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Application US20190004149
Published 2019-01-03
Image Acquiring Apparatus For Vehicle, Control Device, Vehicle Having Image Acquiring Apparatus For Vehicle Or Control Device, And Image Acquiring Method For Vehicle
An image acquiring apparatus for a vehicle includes a light emitting unit configured to emit pulse light to a predetermined direction, an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of different images of target distance ranges by imaging reflected light returning from the target distance ranges at imaging timings set according to the target distance ranges, and a timing controller configured to control a light emission cycle of the pulse light and the imaging timings. The timing controller is configured to control at least one of the light emission cycle and the imaging timing such that among different target distance ranges, a range of a specific distance necessary for object recognition is imaged with luminance higher than that for ranges other than the range of the specific distance.
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- 1. An image acquiring apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a light emitting unit configured to emit pulse light to a predetermined direction; an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of different images of target distance ranges by imaging reflected light returning from the target distance ranges at imaging timings set according to the target distance ranges; and a timing controller configured to control a light emission cycle of the pulse light and the imaging timings, wherein the timing controller is configured to control at least one of the light emission cycle and the imaging timing such that among different target distance ranges, a range of a specific distance necessary for object recognition is imaged with luminance higher than that for ranges other than the range of the specific distance.
- 8. A control device for controlling an image acquiring apparatus for a vehicle,
wherein the vehicle comprises:
a light emitting unit configured to emit pulse light to a predetermined direction, and
an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of different images of target distance ranges by imaging reflected light returning from the target distance ranges at imaging timings set according to the target distance ranges, and
wherein the control device comprises:
a controller configured to control at least one of a light emission cycle of the pulse light and the imaging timings such that a range of a specific distance necessary for object recognition among different target distance ranges is imaged with luminance higher than that for ranges other than the range of the specific distance.
- 9. An image acquiring method for a vehicle, comprising:
acquiring a plurality of different images of target distance ranges by imaging reflected light of pulse light emitted to a predetermined direction while changing imaging timings; and controlling at least one of a light emission cycle of the pulse light and the imaging timings such that a range of a specific distance necessary for object recognition among different target distance ranges is imaged with luminance higher than that for ranges other than the range of the specific distance.
- 10-23. (canceled)
