阅读说明：本技术 一种摄像模组 (Camera module ) 是由 唐新科 张扣文 于 2019-12-16 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种摄像模组,包括3D摄像模块、红外2D摄像模块、红外光源模块、光源驱动单元电路和同步信号处理单元电路；所述光源驱动单元电路用于接收来自所述3D摄像模块或所述同步信号处理单元电路的同步信号,控制所述红外光源模块工作；所述同步信号单元电路用于接收所述3D摄像模块的所述同步信号,并产生与所述同步信号相对应的第二同步信号以控制所述红外2D摄像模块与所述3D摄像模块、所述红外光源模块同步工作。使得3D摄像模块和红外2D摄像模块共用一个红外光源模块,充分利用红外光源模块的光源亮度,解决了现有技术中不同摄像模块在使用不同红外光源照明时因照明非同步问题导致的画面闪烁灯问题。(The invention relates to a camera module, which comprises a 3D camera module, an infrared 2D camera module, an infrared light source module, a light source driving unit circuit and a synchronous signal processing unit circuit, wherein the infrared light source module is arranged in the middle of the 3D camera module; the light source driving unit circuit is used for receiving a synchronous signal from the 3D camera module or the synchronous signal processing unit circuit and controlling the infrared light source module to work; the synchronous signal unit circuit is used for receiving the synchronous signal of the 3D camera module and generating a second synchronous signal corresponding to the synchronous signal so as to control the infrared 2D camera module, the 3D camera module and the infrared light source module to work synchronously. The 3D camera module and the infrared 2D camera module share the infrared light source module, the light source brightness of the infrared light source module is fully utilized, and the problem of picture flashing lamps caused by unsynchronized illumination when different camera modules use different infrared light sources for illumination in the prior art is solved.)

1. A camera module is characterized by comprising a 3D camera module (1), an infrared 2D camera module (2), an infrared light source module (3), a light source driving unit circuit (4) and a synchronous signal processing unit circuit (5);

the light source driving unit circuit (4) is used for receiving a first synchronous signal from the 3D camera module (1) or the synchronous signal processing unit circuit (5) and controlling the infrared light source module (3) to work;

the synchronous signal unit circuit (5) is used for receiving the first synchronous signal of the 3D camera module (1) and generating a second synchronous signal corresponding to the first synchronous signal so as to control the infrared 2D camera module (2), the 3D camera module (1) and the infrared light source module (3) to work synchronously.

2. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the 3D camera module (1) is a TOF3D camera module, comprising a TOF sensing chip (11) and a first lens (12) arranged on the sensing chip (11);

the TOF sensing chip (11) generates the first synchronization signal to the light source driving unit circuit (4) and/or the synchronization signal processing unit circuit (5).

3. The camera module according to claim 1, characterized in that the infrared 2D camera module (2) comprises an infrared CMOS image sensor chip (21) and a second lens (22) arranged on the infrared CMOS image sensor chip (21).

4. The camera module according to claim 1, characterized in that the infrared light source module (3) comprises an illumination assembly and a substrate for fixing the photo assembly.

5. The camera module of claim 4, wherein the illumination assembly is an LED or VCSEL.

6. The camera module according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the shooting range of the infrared 2D camera module (2) is located within the shooting range of the 3D camera module (1).

7. The camera module according to claim 1, further comprising a processing chip for receiving and processing image signals output by the 3D camera module (1) and the infrared camera module (2).

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of optics, and particularly relates to a camera module.

Background

In the technical field of face recognition, the traditional recognition technology is that the face adjustment, the specified action and the like of a person can be matched and recognized based on a single camera 2D image, so that the control instruction corresponding to the current action can be judged. However, the limitation of this technique is that it is impossible to distinguish whether the feature source is a real target or a photo in the recognition process, and only a few movements can be recognized, and there is a strict requirement on the gesture of the movement. Therefore, the user experience is very poor, and the damage caused by excessive misoperation is easy to occur.

With the development of identification technology, identification technology based on double/multiple cameras is also developed at present, and based on the principle of triangulation, the distance and the depth of a target object can be calculated according to the difference of imaging coordinates of the target object on two or more cameras with fixed intervals. Although the distance and depth resolution calculated by the technology can be improved according to the pixels of the cameras, the influence on the technology is large along with the change of ambient light, and in some complex application fields such as the field of vehicle-mounted imaging, the angle of depth calculation is greatly influenced due to the offset of the relative position between the cameras possibly generated under the vehicle-mounted complex working condition, and meanwhile, all target objects in an image range need to be subjected to characteristic extraction and matching in an algorithm, the calculated amount is large, the requirement on a processor is high, the time for comparing user information by a system is long, and the experience of a user is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solve the above problems, and provides a camera module, which solves the problem that the illumination of the light sources is not synchronous when different lenses use the same light source.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a camera module, which includes a 3D camera module, an infrared 2D camera module, an infrared light source module, a light source driving unit circuit, and a synchronization signal processing unit circuit;

the light source driving unit circuit is used for receiving a first synchronous signal from the 3D camera module or the synchronous signal processing unit circuit and controlling the infrared light source module to work;

the synchronous signal unit circuit is used for receiving the first synchronous signal of the 3D camera module and generating a second synchronous signal corresponding to the first synchronous signal so as to control the infrared 2D camera module, the 3D camera module and the infrared light source module to work synchronously.

According to one aspect of the invention, the 3D camera module is a TOF3D camera module, which includes a TOF sensing chip and a first lens disposed on the sensing chip;

and the TOF induction chip generates the first synchronous signal to the light source driving unit circuit and/or the synchronous signal processing unit circuit.

According to one aspect of the invention, the infrared 2D camera module includes an infrared CMOS image sensing chip and a second lens disposed on the infrared CMOS image sensing chip.

According to one aspect of the invention, the infrared light source module includes an illumination assembly and a substrate for holding the photo assembly.

According to one aspect of the invention, the lighting component is an LED or VCSEL.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the photographing range of the infrared 2D camera module is located within the photographing range of the 3D camera module.

According to one aspect of the invention, the camera module further comprises a processing chip, and the processing chip is used for receiving and processing the image signals output by the 3D camera module and the infrared camera module.

In one aspect of the present invention, the source driving unit circuit is configured to receive a first synchronization signal from the 3D camera module or the synchronization signal processing unit circuit, and control the infrared light source module to operate. The synchronous signal unit circuit is used for receiving a first synchronous signal of the 3D camera module and generating a second synchronous signal corresponding to the first synchronous signal so as to control the infrared 2D camera module, the 3D camera module and the infrared light source module to work synchronously. The 3D camera module and the infrared 2D camera module share the infrared light source module, the light source brightness of the infrared light source module is fully utilized, and the problem of picture flashing lamps caused by unsynchronized illumination when different camera modules use different infrared light sources for illumination in the prior art is solved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 schematically shows a connection diagram of a camera module according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 schematically shows a connection diagram of a camera module according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 schematically shows a first synchronization signal generated by a 3D camera module according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of a second synchronization signal corresponding to the first synchronization signal of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 schematically shows a view of the operating range of the camera module according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort.

In describing embodiments of the present invention, the terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship that is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the associated drawings, which is for convenience and simplicity of description only, and does not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, the above-described terms should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

The present invention is described in detail below with reference to the drawings and the specific embodiments, which are not repeated herein, but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1, 2, and 3, the camera module of the present invention includes a 3D camera module 1, an infrared 2D camera module 2, an infrared light source module 3, a light source driving unit circuit 4, and a synchronization signal processing unit circuit 5.

In the camera module, the light source driving unit circuit 4 is used for receiving a first synchronous signal from the 3D camera module 1 or the synchronous signal processing unit circuit 5 and controlling the infrared light source module 3 to work. The synchronization signal unit circuit 5 is configured to receive a first synchronization signal of the 3D camera module 1, and generate a second synchronization signal corresponding to the first synchronization signal to control the infrared 2D camera module 2 to work synchronously with the 3D camera module 1 and the infrared light source module 3.

According to the camera module, the 3D camera module 1 and the infrared 2D camera module 2 share the infrared light source module 3, so that the problem of picture flashing caused by illumination asynchronism when different camera modules use different infrared light sources for illumination in the prior art is solved.

As shown in fig. 2, 4 and 5, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the 3D camera module 1 of the present invention outputs a first synchronization signal a to the synchronization signal processing unit circuit 5, the synchronization signal processing unit circuit 5 outputs the first synchronization signal a to the light source driving unit circuit 4, and the light source driving unit circuit 4 controls the infrared light source module 3 to perform illumination according to a control mode of the first synchronization signal a. In this way, the synchronizing signal processing unit circuit 5 further generates a second synchronizing signal b according to the received first synchronizing signal a and outputs the second synchronizing signal b to the infrared 2D camera module 2, so that the infrared 2D camera module 2 can keep synchronously sharing the infrared light source module 3 for exposure and outputting an image signal.

Referring to fig. 3 to fig. 5, according to a second mode of the present invention, the 3D camera module 1 of the present invention outputs a first synchronization signal a to the light source driving unit circuit 4, and the light source driving unit circuit 4 controls the infrared light source module 3 to perform illumination according to a control mode of the first synchronization signal a. The 3D camera module 1 of the present invention also simultaneously outputs a first synchronization signal a to the synchronization signal processing unit circuit 5, and the synchronization signal processing unit circuit 5 generates a second synchronization signal b according to the received first synchronization signal a and outputs the second synchronization signal b to the infrared 2D camera module 2, so that the infrared 2D camera module 2 can synchronously share the infrared light source module 3 for exposure and output an image signal.

As shown in connection with fig. 4 and 5. The method for generating the second synchronizing signal B by processing the first synchronizing signal a by the synchronizing signal processing unit circuit 5 comprises the following steps: and distinguishing a plurality of multiphase synchronous signals provided by the 3D camera module 1, and combining to generate corresponding infrared 2D camera single synchronous signals.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the 3D camera module 1 is a TOF3D camera module, and includes a TOF sensing chip 11 and a first lens 12 disposed on the sensing chip 11. The TOF sensing chip 11 generates a first synchronization signal a to the light source driving unit circuit 4 and/or the synchronization signal processing unit circuit 5. The first synchronization signal a controlled by the TOF induction chip 11 controls the infrared light source module 3 to emit light, the TOF induction chip 11 receives the returned light and converts the returned light into an image electric signal, the time from the emission of the TOF induction chip 11 from the first synchronization signal a to the reception of the returned light to form an image can be counted, and the first lens 12 is used for converging the returned light irradiated to the target object by the infrared light source module 3.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the infrared 2D camera module 2 includes an infrared CMOS image sensing chip 21 and a second lens 22 disposed on the infrared CMOS image sensing chip 21. The infrared CMOS image sensor chip 21 is used for sensing light and converting the light into an electrical signal, and the second lens 22 is used for converging the light returned by the infrared light source module 3 when the light irradiates on the target object. The infrared light source module 3 of the present invention includes an illumination assembly and a substrate for fixing the photo assembly. The lighting assembly is an LED or VCSEL, and the substrate can be a circuit board or a metal substrate.

As shown in fig. 6, a represents a shooting range of the infrared 2D camera module 2, and may be used for face recognition and status monitoring. B indicates a shooting range of the 3D camera module 1, and is used for gesture recognition and the like. C denotes an illumination range of the infrared light source module 3. According to the camera module, the shooting range of the infrared 2D camera module 2 is located in the shooting range of the 3D camera module 1. The shooting range of the 3D camera module 1 and the shooting range of the infrared 2D camera module 2 have an overlapping area, and shooting information of the overlapping area is multiplexed, so that the recognition accuracy can be improved.

The camera module further comprises a processing chip, wherein the processing chip is used for receiving and processing image signals output by the 3D camera module 1 and the infrared camera module 2, integrating corresponding algorithms, identifying characteristics of people or target objects and behavior actions, judging corresponding states by the algorithms, transmitting the judged results to an execution unit configured at the rear end, and playing corresponding control or safety mechanisms such as early warning, starting instructions or actions.

The camera module can be arranged on a steering wheel of an automobile, controls the automobile, waits for the position in the automobile, adjusts the angle of view to cover a driver and an area with monitoring or control requirements through the assembly angle of the device, and combines corresponding algorithms and application software to realize the detection functions of face recognition, fatigue monitoring, living body recognition, gesture recognition and the like which need to adopt depth data. The camera module can also be arranged on an automobile door post and is used for passenger identity authentication, automatic unlocking, door opening and other functions.

The above description is only one embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.