Vehicle-mounted optical device and vehicle-mounted optical system
US10850681B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2011/0026
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To provide a technique of eliminating condensation adhering to a vehicle inner side of the glass to improve the reliability of a vehicle-mounted optical device.A vehicle-mounted optical device includes: an imaging unit that captures an outside of a vehicle through glass mounted to the vehicle to obtain an image; a condensation detection unit that detects condensation of the glass by determining whether an image in a predetermined range of a part of the image is in a predetermined state; and a condensation removal device control processing unit that actuates a condensation removal device which removes condensation of the glass when the condensation detection unit detects the condensation.
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