Title:
VEHICLE SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2019159772
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a vehicle system capable of improving the accuracy of recognizing the surrounding environment of a vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicle system includes: a camera 43a configured to acquire image data indicating the surrounding environment of a vehicle at a first rate; a camera control part 420a configured to control the operation of the camera 43a; a lighting unit 42a configured to emit light toward the outside of the vehicle; a lighting control part 410a configured to control lighting of the lighting unit 42a at a second rate; a wireless communication part configured to receive a standard time signal indicating the standard time; and an internal time adjustment part configured to adjust the internal time so that the internal time of the vehicle matches the standard time based on the standard time signal. The lighting timing of the lighting unit 42a matches the lighting timing of the second lighting unit provided in a second vehicle outside the vehicle. The camera control part 420a determines the acquisition timing of each frame of the image data based on information related to the lighting timing of the lighting unit 42a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Inventors:
OTSUBO TAKAYUKI
KAZAOKA SHIGEHIKO
KAZAOKA SHIGEHIKO
Application Number:
JP2018045301A
Publication Date:
September 19, 2019
Filing Date:
March 13, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KOITO MFG CO LTD
International Classes:
G08G1/16; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/04; B60Q1/24; B60W40/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinei Patent Office