;
Photographing means for photographing an image including a range that becomes a blind spot of a driver generated by the left and right front pillars;
An image that acquires the image in the range of the blind spot from the image captured by the imaging unit, converts the acquired image into an image viewed from the viewpoint position of the driver, and displays the converted image on the display unit Processing means;
A traveling direction detection means for detecting whether the vehicle travels in the traveling direction on either the left or right side;
Obstacle detection means for detecting an obstacle in the traveling direction by emitting sound waves or electromagnetic waves;
Radiation direction changing means for changing the direction of radiation by the obstacle detection means to match the traveling direction;
When the obstacle is detected by the obstacle detection means, a warning means for issuing a warning to the driver is provided.

According to a second invention, in the first invention,
A photographing drive means for driving the photographing means so that the photographing direction of the photographing means matches the traveling direction;
The video processing means displays the converted video on display means attached to either the left or right front pillar that matches the traveling direction.

A third aspect of the invention is a driving support device that supports driving operation by eliminating blind spots caused by left and right front pillars provided in a vehicle,
Display means respectively attached to the left and right front pillars;
Photographing means for photographing an image including a range that becomes a blind spot of a driver generated by the left and right front pillars;
An image that acquires the image in the range of the blind spot from the image captured by the imaging unit, converts the acquired image into an image viewed from the viewpoint position of the driver, and displays the converted image on the display unit Processing means;
A traveling direction detection means for detecting whether the vehicle travels in the traveling direction on either the left or right side;
A photographing drive means for driving the photographing means so that the photographing direction of the photographing means matches the traveling direction;
The video processing means displays the converted video on display means attached to either the left or right front pillar that matches the traveling direction.

  According to the first aspect, the image converted from the image including the range of the blind spot imaged by the imaging unit to the image viewed from the viewpoint position of the driver is displayed on the display unit, and thus viewed from the driver. It looks as if the left and right front pillars do not exist. Accordingly, the blind spot caused by the left and right front pillars can be eliminated, and when the obstacle is detected by the obstacle detection means whose detection direction is changed to match the traveling direction of the vehicle, a warning is issued by the warning means. Therefore, the driver's attention to the image of the obstacle displayed on the display means is strengthened, and the driver can support safer driving.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the invention, an optical system for photographing a narrow range (angle of view) is set in order to increase the image resolution of the photographing means by such a configuration. In addition, since only one photographing means is required, the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with the case where a plurality of photographing means are provided.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, the image converted from the image including the range of the blind spot imaged by the imaging means driven to match the traveling direction of the vehicle to the image viewed from the viewpoint position of the driver is left and right. The configuration displayed on any of the display means attached to the front pillar makes it appear as if there is no left or right front pillar corresponding to the traveling direction as seen from the driver. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the blind spot caused by the left or right front pillar, and to set an optical system for photographing a narrow range (view angle) in order to increase the image resolution of the photographing means by such a configuration. In addition, since only one photographing means is required, the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with the case where a plurality of photographing means are provided.

Hereinafter, first and second embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
<1. First Embodiment>
<1.1 Overall configuration including vehicles>
FIG. 1 is a schematic external view showing a vehicle configuration equipped with a driving support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, one or more cameras 10 and left and right obstacle sensors 20 </ b> L and 20 </ b> R, which are components of the driving support device, are attached to the vehicle. One or more cameras 10 are attached to the rear side as viewed from the driver of the rearview mirror 12, that is, between the front window and the rearview mirror 12, and the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R are described later. It is attached near the front light on the front of the vehicle together with the actuator. FIG. 1 shows the left front pillar 14L as viewed from the driver, and the front pillar 14L causes a blind spot in the vicinity of the driver's left front as described above.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic external view of the vehicle including a front pillar when the front is viewed from the driver's seat side of the vehicle. As described above, the left front pillar 14L is provided on the left side of the front window of the vehicle and the right front pillar 14R is provided on the right side of the front window, and supports the roof portion of the vehicle. Note that a pedestrian W is shown on the right side of the figure, and this pedestrian W is in the driver's blind spot position because most of his body is hidden from the driver's view by the right front pillar 14. I understand that.

  Corresponding left and right speakers 40L and 40R are respectively attached to the surfaces of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R (surfaces on the driver side), and the surfaces of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R are further covered on the surface side. Corresponding left and right displays 30L and 30R are attached, respectively. That is, the left and right speakers 40L and 40R are respectively provided between the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R and the left and right displays 30L and 30R, and the left and right displays 30L and 30R are provided with the left and right speakers 40L and 40R and the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R. Is invisible to the driver.

  Since the left and right displays 30L and 30R need only be provided so as to cover the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R, they may be general flat displays, but the surface shapes of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R are curved surfaces. Therefore, it is preferable to have a curved surface along the curved surface, for example, a full color flexible display. In the present embodiment, the left and right displays 30L and 30R are flexible displays and are attached to the surfaces of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R.

  As described above, the camera 10 is provided in the cab between the rearview mirror 12 and the front window. This protects it from rain and dust outside the cab. Further, the steering wheel 16 is provided with a steering angle sensor (not shown), and a steering angle which is a rotation angle of the steering wheel 16 is detected.

  The present driving support apparatus displays on the left and right displays 30L and 30R images of the pedestrian W and the like at the blind spot positions of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R included in the images taken by the camera 10. Hereinafter, a specific description will be given with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the video content of the left and right displays, and FIG. 4 is a schematic external view of the vehicle when viewed from the driver's seat side when the left and right displays are in the display state. 3 indicate the display contents of the left and right displays 30L and 30R. That is, the left display 30L displays the scenery that would be seen if the left front pillar 14L was not seen from the driver, and the right display 30R could be seen if the right front pillar 14R was not seen from the driver. A part of the body of the pedestrian W who will be displayed.

  When the display is performed in this way, as shown in FIG. 4, it looks as if the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R do not exist as seen from the driver, so that the blind spots caused by the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R are completely eliminated. Can be eliminated. Next, the functional configuration of such a driving support apparatus will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

<1.2 Configuration of driving support device>
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the driving support apparatus. The driving support device includes a microcomputer (hereinafter abbreviated as “microcomputer”) 100 that functions as a control unit such as an actuator and a display, which will be described later, a camera 10 that provides a video signal captured by the microcomputer 100, and left and right obstacles Left and right sensor actuators 122L and 122R that drive the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R that are attached to the sensors 20L and 20R, the left and right sensor actuator control signals output from the microcomputer 100, and the microcomputer 100, respectively. Left and right displays 30L and 30R for displaying video signals output from the left and right speakers 40L and 40R for outputting audio signals output from the microcomputer 100.

  The microcomputer 100 functions as a control unit including the sensor actuator driving unit 120, the video signal processing unit 130, and the warning determination unit 140 by executing a predetermined program stored in its internal memory. In this control unit, the sensor actuator driving unit 120 determines the detection directions of the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R based on the detected value of the steering angle output from the steering angle sensor 160 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “steering angle”). In order to determine, the left and right sensor actuators 122L and 122R are controlled.

  The left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R typically detect ultrasonic waves, radio waves, laser light, etc. that are radiated forward and reflected back to the obstacle, thereby determining the distance to the obstacle and the obstacle. Detect a certain direction. Since a wide variety of sensor configurations are well known, detailed description thereof is omitted, but in general, the sensor has a certain degree of directivity to concentrate radiant energy forward. Is almost. Since the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R in this embodiment also have directivity, when the detection direction is fixed in the front direction (along the axle) of the vehicle, a predetermined angle is formed in the left and right direction from the front. Obstacles can be reliably detected only within the range, and obstacles cannot be detected outside the predetermined angle range, or may not be detected reliably. Therefore, there is a possibility that the obstacle cannot be reliably detected when the obstacle is at the blind spot position of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R when viewed from the driver.

  Therefore, the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R are driven in the left and right direction by the left and right sensor actuators 122L and 122R (typically, swinging motion) to move the center direction of the detection direction to the left and right. Specifically, based on the rudder angle output from the rudder angle sensor 160, the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R (center direction of the detection direction) are turned to the left when steered to the left and when steered to the right. The left and right sensor actuators 122L and 122R are controlled so that the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R (the center direction of the detection direction thereof) are directed to the right. As a result, the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R are obstructed at the blind spot positions by the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R having directivity in the detection direction (typically, pedestrians shown in FIGS. 3 and 4). W) can be reliably detected.

  Further, based on a vehicle speed detection value detected by a vehicle speed sensor (not shown), the control may be performed only when the vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined vehicle speed. This is because when the vehicle is traveling at high speed, the blind spots of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R are less likely to be a problem, and when the obstacle detection distance is short, the warning time is insufficient. This warning will be described later in detail.

  Next, as described above with reference to FIG. 3, the video signal processing unit 130 displays the scenery that the left display 30 </ b> L would see if the left front pillar 14 </ b> L was not present as viewed from the driver, Based on the viewpoint position information from the driver viewpoint position detection unit 170 so that a part of the pedestrian W's body that would be visible if the right front pillar 14R was not present is displayed in the 30R, The video of the pedestrian W at the blind spot position of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R is cut out from the video taken by the camera 10, and video signals including video to be displayed on the left and right displays 30L and 30R are output. For example, two cameras 10 may be provided, and each may be attached so as to photograph a left front including a blind spot of the left front pillar 14L and a right front including a blind spot of the right front pillar 14R.

  Here, the driver viewpoint position detection unit 170 is a sensor for detecting the viewpoint position of the driver, for example, a sensor that detects the position of a seat that can slide back and forth, or a sensor that detects the position of the driver's head. Based on the detection result, the viewpoint position of the driver is calculated. The video signal processing unit 130 captures an image of a range corresponding to the blind spot range of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R stored in advance when viewed from the viewpoint position calculated by the driver viewpoint position detection unit 170. The video is cut from the cut video, and the video seen from the cut camera position is converted into the video seen from the driver.

  Note that the left and right displays 30L and 30R have curved surfaces that match the surfaces of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R as described above. Therefore, in addition to the image conversion described above, Further image conversion is performed based on a predetermined calculation formula so that an image that would be seen without the front pillars 14L and 14R is obtained. When two or more cameras 10 are provided, the video signal processing unit 130 performs a process of appropriately combining these videos.

  Subsequently, as described above, the warning determination unit 140 detects the obstacle (typically pedestrian W) at the blind spot position of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R by the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R. Based on the detection result, when it is determined that an obstacle exists on the left side, a predetermined warning sound or warning sound is output from the left speaker 40L, and when it is determined that an obstacle exists on the right side, the right speaker A warning sound or warning sound is output from 40R.

  Note that the warning sound or the warning sound may be appropriately changed according to the distance of the obstacle. For example, the warning sound may be louder or higher as the obstacle is closer, or a warning sound including a distance expression such as “There is a pedestrian 3 meters away” may be output. . When warning sound or warning sound is output from the left and right speakers 40L and 40R in this way, the left and right speakers 40L and 40R are provided between the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R and the left and right displays 30L and 30R, respectively. Therefore, a warning sound or a warning sound is emitted from the back side of the left and right displays 30L and 30R. As a result, the driver's attention to the image of the obstacle displayed on the left and right displays 30L and 30R is further strengthened, so that safer driving by the driver can be supported.

<1.3 Effects of First Embodiment>
As described above, the images acquired by the camera 10 and converted by the video signal processing unit 130 and displayed on the left and right displays 30L and 30R appear as if the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R do not exist as viewed from the driver. The blind spots caused by the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R can be eliminated, and the left and right speakers 40L and 40R are detected by the warning determination unit 140 based on the position (and distance) of the obstacle detected by the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R. Since the warning sound or the warning sound is output from the vehicle, the driver's attention to the image of the obstacle displayed on the left and right displays 30L and 30R is strengthened, and the driver can support safer driving.

<2. Second Embodiment>
<2.1 Overall configuration>
The overall configuration of the vehicle including the driving support apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 except that the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R are not provided. Detailed explanation is omitted here. Further, in relation to the point that the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R are not provided, the left and right sensor actuators 122L and 122R, the warning determination unit 140, and the left and right speakers 40L and 40R provided in the driving support device in the first embodiment. And are omitted. However, in this embodiment, the camera actuator 112 is newly provided in the camera 10, whereby the processing content of the video signal processing unit 230 is different from that in the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the functional configuration of such a driving support apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

<2.2 Configuration of driving support device>
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the driving support apparatus. The driving support apparatus includes a microcomputer 100 that functions as a control unit, a camera actuator 112 that receives a camera actuator control signal output from the microcomputer 100, a camera 10 attached thereto, and an output from the microcomputer 100. Left and right displays 30L and 30R for displaying video signals.

  The microcomputer 100 functions as a control unit including the camera actuator driving unit 110 and the video signal processing unit 130 by executing a predetermined program stored in its internal memory. In this control unit, the camera actuator driving unit 110 controls the camera actuator 112 in order to determine the shooting direction of the camera 10 based on the steering angle output from the steering angle sensor 160.

  In general, since the camera 10 has a predetermined angle of view, it is often difficult to shoot in the entire range of the front side of one camera 10, that is, a field of view of 180 degrees. In order to increase the image quality, it is preferable to set the optical system of the camera 10 so that the image is captured only within a predetermined range (within the angle of view). In addition, when a plurality of cameras are provided, the manufacturing cost increases.

  Therefore, like the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R in the first embodiment, the camera 10 is driven in the left-right direction by the camera actuator 112 to move the center direction of the photographing direction to the left and right. Specifically, based on the rudder angle output from the rudder angle sensor 160, the camera 10 (center direction of the photographing direction) is turned left when steered to the left, and the camera 10 (photographed by the camera 10 when steered to the right). The camera actuator 112 is controlled so that the center direction of the direction is directed to the right. Thus, even with the camera 10 that can only shoot a predetermined (viewing angle) range, an obstacle (typically shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, etc.) at the blind spot position of the left and right front pillars 14 </ b> L and 14 </ b> R. The pedestrian W) can be reliably photographed.

  The camera actuator 112 moves the center direction of the shooting direction to the left and right by driving the camera 10 itself in the left-right direction. For example, the camera 10 has a mirror for changing the center direction of the shooting direction. The center direction of the photographing direction may be moved to the left and right by driving the mirror (which constitutes the photographing means together with the camera 10) attached to the left and right. Similarly to the case of the first embodiment, based on a vehicle speed detection value detected by a vehicle speed sensor (not shown), the above photographing may be performed only when the vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined vehicle speed. This is because the blind spots of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R are less likely to be a problem when traveling at high speed.

  Next, the video signal processing unit 230 displays the same video as in the case of the first embodiment, but unlike the case of the first embodiment, the left display 30L and the right display as shown in FIG. An image is displayed only on one of 30Rs that matches the direction taken by the camera 10.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the video content of the left and right displays in the present embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a schematic external view of the vehicle when viewed from the driver's seat side when the left and right displays are in a display state. . The dotted line portion shown in FIG. 7 indicates the display content of the right display 30R. That is, the left display 30L does not display an image, and the right display 30R displays a part of the body of the pedestrian W that would be seen from the driver if the right front pillar 14R was not present.

  When the display is performed in this way, as shown in FIG. 8, it seems as if the right front pillar 14 </ b> R corresponding to the direction to bend as viewed from the driver (here, the right direction) does not exist. The blind spot caused by the right front pillar 14R in the direction of turning can be completely eliminated.

  Note that the right display 30R has a blind spot position of the right front pillar 14R based on the viewpoint position information from the driver viewpoint position detection unit 170 based on the viewpoint position information from the driver 10, as in the first embodiment. A video signal including a video to be displayed on the right display 30R is output. That is, the video signal processing unit 230 sets the left or right display to be displayed based on the rudder angle received from the rudder angle sensor 160 to the display state (and further hides the display that should not be displayed). In view of the viewpoint position received from the driver viewpoint position detection unit 170, a range corresponding to the blind spot range of the right front pillar 14R stored in advance is cut out from the video imaged by the camera 10 and further cut out. Image conversion is performed so that the video viewed from the camera position becomes the video viewed from the driver. Here, as described above, when video is displayed on the curved surfaces of the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R having curved surfaces, the video is determined in advance so as to be seen without the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R. Further image conversion is performed based on the calculation formula.

<2.3 Effects of Second Embodiment>
As described above, the video obtained by the camera 10 whose shooting direction is directed in the direction in which the vehicle bends and converted by the video signal processing unit 230 and displayed by either the left and right displays 30L and 30R is as if viewed from the driver. Since it looks as if either of the front pillars 14L, 14R does not exist, a blind spot caused by any of the left and right front pillars 14L, 14R according to the direction in which the vehicle bends can be eliminated. In order to increase the image resolution of the camera 10, it is possible to set an optical system that captures a narrow range (angle of view), and since only one camera is required, the manufacturing cost can be kept lower than when a plurality of cameras are provided. Can do.

<3. Modified example of each embodiment>
In the first and second embodiments, the steering angle sensor 160 that detects the steering angle (steering angle) is used. Instead, the steering angle that is the direction of the front wheels (steering wheels) is detected. Centered on the front in the axle direction, such as a steering angle sensor and a travel direction detector that detects (or calculates) the travel angle of the vehicle (the actual travel direction angle with respect to the travel direction when traveling straight in the vehicle axle direction). Any configuration may be used as long as a traveling direction detection unit capable of detecting whether the traveling direction of the vehicle is right or left is used. For example, the traveling direction detection unit can detect whether the traveling direction of the vehicle is right or left by a switch, a direction indicator, or the like attached to the handle 16 instead of detecting a steering angle or a turning angle. I just need it.

  In the first embodiment, the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R are driven in the left and right directions by the left and right sensor actuators 122L and 122R. However, the left and right sensor actuators 122L and 122R are omitted, and the left obstacle sensor 20L is fixed in a direction that can reliably detect an obstacle at the blind spot position of the left front pillar 14L, and the right obstacle sensor 20R is fixed in a direction that can reliably detect an obstacle at the blind spot position of the right front pillar 14R. Based on the steering angle output from the steering angle sensor 160, only the left obstacle sensor 20L is detected when steering to the left, and only the right obstacle sensor 20R is detected when steering to the right. Control to switch may be performed. Thus, if the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R are integrated components, it can be said that the radiation direction of the obstacle sensor as an integral unit is changed to match the traveling direction of the vehicle. Further, instead of the left and right sensor actuators 122L and 122R, a radiation direction changing unit that changes the radiation direction of the sound wave or electromagnetic wave emitted from the obstacle sensor may be provided. Thus, any configuration may be used as long as the radiation direction changing means for changing the radiation direction of the obstacle sensor so as to match the traveling direction of the vehicle.

  In the first embodiment, the warning determination unit 140 outputs a warning sound or warning sound from the left and right speakers 40L and 40R. However, the warning does not necessarily have to be a sound and is displayed by the left and right displays 30L and 30R. It is only necessary to issue a warning that alerts the driver widely, such as blinking the displayed image or displaying an obstacle in the image so as to be surrounded by a predetermined frame. In particular, in such a manner as to call attention, the left and right front pillars 14L and 14R displayed on the left and right displays 30L and 30R display images in a range that should be a blind spot, which is more exceptional than a simple display. The driver's attention to the obstacle image displayed on the screen is strengthened, and the driver can support safer driving.

  In the second embodiment, the left and right obstacle sensors 20L and 20R, the left and right sensor actuators 122L and 122R, the warning determination unit 140, and the left and right speakers 40L and 40R provided in the first embodiment are omitted. These may not be omitted. In that case, the effects of the first and second embodiments can be achieved together.

1 is a schematic external view showing a vehicle configuration equipped with a driving assistance apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic external view of a vehicle including a front pillar when looking forward from the driver's seat side of the vehicle in the embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the video content of the left-right display in the said embodiment. It is the external appearance schematic when it sees from the driver's seat side when the left-right display in the said embodiment is a display state. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the driving assistance device in the said embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the driving assistance device which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the video content of the left-right display in the said embodiment. It is the external appearance schematic when it sees from the driver's seat side when the left-right display in the said embodiment is a display state.

Explanation of symbols

    12 ... Room mirror, 14L, 14R ... Left and right front pillars, 16 ... Handle, W ... Pedestrian

Claims (3)

A driving support device that supports driving operation by eliminating blind spots caused by left and right front pillars provided in a vehicle,
Display means respectively attached to the left and right front pillars;
Photographing means for photographing an image including a range that becomes a blind spot of a driver generated by the left and right front pillars;
An image that acquires the image in the range of the blind spot from the image captured by the imaging unit, converts the acquired image into an image viewed from the viewpoint position of the driver, and displays the converted image on the display unit Processing means;
A traveling direction detection means for detecting whether the vehicle travels in the traveling direction on either the left or right side;
Obstacle detection means for detecting an obstacle in the traveling direction by emitting sound waves or electromagnetic waves;
Radiation direction changing means for changing the direction of radiation by the obstacle detection means to match the traveling direction;
A driving support device, comprising: warning means for issuing a warning to a driver when an obstacle is detected by the obstacle detection means. A photographing drive means for driving the photographing means so that the photographing direction of the photographing means matches the traveling direction;
2. The driving support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the video processing means displays the converted video on display means attached to either the left or right front pillar that matches the traveling direction. . A driving support device that supports driving operation by eliminating blind spots caused by left and right front pillars provided in a vehicle,
Display means respectively attached to the left and right front pillars;
Photographing means for photographing an image including a range that becomes a blind spot of a driver generated by the left and right front pillars;
An image that acquires the image in the range of the blind spot from the image captured by the imaging unit, converts the acquired image into an image viewed from the viewpoint position of the driver, and displays the converted image on the display unit Processing means;
A traveling direction detection means for detecting whether the vehicle travels in the traveling direction on either the left or right side;
A photographing drive means for driving the photographing means so that the photographing direction of the photographing means matches the traveling direction;
The driving support apparatus, wherein the video processing means displays the converted video on display means attached to either the left or right front pillar that matches the traveling direction.

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