Side mirror and vehicle having the same
The disclosure relates to a side mirror for recognition of left and right rear environment of a vehicle and the vehicle having the same. The side mirror includes: a camera provided on an exterior of a vehicle and configured to obtain an image of a rear environment; and a monitor provided inside the vehicle and configured to display the image obtained by the camera. The image displayed on the monitor has a focal length greater than a distance to a surface of the monitor from a user's location.
1. A side mirror, comprising:
a camera provided on an exterior of a vehicle and configured to obtain an image of a rear environment; and a monitor provided inside the vehicle and configured to display the image obtained by the camera,
wherein the image displayed on the monitor has a focal length greater than a distance to a surface of the monitor from a user's location,
wherein the monitor comprises:
a housing provided inside the vehicle;
an image source configured to output an image light of the image obtained by the camera;
a first mirror configured to refract and reflect an incident image light, based on the image light output from the image source being incident;
a second mirror on which the image light reflected from the first mirror is incident and configured to expand and reflect the incident image light;
a glass panel configured to project the image light reflected from the second mirror; and
a coating part provided on one side of the glass panel and configured to prevent optical interference.
2. The side mirror of claim 1 , wherein the image source is configured to output a two-dimensional (2D) image or a three-dimensional (3D) image.
3. The side mirror of claim 1 , wherein the image obtained by the camera is a 3D image,
the image source of the monitor comprises a light field display, and the light field display comprises a color filter configured to output the 3D image obtained by the camera, and an optical member configured to separate the 3D image output from the color filter into a left eye image light and a right eye image light and output in different directions.
4. The side mirror of claim 3 , wherein the optical member comprises at least one of a barrier, a lenticular lens, a microlens array, a grating or a pinhole.
5. The side mirror of claim 1 , wherein the image source comprises a hologram display, and
the hologram display comprises a multi-directional backlight units (MDBUs), a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a holographic functional screen (HFS), and a lenticular lens array (LLA).
6. The side mirror of claim 1 , wherein the image obtained by the camera is a 3D image,
the image source comprises a floating display, and the floating display comprises a display configured to output the 3D image obtained by the camera, a first HoloLens configured to adjust a light path of a left eye image of the 3D image, and a second HoloLens configured to adjust a light path of a right eye image of the 3D image.
7. The side mirror of claim 1 , wherein the monitor comprises:
a housing provided inside the vehicle;
an image source configured to output an image light of the image obtained by the camera;
an optical member configured to reflect the image light output from the image source inside, and then output to an outside; and a coating part provided on one side of the optical member and configured to prevent optical interference.
8. The side mirror of claim 7 , wherein the image obtained by the camera is a 3D image, and the image source is one of a light field display, a hologram display or a floating display.
9. The side mirror of claim 1 , wherein the image obtained by the camera is a 3D image, and
the monitor comprises:
an image source configured to output a left eye image light and a right eye image light of the image obtained by the camera;
a waveguide plate comprising a first HoloLens configured to adjust a light path of the left eye image light, and a second HoloLens configured to adjust a light path of the right eye image light; and a coating part provided on one side of the waveguide plate and configured to prevent optical interference.
10. A vehicle, comprising:
a first camera configured to obtain a first image of a rear left environment;
a first monitor configured to display the first image obtained by the first camera;
a second camera configured to obtain a second image of a rear right environment; and
a second monitor configured to display the second image obtained by the second camera,
wherein the first image displayed on the first monitor has a focal length greater than a distance to a surface of the first monitor from a user's location, and the second image displayed on the second monitor has a focal length greater than a distance to a surface of the second monitor from the user's location,
wherein the first monitor comprises:
a housing provided inside the vehicle;
an image source provided inside the housing and configured to output an image light of the first image obtained by the first camera;
a first mirror provided inside the housing and configured to refract and reflect an incident image light, based on the image light output from the image source being incident;
a second mirror on which the image light reflected from the first mirror is incident and configured to expand and reflect the incident image light, the second mirror being provided inside the housing;
a glass panel provided outside the housing and configured to project the image light reflected from the second mirror; and
a coating part provided on one side of the glass panel and inside the housing and configured to prevent optical interference.
11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the first monitor is provided inside a first A pillar provided on a left interior of the vehicle, and the second monitor is provided inside a second A pillar provided on a right interior of the vehicle.
12. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first image obtained by the first camera is a 3D image, and
the first monitor comprises one of a light field display, a hologram display or a floating display.
13. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the first monitor comprises:
a housing provided inside the vehicle;
an image source configured to output an image light of the first image obtained by the first camera;
an optical member configured to reflect the image light output from the image source inside, and then output to an outside; and a coating part provided on one side of the optical member and configured to prevent optical interference.
14. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the first image obtained by the first camera is a 3D image, and the first monitor comprises:
an image source configured to output a left eye image light and a right eye image light of the 3D image obtained by the first camera, a waveguide plate comprising a first HoloLens configured to adjust a light path of the left eye image light, and a second HoloLens configured to adjust a light path of the right eye image light; and
a coating part provided on one side of the waveguide plate and configured to prevent optical interference.
15. A vehicle, comprising:
a first camera provided outside the vehicle and configured to obtain a first image of a rear left environment of the vehicle;
a first monitor provided inside the vehicle and configured to display the first image obtained by the first camera;
a second camera provided outside the vehicle and configured to obtain a second image of a rear right environment of the vehicle; and
a second monitor provided inside the vehicle and configured to display the second image obtained by the second camera,
wherein the first image displayed on the first monitor has a focal length greater than a distance to a surface of the first monitor from a user's location, and the second image displayed on the second monitor has a focal length greater than a distance to a surface of the second monitor from the user's location,
wherein each of the first monitor and the second monitor comprises:
a housing;
an image source provided inside the housing and configured to output an image light of the first image obtained by the first camera, or the second image obtained by the second camera;
a first mirror provided inside the housing and configured to refract and reflect an incident image light, based on the image light output from the image source being incident;
a second mirror on which the image light reflected from the first mirror is incident and configured to expand and reflect the incident image light, the second mirror being provided inside the housing;
a glass panel provided outside the housing and configured to project the image light reflected from the second mirror; and
a coating part provided on one side of the glass panel and inside the housing and configured to prevent optical interference.
16. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the first image obtained by the first camera and the second image obtained by the second camera are 3D images, and each of the first monitor and the second monitor comprises one of a light field display, a hologram display or a floating display.
17. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein each of the first monitor and the second monitor comprises:
an image source configured to output an image light of the first image obtained by the first camera, or the second image obtained by the second camera, an optical member configured to reflect the image light output from the image source inside, and then output to an outside, and a coating part provided on one side of the optical member and configured to prevent optical interference.
18. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the first image obtained by the first camera and the second image obtained by the second camera are 3D images, and each of the first monitor and the second monitor comprises:
an image source configured to output a left eye image light and a right eye image light of a first 3D image obtained by the first camera or a second 3D image obtained by the second camera, a waveguide plate comprising a first HoloLens configured to adjust a light path of the left eye image light, and a second HoloLens configured to adjust a light path of the right eye image light, and a coating part provided on one side of the waveguide plate and configured to prevent optical interference.