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Xilinx have the capability to have it all on one chip, wow could be a game changer. Im probably behind on all this cos the penny just dropped.
Of interest also maybe that Magna make reference to a Lyft / AVCC article which talks again of 'unprecedented collaboration' in the auto industry. It's unlikely that SEE is not in the AVCC mix imo but we have had no confirmation of that yet.
https://medium.com/lyftlevel5/self-driving-requires-unprecedented-collaboration-c2f7762f3c70
Morning TLC, thanks for the feed back,
A couple of observations which maybe relevant.
Colin Semicast talked about this and his CMD comments as reported by Faz (thankyou) were
'CB then talked through his approach to saving on costs. Front and Interior facing cameras should both be in the rear view mirror assembly. All the vision processing should take place in the rear view mirror assembly to avoid having to transport data/video around the vehicle. Integrate all processing onto a single chip'.
Also the Continental and Magna article below may suggest that Continental and Magna may have a working relationship.
https://www.wardsauto.com/technology/continental-magna-go-driverless-mbs
I also felt from a cursory scan of both the patents (Continental and Magna) I posted yesterday that the Conti patent could technologically related as they both related with differing sophistication to in-car driver navigation of the various displays. The more recent Conti patent I wondered maybe a enhanced version of the Magna Patent. I also recall posting regarding Magna in relation to SEE a good while ago and Lewbo also makes possible reference in his chart so could be related.
Hi JC,
I like the idea of using eye convergence or measuring the focal length plane to choose whether or not to make the screen transparent.
The core of this patent was from 2014; but now real-estate that is the rear view mirror area is too valuable to be transparent as that is where all the forward facing cameras and gubbins are located.
[0039] The present invention thus provides a display at a windshield area of the vehicle, with the display being at least partially transparent or non-discernible in its transmissive or transparent state (such as when it is deactivated). When activated (or changed to its display state), the display unit may display images captured by one or more cameras of the vehicle, such as a rearward viewing camera and/or such as multiple cameras of a surround view system of the vehicle. The display unit may be activated in response to a determination that the driver of the vehicle is looking at the display area, so that the displayed images are only displayed when the driver wants to see them. When driving the vehicle forwardly, the driver may only occasionally want to view rearward of the vehicle, so the display unit is deactivated except when a determination is made that the driver is looking at or towards the display area. Optionally, the display may comprise a reflective element that, when in its active or non-transparent state, provides a reflector to allow the driver to view rearwardly via reflection off of the reflector of the display.
[0040] Optionally, the transparent display and focal/gaze detection system of the present invention may be used for a navigation screen, whereby the navigation screen may be activated and visible or viewable when the system determines that the driver is looking at the navigation screen display location but otherwise would not be activated and viewable. Optionally, the navigation screen (even when not being viewed and thus not viewable) would automatically activate when the vehicle is approaching a turn or exit or the like on the programmed route. Optionally, the system may include two transparent displays, with a rearview display (functioning like a rearview mirror and operable to display exterior images when viewed by the driver) above a navigation display (functioning as a navigation screen to show a map or driving directions or the like when that area is viewed by the driver), with the system determining which location the driver is looking at and activating the appropriate display according to the determined driver's gaze.
[0041] Thus, during normal driving when the driver is viewing ahead of the vehicle while driving the vehicle in a forward direction along a road, neither screen may be activated and the driver can view through the entire windshield. When the driver wants to view rearward (such as during a reversing maneuver or when making a lane change or the like), the driver may gaze at the “rearview mirror” location and the first display may be activated to display the rearward view or the like (optionally, and desirably, the system may automatically change the display to display the rearward view during a reversing maneuver of the vehicle). Also, when the driver wants to view a map or driving instruction or other navigation information, the driver may gaze at a “navigation screen” location (which may b
[0026] Optionally, the eye gaze system may include the ability to determine whether the driver's eyes are focused at a near distance (such as the distance to the windshield) or a far distance (such as to nearly infinite such as when looking at the scene outside the vehicle). The system may engage or activate the display responsive to the focal range and to the eye gaze, and may engage or be activated when the system determines that the driver is focusing his or her gaze at the windshield plane into the area he or she expects the rear view image to appear. Typically, eye gaze systems determine the general viewing direction. To determine the focal depths of a viewer's (driver's) eye pair there are two methods, which may come into use independently or in combination. One is to determine the difference of the eyes' general viewing angle or angles to a common center. The closer the viewing point is to the driver, the higher the difference or angle is of the eyes (FIG. 3).
[0027] Another method is to project an (use-) image (which may be visible) or a test pattern (which may be in an invisible wave length) via a retinal display or a similar projection unit to the eye ball's back plane (the retina). Due to the light refraction being different when the human eye's flexible lens is relaxed to when the lens (its muscles) are strained, the image or test pattern on the retina may appear larger or smaller or sharper or less sharp to a camera looking into the eye. The camera may be similar or identical to the eye gaze camera. In practice, the test pattern may be reduced to just two infrared (IR) light rays, projecting two test points which distance may be detectable. The focus detection system may be incorporated to the above retina projector and may be similar to or the same as the sharpness (focus) control.
[0028] Thus, the system may be able to determine not only the direction of the driver's gaze, but the focal distance, in order to determine when the driver is actually focusing on the display area at the window (so as to want to view the displayed information) or on or near a point outside of the vehicle that happens to have a line of sight from the driver through the display area of the window. When the driver is viewing through the windshield to a point (such as scenery or a street sign or traffic light or the like) outside of the vehicle, it would be undesirable to have the display system activate the display, since the display would then block the driver's view. FIG. 4 shows an in-cabin scene as the driver (inside 23 the vehicle) is driving the vehicle along a road (to be seen in front of the vehicle). When the driver looks and focuses at the display area at the windshield 19, the system (such as via the eye tracking system 16) determines that the driver is focusing at the display area and activates the OLED display 17 at the windshield, whereby the rearview image is displayed and the back light blocking blackening or darkening LC is turned on
METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION TO VEHICLE DRIVER 2018-11-01
A method for displaying information to a driver of a vehicle includes disposing a camera at a vehicle and disposing a bimodal display at a display region at a windshield of the vehicle. Responsive at least in part to determination that gaze of the driver is not at the display area or gaze of the driver is at the display region and the driver is not focusing at the display region for the threshold period of time, the bimodal display operates in a first mode, where the bimodal display is transmissive of visible light therethrough. Responsive at least in part to determination that gaze of the driver is at the display region and the driver is focusing at the display region for the threshold period of time, the bimodal display operates in the second mode, where images derived from captured image data are displayed at the display region.
[0018] Referring now to the drawings and the illustrative embodiments depicted therein, a vehicle 10 includes an imaging system or vision system 12 that includes at least one exterior facing imaging sensor or camera, such as a rearward facing imaging sensor or camera 14a (and the system may optionally include multiple exterior facing imaging sensors or cameras, such as a forwardly facing camera 14b at the front (or at the windshield) of the vehicle, and a sidewardly/rearwardly facing camera 14c, 14d at respective sides of the vehicle), which captures images exterior of the vehicle, with the camera having a lens for focusing images at or onto an imaging array or imaging plane or imager of the camera (FIG. 1). The vision system 12 includes a control or electronic control unit (ECU) or processor 18 that is operable to process image data captured by the cameras and may provide displayed images at a display device or unit 17 for viewing by the driver of the vehicle (although shown in FIG. 1 as being at a windshield 19 of the vehicle, the control and/or the display device may be disposed elsewhere at or in the vehicle). The data transfer or signal communication from the camera to the ECU may comprise any suitable data or communication link, such as a vehicle network bus or the like of the equipped vehicle. The display system may be responsive to or may include a driver gaze detection system or driver monitoring system 16, which is operable to determine the driver's gaze direction to determine when the driver is looking at the display area.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/description?CC=US&NR=2018312111A1&KC=A1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20181101&DB=&locale=en_EP#