Granted Patent B2

US 12,470,839 · App. 18/472,278 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Inventors: Hironobu Hoshino (Tokyo, JP); Tomoaki Tsuchiya (Kanagawa, JP)

Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

H04N23/90B60R1/22B60R2300/107H04N13/204

Abstract

Claims (56)

1 . A movable apparatus comprising:

a first imaging device including an optical system that forms an optical image, which has a low resolution region near an optical axis and a high resolution region outside the low resolution region, on a light receiving surface of an imaging element,

wherein the first imaging device is installed at a first installation position where an image is captured in at least one of a horizontal backward direction of one side surface of the movable apparatus, right or left direction in a horizontal direction ahead of a driver's seat of the movable apparatus, and a downward direction ahead of the movable apparatus in the high resolution region of the optical system,

wherein, when the image height of the optical system is y, f is a focal distance of the optical system, and θ is a half angle of view, a projection characteristic y(θ) satisfies the following condition of 0.2<2*f tan(θ max/2)/y(θ max)<0.92.

2 . The movable apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system has a projection characteristic in which an image height with respect to an angle of view per unit is higher at an angle of view in the high resolution region than at an angle of view in the low resolution region near the optical axis.

3 . The movable apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an optical axis direction of the optical system is downward from the first installation position.

4 . The movable apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one side surface of the movable apparatus is a side surface on a passenger seat side of the movable apparatus.

5 . The movable apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when an angle in an optical axis direction from a vertical direction when the movable apparatus is viewed from the side surface is pv, an angle of view of the high resolution region is Ov, an angle of view of the low resolution region is 6lv, a predetermined distance from a driver's viewpoint position to a backward side is dl, a distance between the viewpoint position and the first installation position is x, and a height of the first installation position is hi, the following equations are satisfied

φ v−θv−θlv<− 90°<φ v−θlv

φ v−θv−θlv≤−A tan(( x+d 1)/ h 1)≤φ v+θv+θlv.

6 . The movable apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when an angle in an optical axis direction from a vertical direction when the movable apparatus is viewed from the front is ph, an angle of view of the high-resolution region is Oh, and an angle of view of the low-resolution region is 61h, the following equations are satisfied

φ h−θh−θlh≤− 90°≤φ h−θlh.

7 . The movable apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when an angle in an optical axis direction from a vertical direction when the movable apparatus is viewed from the side surface is pv, an angle of view of the high resolution region is Ov, an angle of view of the low resolution region is 6lv, a predetermined distance from a driver's viewpoint position to a backward side is dl, a distance between the viewpoint position and the first installation position is x, a height of the first installation position is hi, a distance between the viewpoint position and a tip end of the movable apparatus is d0, and a distance from the tip end of the movable apparatus to a predetermined front lower position to be confirmed is d7, the following equations are satisfied

φ v−θv−θlv≤−A tan(( x−d 0)/ h 1)≤φ v+θv+θlv

φ v−θv−θlv≤A tan(( d 0+ d 7− x )/ h 1)≤φ v*θv+θlv.

8 . The movable apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein, when a vehicle width of the movable apparatus is w6, a distance to be confirmed at the side of the movable apparatus is w7, and a distance between the first installation position and the side surface of the movable apparatus is z, the following equations are satisfied

φ h−θh−θlh≤−A tan(( w 6+ z )/ h 1)≤φ h+θh+θlh

φ h−θh−θlh≤A tan( w 7− z )/ h 1)≤φ h+θh+θlh.

9 . The movable apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a second imaging device having the same characteristics as the first imaging device is disposed at a second installation position diagonally opposite to the first installation position when the movable apparatus is viewed from above, and

an image is captured in at least one of a horizontal direction behind one side surface of the movable apparatus, one of right and left direction in a horizontal direction behind the driver's seat of the movable apparatus, and a downward direction behind the movable apparatus in the high resolution region of the optical system.

10 . The movable apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein, for the second imaging device, when an angle in an optical axis direction from a vertical direction when the movable apparatus is viewed from the side surface is pv, an angle of view of the high resolution region is Ov, an angle of view of the low resolution region is 6lv, a distance between a driver's viewpoint position and the second installation position is x, a height of the second installation position is hi, a distance from the viewpoint position and a tip end of the movable apparatus is d0, a length of the movable apparatus is d8, a distance from the movable apparatus to a predetermined position on the front side to be confirmed behind the movable apparatus is d10, a distance from the movable apparatus to a predetermined distant position to be confirmed behind the movable apparatus is dl1 a width of the movable apparatus is w6, a height of an object to be confirmed behind the movable apparatus is h3, and a distance between the second installation position and the side surface of the movable apparatus is z, the following equations are satisfied

φ v−θv−θlv≤−A tan(( d 8− d 0− x+d 10)/ h 1)≤φ v+θv+θlv

(when h 1≥ h 3)

φ v−θv−θlv≤−A tan(( d 8− d 0− x+d 11)/( h 1− h 3))≤φ v+θv+θlv

(when h 1< h 3)

φ v−θv−θlv≤−A tan(( h 3− h 1)/( d 8− d 0− x+d 11))−90°≤φ v+θv+θlv

(when h 1≥ h 3)

φ h−θh−θlh≤A tan(( w 6+ z )/( h 1− h 3))≤φ h+θh+ 01 h

(when h 1< h 3)

φ h−θh−θlh≤A tan(( h 3− h 1)/( w 6+ z ))+90°≤φ h+θh+θlh.

11 . A movable apparatus comprising:

a first imaging device including an optical system that forms an optical image, which has a low resolution region near an optical axis and a high resolution region outside the low resolution region, on a light receiving surface of an imaging element,

wherein the high resolution region of the optical system is installed at a first installation position that satisfies at least one of the following first, second, and third conditions,

the first condition being a condition that the following equations are satisfied

φ v−θv−θlv<− 90°<φ v−θlv

φ v−θv−θlv≤−A tan(( x+d 1)/ h 1)≤φ v+θv+θlv

when an angle in an optical axis direction from a vertical direction when the movable apparatus is viewed from the side surface is φv, an angle of view of the high resolution region is θv, an angle of view of the low resolution region is θlv, a predetermined distance from a driver's viewpoint position to a backward side is d1, a distance between the viewpoint position and the first installation position is x, and a height of the first installation position is h1,

the second condition is a condition that satisfies the following equations

φ h−θh−θlh≤− 90°≤φ h−θlh

φ h+θlh≤ 90°≤φ h+θh+θlh

when an angle in an optical axis direction from a vertical direction when the movable apparatus is viewed from the front is φh, an angle of view of the high resolution region is θh, and an angle of view of the low resolution region is θlh, and

the third condition is a condition that satisfies the following equations

φ v−θv−θlv≤−A tan(( x−d 0)/ h 1)≤φ v+θv+θlv

φ v−θv−θlv≤A tan(( d 0+ d 7− x )/ h 1)≤φ v+θv+θlv

when a distance between the viewpoint position and a tip end of the movable apparatus is d0, and a distance from the tip end of the movable apparatus to a predetermined front lower position to be confirmed is d7.

12 . A movable apparatus comprising: a first imaging device including an optical system that forms an optical image, which has a low resolution region near an optical axis and a high resolution region outside the low resolution region, on a light receiving surface of an imaging element, wherein the first imaging device is installed at a first installation position where an image is captured in at least one of a horizontal backward direction of one side surface of the movable apparatus, right or left direction in a horizontal direction ahead of a driver's seat of the movable apparatus, and a downward direction ahead of the movable apparatus in the high resolution region of the optical system, and wherein, when an angle in an optical axis direction from a vertical direction when the movable apparatus is viewed from the side surface is pv, an angle of view of the high resolution θv−θlv≤−θlv−θv region is Ov, an angle of view of the low resolution region is Olv, a predetermined distance from a driver's viewpoint position to a backward side is dl, a distance between the viewpoint position and the first installation position is x, and a height of the first installation position is hi, the following equations are satisfied

φ v−θv−θlv<− 90°<φ v−θlv

φ v−θv−θlv≤−A tan(( x+d 1)/ h 1)≤φ v+θv+θlv.

13 . A movable apparatus comprising: a first imaging device including an optical system that forms an optical image, which has a low resolution region near an optical axis and a high resolution region outside the low resolution region, on a light receiving surface of an imaging element, wherein the first imaging device is installed at a first installation position where an image is captured in at least one of a horizontal backward direction of one side surface of the movable apparatus, right or left direction in a horizontal direction ahead of a driver's seat of the movable apparatus, and a downward direction ahead of the movable apparatus in the high resolution region of the optical system, and wherein, when an angle in an optical axis direction from a vertical direction when the movable apparatus is viewed from the front is ph, an angle of view of the high resolution region is Oh, and an angle of view of the low resolution region is 61h, the following equations are satisfied

φ h−θh−θlh≤− 90°≤φ h−θlh

φ h+θlh≤ 90°≤φ h+θh+θlh.

14 . A movable apparatus comprising:

a first imaging device including an optical system that forms an optical image, which has a low resolution region near an optical axis and a high resolution region outside the low resolution region, on a light receiving surface of an imaging element,

wherein the first imaging device is installed at a first installation position where an image is captured in at least one of a horizontal backward direction of one side surface of the movable apparatus, right or left direction in a horizontal direction ahead of a driver's seat of the movable apparatus, and a downward direction ahead of the movable apparatus in the high resolution region of the optical system,

wherein a second imaging device having the same characteristics as the first imaging device is disposed at a second installation position diagonally opposite to the first installation position when the movable apparatus is viewed from above, and

wherein an image is captured in at least one of a horizontal direction behind one side surface of the movable apparatus, one of right and left direction in a horizontal direction behind the driver's seat of the movable apparatus, and a downward direction behind the movable apparatus in the high resolution region of the optical system.

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