Vehicle operating system using motion capture

1. A vehicle operating system for operating a vehicle including a driving seat for a vehicle driver and at least one passenger seat for passengers, the vehicle operating system comprising:

camera devices for capturing at least one of images of gestures of the driver and images of gestures of a passenger;

a storage device for storing operating signals corresponding to gesture actions;

a processing device configured to:

control the camera devices to capture gesture action images of the driver and passenger simultaneously or substantially simultaneously,

convert the captured gesture action images into corresponding operating signals according to the operating signals corresponding to the gesture actions stored in the storage device,

determine a first operational signal is from a gesture action image for the driver and determine a second operational signal is from a gesture action image for the passenger, the first and second operational signals both for operating a same component of the vehicle,

determine whether the first operation signal is consistent with the second operation signal,

select the first operational signal as the operating signal and discard the second operational signal by virtue of the first operational signal being from the driver in response to the determination that first operation signal is not consistent with the second operation signal, and

send out the operating signals; and

execution devices configured to receive the operating signals sent by the processing device, and to execute operations corresponding to the operating signals.

2. The vehicle operating system of claim 1 , wherein the same component being operated by first and second operational signals is not an in-vehicle camera.

3. The vehicle operating system of claim 2 , wherein the same component being operated by first and second operational signals is not an in-vehicle camera includes an in vehicle air-conditioning system.

4. The vehicle operating system of claim 3 , wherein the first operational signal is for navigating one or more options for the component.

5. The vehicle operating system of claim 1 , wherein the first operational signal is for selecting an operational mode for the component.

6. The vehicle operating system of claim 1 , wherein the camera devices are configured to capture an image from a body locating point of a corresponding gesture command operator to a hand of the gesture command operator, and wherein the processing device is configured to check whether the gesture image and the body locating point image are image-continuous, and if so, the gesture actions are converted into the operating signals.

7. The vehicle operating system of claim 6 , wherein the body locating point comprises an arm, head or breast of the gesture command operator.

8. The vehicle operating system of claim 1 , wherein each of the camera devices comprises a camera and a driving device for the camera, and the driving device configured for driving the camera to move or rotate.

9. The vehicle operating system of claim 8 , wherein the driving device comprises a motor and a gear set.

10. The vehicle operating system of claim 1 , wherein one of the camera devices is arranged in front of the driving seat.

11. The vehicle operating system of claim 1 , wherein one of the camera devices is arranged at a different location providing a view of the back seat.

12. The vehicle operating system of claim 1 , wherein the execution devices comprise at least one of a multimedia system, a door switch, a refill opening switch, Bluetooth equipment, a light switch and an air-conditioning system.

13. The vehicle operating system of claim 1 , wherein,

the execution devices comprise a center console provided with at least one touch screen, the touch screen at least extends from the front part between the driving seat and the front passenger seat to the front part of the front passenger seat,

a touch screen operating interface is displayed on the touch screen, and

the center console can control the touch screen operating interface to move on the touch screen according to an operating signal.

14. The vehicle operating system of claim 1 , wherein,

each operating signal corresponds to a two-step hand action,

a first step of the hand action is used for selecting an execution device, and

a second step of the hand action is used for instructing the selected execution device to carry out a specific operation.

15. An electric vehicle, comprising:

a driving seat for a vehicle driver;

at least one passenger seat for passengers; and

a vehicle operating system including:

camera devices for capturing gesture action images of the driver and passenger simultaneously or substantially simultaneously;

a storage device for storing operating signals corresponding to gesture actions;

a processing device configured to:

control the camera devices to capture gesture action images of the driver and passenger simultaneously or substantially simultaneously,

convert the captured gesture action images into corresponding operating signals based at least in part on a comparison between the gesture action images and parameters associated with the gesture actions,

determine a first operational signal is from a gesture action image for the driver and determine a second operational signal is from a gesture action image for the passenger, the first and second operational signals both for operating a same component of the vehicle,

determine whether the first operation signal is consistent with the second operation signal,

select the first operational signal as the operating signal and discard the second operational signal by virtue of the first operational signal being from the driver in response to the determination that first operation signal is not consistent with the second operation signal, and

send the operating signals; and

an execution device configured to receive the operating signals sent by the processing device, and to execute operations corresponding to the operating signals.

16. A method for operating a vehicle including a driving seat for a vehicle driver and at least one passenger seat for passengers, the method comprising:

storing operating signals corresponding to gesture actions;

controlling the camera devices to capture gesture action images of the driver and passenger simultaneously or substantially simultaneously;

converting the captured gesture action images into corresponding operating signals according to the operating signals corresponding to the gesture actions stored in the storage device;

determining a first operational signal is from a gesture action image for the driver and determine a second operational signal is from a gesture action image for the passenger, the first and second operational signals both for operating a same component of the vehicle;

determining whether the first operation signal is consistent with the second operation signal; and

selecting the first operational signal as the operating signal and discard the second operational signal by virtue of the first operational signal being from the driver in response to the determination that first operation signal is not consistent with the second operation signal.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the same component being operated by first and second operational signals is not an in-vehicle camera.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the same component being operated by first and second operational signals is not an in-vehicle camera includes an in vehicle air-conditioning system.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first operational signal is for navigating one or more options for the component.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first operational signal is for selecting an operational mode for the component.