US 12,277,778 B2
Vehicle with road surface rendering function
Kentarou Yamasaki, Tokyo (JP); and Makoto Kinoshita, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/430,495.
Claims priority of application No. 2023-021177 (JP), filed on Feb. 14, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0386727 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. G06V 20/56 (2022.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/24 (2022.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01)
CPC G06V 20/588 (2022.01) [B60R 1/24 (2022.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); B60Q 1/0017 (2013.01); B60R 2300/308 (2013.01); G06V 2201/08 (2022.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle with a road surface rendering function, the vehicle comprising:
a projection member configured to project light for road surface rendering from the vehicle that is traveling to render a road surface rendered image on a road surface around the vehicle;
a controller configured to control light projection for the road surface rendering by the projection member; and
an external camera provided on the vehicle and configured to capture an image of the road surface so that the image includes surroundings of the road surface rendered image,
wherein the controller is configured to suppress the light projection from the projection member for the road surface rendered image by making determination on a road surface reflection state based on the image captured by the external camera,
wherein the controller is configured to:
determine whether an oncoming vehicle or a preceding vehicle is present in the image captured by the external camera,
when the oncoming vehicle or the preceding vehicle is present in the captured image, determine whether road surface glare caused by the oncoming vehicle or the preceding vehicle is present in the captured image as the road surface reflection state,
when the road surface glare caused by the oncoming vehicle or the preceding vehicle is present, prohibit the light projection from the projection member for the road surface rendered image, and
when the oncoming vehicle or the preceding vehicle is present and the road surface glare is not present, avoid suppressing the light projection from the projection member for the road surface rendered image.