Control device for automobile
AssigneeKoito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorsTomoaki HARADA, Takao MURAMATSU
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Abstract
A control device is to be mounted in an automobile equipped with a drive recorder and is modularized together with a camera of the drive recorder. The control device processes an image captured by the camera of the drive recorder and predicts a collision of the automobile with a preceding vehicle. In response to the prediction, the control device generates and outputs, to an external unit, a control signal that serves as a trigger for reducing brightness of a headlamp.
Claims8
A control device to be mounted in an automobile equipped with a drive recorder, the control device being modularized together with a camera of the drive recorder, the control device configured to:
- process an image captured by the camera of the drive recorder;
- predict a collision of the automobile with a preceding vehicle;
- and
- output, to an external unit, a control signal that serves as a trigger for reducing brightness of a headlamp based on a result of the prediction.
A program to be executed by a control device, the control device being mounted in an automobile equipped with a drive recorder and a driving assistance system, the control device being modularized together with a camera of the drive recorder, the program causing the control device to perform steps of:
- processing an image captured by the camera of the drive recorder;
- predicting a collision of the automobile with a preceding vehicle;
- and
- outputting, to an outside of the control device, a control signal that is a trigger for reducing brightness of a headlamp based on a result of the prediction of the collision.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.