阅读说明：本技术 车辆用信息显示装置 (Vehicle information display device ) 是由 滨野大辅 于 2020-03-16 设计创作，主要内容包括：车辆用信息显示装置(100)包括环境判定部(115)、图像处理部(121)以及显示切换部,该环境判定部(115)基于来自环境信息获取部的输出,来预测后退动作的发生,该图像处理部(121)接收摄像头拍摄到的图像,生成显示在显示画面上的图像,该显示切换部根据车辆的行驶状况,切换设置于车内的显示画面的显示,在由环境判定部(115)预测出要进行后退动作的情况下,图像处理部(121)预先开始进行用于后退动作的图像处理,当用户进行了后退动作操作时,就使显示画面显示图像处理部的输出图像。(The vehicle information display device (100) includes an environment determination unit (115), an image processing unit (121), and a display switching unit, wherein the environment determination unit (115) predicts the occurrence of a backward movement operation based on an output from the environment information acquisition unit, the image processing unit (121) receives an image captured by a camera and generates an image to be displayed on a display screen, the display switching unit switches the display of the display screen provided in the vehicle in accordance with the traveling condition of the vehicle, the image processing unit (121) starts the image processing for the backward movement in advance when the environment determination unit (115) predicts that the backward movement operation is to be performed, and the display screen displays the output image of the image processing unit when the user performs the backward movement operation.)

1. An information display device for a vehicle, which displays an image captured by a rear-view camera that captures an image of the rear of the outside of the vehicle on a display in the vehicle, characterized in that:

the vehicle information display device includes an image processing unit, a display switching unit, and an environment determination unit,

the image processing unit receives image data captured by the rear-view camera and performs predetermined image processing on the image data,

the display switching unit switches the display of a display screen provided in the vehicle in accordance with the output of the driving operation information unit that detects the position of the shift lever,

the environment determination unit predicts a backward movement of the vehicle based on one or more of an output of a front-view camera that photographs the front of the outside of the vehicle, an output of a vehicle speed sensor, and an output of an in-vehicle camera that photographs a driver,

when the environment determination unit predicts a backward movement of the vehicle, the image processing unit starts the predetermined image processing on the image data received from the rear-view camera that has been brought into the activated state while the rear-view camera is brought into the activated state from the stopped state,

the display switching unit switches display of a display screen provided in the vehicle to an output image of the image processing unit when a movement signal indicating that the shift lever is moved to the reverse position is received from the driving operation information unit.

2. The vehicle information display device according to claim 1, wherein:

the environment determination unit predicts a backward movement of the vehicle when it is recognized that the vehicle enters the parking lot based on an output of the vehicle exterior environment recognition unit including the front-view camera.

3. The vehicle information display device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that:

the environment determination unit predicts a backward movement of the vehicle when recognizing a temporary stop of the vehicle based on an output of the vehicle speed sensor and recognizing a backward movement of the driver by the in-vehicle camera after the temporary stop of the vehicle.

4. An information display device for a vehicle, characterized in that:

the vehicle information display device includes an image processing unit and an environment determination unit,

the image processing unit receives image data captured by a rear-view camera that captures an image of the rear of the vehicle outside and performs predetermined image processing on the image data,

the environment determination unit predicts a backward movement of the vehicle based on one or more of an output of a front-view camera that photographs the front of the outside of the vehicle, an output of a vehicle speed sensor, and an output of an in-vehicle camera that photographs a driver,

when the environment determination unit predicts a backward movement of the vehicle, the vehicle information display device changes the setting of the rear-view camera from a rear-view monitoring setting for monitoring the rear while the vehicle is traveling normally to a backward movement setting having a higher resolution and a shorter imaging distance than the rear-view monitoring setting.

Technical Field

The technology disclosed herein belongs to the technical field related to an information display device for a vehicle.

Background

In recent years, many driving assistance apparatuses are mounted in a vehicle, resulting in an increase in dark current. In order to suppress the dark current, it is desirable to cut off the power supply of each device on the vehicle when not in use. On the other hand, it is desirable to shorten the startup time of each device as much as possible.

Patent document 1 discloses a technique for shortening the time required to start an in-vehicle display device when a vehicle is driven to start after stopping. Specifically, in the technique of patent document 1, when a reverse operation is required at the time of departure, a backup is performed by a volatile memory backup unit when a user performs a power-off operation.

Patent document 1: japanese laid-open patent publication No. 2013-117472

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problems to be solved by the invention

The technique of patent document 1 relates to a start time when the vehicle is driven to start after stopping the vehicle, but some functions desire to shorten the start time in addition to the start time of the vehicle. For example, some vehicles need to start the rear-view camera before performing a reverse movement after entering a parking lot, but the start time of the rear-view camera needs to be shortened to within a predetermined time, and the start time is shortened by using dedicated software or hardware. However, when dedicated software or hardware is used, the design is laborious and the cost increases.

The technique disclosed herein has been accomplished in view of the above-described aspects, and has as its object: when the vehicle is going to move backward, the image captured by the camera is displayed as early as possible.

Technical solution for solving technical problem

In order to solve the above-described problems, in one aspect of the technology disclosed herein, a vehicle information display device is directed to a display in a vehicle that displays an image captured by a rear-view camera that captures a rear view of a vehicle outside on a display in the vehicle, wherein the vehicle information display device includes an image processing unit that receives image data captured by the rear-view camera and performs predetermined image processing on the image data, a display switching unit that switches display of a display screen provided in the vehicle in accordance with an output of a driving operation information unit that detects a position of a shift lever, and an environment determination unit that switches display of the display screen provided in the vehicle based on one or more of an output of the front-view camera that captures a front view of the vehicle outside, an output of a vehicle speed sensor, and an output of the in-vehicle camera that captures a driver, and a display switching unit that switches display of a display screen provided in the vehicle to an output image of the image processing unit when a movement signal indicating that the shift lever is moved to the reverse position is received from the driving operation information unit.

According to this configuration, when it is predicted that the reverse operation is to be performed, the image processing unit starts the processing for the reverse operation in advance, and therefore, when the user performs the reverse operation, the display can display the output image of the image processing unit as early as possible. In addition, since it is not necessary to use special hardware or software for speeding up the processing, it is possible to prevent an increase in cost.

In the external environment recognition device, the environment determination unit may be configured to: when the vehicle is recognized to enter the parking lot based on the output of the vehicle exterior environment recognition unit including the front-view camera, the backward movement of the vehicle is predicted.

According to this configuration, the operation of predicting the vehicle backward movement can be started at a relatively early stage.

In another aspect of the technology disclosed herein, the vehicle information display device may be targeted, wherein the vehicle information display device includes an image processing unit that receives image data captured by a rear-view camera that captures an image of a rear of an outside of a vehicle, and performing predetermined image processing on the image data, the environment determination unit predicting a backward movement of the vehicle based on one or more of an output of a front-view camera that captures the front of the outside of the vehicle, an output of a vehicle speed sensor, and an output of an in-vehicle camera that captures the driver, when the environment determination unit predicts a backward movement of the vehicle, the setting of the rear-view camera is changed from a rear-view monitoring setting for monitoring the rear while the vehicle is traveling normally to a backward movement setting having a higher resolution and a shorter imaging distance than the rear-view monitoring setting.

Here, the "device" referred to in the present specification includes devices such as actuators and sensors that are controlled during running of the automobile.

According to this configuration, when it is predicted that the reverse operation is to be performed, the setting of the rear-view camera is changed from the rear monitor setting to the reverse operation setting, and therefore, when the user performs the reverse operation, the display can be switched to the output image of the image processing unit as soon as possible. In addition, since it is not necessary to use special hardware or software for speeding up the processing, it is possible to prevent an increase in cost.

Effects of the invention

As described above, according to the technology disclosed herein, when it is predicted that the reverse operation is to be performed, the image processing unit starts the processing for the reverse operation in advance, and therefore, when the user performs the reverse operation, the display screen can be made to display the output image of the image processing unit as early as possible.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a vehicle information display device.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a vehicle mounted with the vehicle information display device.

Fig. 3 is a timing chart showing an operation of the vehicle information display device.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an apparatus according to a modification.

Fig. 5 is a timing chart showing an operation of the apparatus according to the modified example.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a vehicle information display device according to an embodiment. Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing a vehicle to which the vehicle information display device of the embodiment is mounted. Fig. 1 shows a configuration for functioning as the information display device of the embodiment, and does not show all the functions related to the information display of the vehicle.

The vehicle 1 includes an arithmetic device that controls the operation of the vehicle 1. The arithmetic device 10 is a microprocessor composed of one or more chips, and includes a CPU, a memory, and the like. For example, the arithmetic device 10 includes a configuration for realizing the functions of the vehicle information display device 100 described below. In the configuration example of fig. 2, the arithmetic device 10 includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores modules that are software executable by the processor. The functions of the respective parts of the vehicle information display device 100 shown in fig. 1 are realized by the processor executing the respective modules stored in the memory, for example. The memory stores data of a model used in the arithmetic device 10. The number of processors and the number of memories may be plural. In addition, a part of the functions of each part of the vehicle information display device 100 shown in fig. 1 may be realized by a hardware circuit. The functions of the respective sections of the vehicle control device 130 are realized by the processor executing the respective modules stored in the memory, for example, as in fig. 4 described later.

The vehicle information display device 100 includes an infotainment system 120, and the infotainment system 120 displays route guidance information of a car navigation system, road traffic information, image information of a rear-view camera during a backward movement, and the like on a display screen 41 of an image display device 40 provided in a vehicle. In the following description, for convenience of description, information displayed on the display screen 41 of the image display device 40 is collectively referred to simply as "display information". The image display device 40 is an example of a display.

The infotainment system 120 includes an image processing unit 121, an IVI (In-vehicle information) processing unit 122, the image processing unit 121 performing image processing on an image for rear monitoring among images captured by the camera 21, the IVI processing unit 122 having a function of performing display processing on external information received by the vehicle exterior communication unit 30, and a selector 123 selecting an output of one of the image processing unit 121 or the IVI processing unit 122 and outputting the selected output to the image display device 40.

The sensor device 20 includes: (1) a plurality of cameras 21 that are provided on the body of the vehicle 1 and the like and that capture images of the environment outside the vehicle; (2) a plurality of radars 22 that are provided in a vehicle body or the like of the vehicle 1 and detect a target object or the like outside the vehicle; (3) a position sensor 23 that detects the position of the vehicle 1 (vehicle position information) using a Global Positioning System (GPS); (4) a vehicle state sensor 24 that acquires the state of the vehicle 1 from the outputs of sensors that detect the behavior of the vehicle, such as a vehicle speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a yaw rate sensor; (5) an occupant state sensor 25 that is configured by an in-vehicle camera or the like and acquires the state of an occupant on the vehicle 1; and (6) a driving operation information acquisition portion 26 for detecting a driving operation of the driver. The driving operation information acquiring unit 26 includes an accelerator opening sensor, a shift sensor for detecting the position of a shift lever, a brake sensor, and a steering angle sensor. The driving operation information acquisition unit 26 outputs an output switching signal SC2 based on the output of the shift sensor. The signal form of the output switching signal SC2 is not particularly limited. In the present embodiment, the following will be explained: the driving operation information obtaining unit 26 outputs "High" when the driver shifts the shift lever to the "R range", and outputs "Low" when the driver shifts the shift lever other than the "R range".

The camera 21 includes a front camera 21a that photographs the front outside of the vehicle, a side camera 21b that photographs the outside of the vehicle, and a parking rear camera 21c that photographs the rear outside of the vehicle when parking. The parking rear-view camera 21c is a camera used during parking, and is set to an inactive state to suppress power consumption during so-called normal driving such as when driving on a normal road or an expressway in the present embodiment. The camera 21 may include a rear view camera for monitoring the rear side by operating during normal driving, in addition to the parking rear view camera 21 c.

The vehicle exterior communication unit 30 is connected to a network outside the vehicle. The vehicle exterior communication unit 30 receives communication information from other vehicles located around the own vehicle and traffic information from the navigation system. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, information received from the external network via the vehicle exterior communication unit 30 will be collectively referred to as "external information". The sensor device 20 and the vehicle exterior communication unit 30 are examples of the environmental information acquisition unit.

In so-called normal driving such as when traveling on a normal road or an expressway, the image processing unit 121 is in an inactive state in order to suppress power consumption. For example, when the environment determination unit 115 receives the prediction signal SC1 indicating that the vehicle 1 is predicted to perform the reverse movement, the image processing unit 121 is activated. The image processing unit 121 receives the image pickup signal of the parking rear-view camera 21c, and generates and outputs an image to be displayed on the display screen 41 of the image display device 40.

The environment determination unit 115 receives the vehicle external environment information from the vehicle external environment recognition unit 111 that recognizes the vehicle external environment, the vehicle behavior estimation information from the vehicle behavior estimation unit 113, and the occupant behavior estimation information from the occupant behavior estimation unit 114, and determines the situation (hereinafter referred to as a vehicle situation) in which the vehicle is located, including the driving scene of the vehicle, the external environment, the vehicle internal environment, the occupant state, and the like. In particular, in the present embodiment, the environment determination unit 115 predicts that the vehicle 1 is going to perform the reverse movement as the vehicle condition. For example, the environment determination unit 115 determines that the vehicle 1 is likely to perform the backward movement after a short time has elapsed, that is, in the near future. The method of predicting and determining the reverse movement is not particularly limited, but the environment determination unit 115 determines that the reverse movement is possible when the vehicle 1 enters a parking lot based on the vehicle exterior environment information, for example. Further, for example, the environment determination unit 115 determines that the reverse movement is possible when it detects that the occupant looks rearward after the vehicle 1 approaches the shoulder while decelerating and stops temporarily, based on the vehicle exterior environment information, the vehicle behavior estimation information, and the occupant behavior estimation information.

The IVI processing unit 122 receives map information from a car navigation device in the vehicle, or receives entertainment information such as route guidance information, road traffic information, and terrestrial broadcasting as external information from an external network via the vehicle-exterior communication unit 30. Then, based on the occupant setting information and operation information such as a remote controller, content information for displaying content that is appropriate for the occupant's desire is output. Here, the structure and function of the IVI processing unit 122 to exhibit the function according to the present embodiment are exemplified, and not all the structures and functions of the IVI processing unit 122 are shown.

The selector 123 receives the image captured by the rear-view camera 21c generated by the image processing unit 121 and the content information output from the IVI processing unit 122. Then, the selector 123 outputs either the captured image of the rear-view camera 21c or the content information output from the IVI processing unit 122 based on the output switching signal SC2 from the driving operation information acquiring unit 26. Specifically, when the driver does not shift the shift lever to the "R range", the output of the IVI processing unit 122 is selected and output to the image display device 40, and when the driver shifts the shift lever to the "R range", the output of the image processing unit 121 is selected and output to the image display device 40. The information selected by the selector 123 is displayed on the display screen 41 of the image display device 40.

Fig. 3 is a timing chart showing an operation of the vehicle information display device of fig. 1. In fig. 3, it is assumed that the vehicle 1 enters the parking lot at time t10 after traveling normally on a normal road, and the driver moves the shift lever to the "R range" at time t30 and thereafter moves the vehicle 1 backward. It is assumed that the prediction signal SC1 is highly active.

At a time before time t10 in fig. 3, the vehicle 1 travels normally, and the content information output from the IVI processing unit 122 is displayed on the image display device 40 as an image of a car navigation.

At time t10 in fig. 3, when the vehicle 1 enters the parking lot, the vehicle exterior environment recognition unit 111 recognizes that the vehicle 1 has entered the parking lot, and the recognition result is transmitted to the environment determination unit 115.

When recognizing that the vehicle 1 has entered the parking lot, the environment determination unit 115 sets the prediction signal SC1 to "High" based on the recognition result of the vehicle exterior environment recognition unit 111. Then, the rear-view camera 21c and the image processing unit 121 are started. After that, the startup processing is executed in the rear-view camera 21c and the image processing unit 121. The activation of the rear-view camera 21c may be performed by any of the modules described in fig. 1 (for example, the environment determination unit 115 and the image processing unit 121), or a dedicated module (not shown) may be provided for activating the rear-view camera 21c after recognizing that the environment determination unit 115 predicts the backward movement. Further, when it is recognized that the vehicle is temporarily stopped based on the output of the vehicle state sensor 24 (for example, a vehicle speed sensor), and the driver's rearward looking movement is recognized by the occupant state sensor 25 (for example, an in-vehicle camera) after the vehicle is temporarily stopped, it may be recognized that the rearward movement of the vehicle is predicted. The backward looking movement includes a driver's backward looking movement. The same applies to the case where the setting of the rear-view camera 21c is changed from the rear monitoring setting to the rear-view operation setting, which will be described later, in predicting the rearward movement of the vehicle.

For example, after the rear-view camera 21c is started, various components such as a microcomputer are reset, and shooting is started. After that, after the distortion removal, the brightness adjustment, and the like are performed in the rear-view camera 21c, an imaging signal is output from the rear-view camera 21c (referred to as "transfer" in fig. 3). The image processing unit 121 performs software and hardware reset processing as in the case of the rear-view camera 21c, and executes display image generation processing after the reset processing is completed (see time t10 to time t20 in fig. 3). The above-described display image generation processing is an example of predetermined image processing.

When the photographing signal is output from the rear-view camera 21c in a state in which the image processing is ready, the photographed images of the rear-view camera 21c are sequentially output to the selector 123 (see time t20 in fig. 3). The time between times t10 and t20 differs depending on the processing speed of the arithmetic device 10, the activation time of the rear-view camera 21c, and the like, but when the activation circuit and the like are constituted by general-purpose electronic components without using a dedicated circuit, a time of approximately several seconds is required. Here, when the vehicle is still looking for a parking space after the time t20 has elapsed, that is, while the shift lever is shifted to the "D range", the content information output from the IVI processing unit 122 is continuously displayed.

At time t30, when the driver determines the parking position and shifts the shift lever to the "R range", the output switching signal SC2 of the driving operation information acquiring unit 26 is switched from "Low" to "High". Then, the output signal of the selector 123 is switched from the output signal of the IVI processing section 122 to the image captured by the rear-view camera 21 c.

As described above, the vehicle information display device 100 according to the present embodiment includes the environment determination unit 115 that predicts the occurrence of the backward movement based on the output from the sensor device 20, the sensor device 20 acquiring the environment information of at least one of the inside of the vehicle 1 and the outside of the vehicle 1, and the image processing unit 121 that receives the image pickup signal from the camera 21 and generates the image to be displayed on the display screen 41 of the image display device 40. When the environment determination unit 115 predicts that the reverse operation is to be performed, the camera is started in advance, the image processing unit 121 starts processing for performing the reverse operation, and when the user performs the reverse operation, the display screen displays an output image of the image processing unit 121.

As described above, when the environment determination unit 115 predicts that the reverse movement is to be performed, the activation of the camera is started in advance, and the image processing unit 121 starts the processing. In other words, preparation for causing the display screen to display the output image of the image processing section 121 is performed in advance. Thus, when the user performs the backward movement operation, the output image can be displayed as early as possible. This can significantly reduce the time required for the display screen 41 to display an image, compared to a case where the user starts the activation of the camera and starts the processing of the image processing unit 121 after performing the reverse operation. In addition, since a sufficient time can be secured until the start of the camera and the start of the processing by the image processing unit 121, it is not necessary to use hardware or software dedicated to the early start of the camera, and an increase in cost can be prevented.

In the above embodiment, the rear view camera 21c is in an inactivated state, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the parking rear view camera 21c is also used as a camera for monitoring the rear side during traveling, the rear view camera 21c is also in an activated state during normal traveling. In this case, the technique of the present disclosure can also be applied. Specifically, the setting of the angle of view, the imaging distance for improving accuracy, and the like may be different between the setting of the rear monitoring camera and the setting of the parking rear camera. In this case, as in the above-described embodiment, when the environment determination unit 115 predicts that the backward movement operation is to be performed, the vehicle information display device 100 may change the setting of the rear-view camera 21c from the setting as a rear-view monitoring camera (hereinafter, referred to as rear-view monitoring setting) to the setting as a parking rear-view camera (hereinafter, referred to as backward movement operation setting). The change of the rearward-view monitoring setting from the rearward-view monitoring setting of the rear-view camera 21c may be performed by any means (for example, the environment determination unit 115 or the image processing unit 121) described in fig. 1, or a dedicated means (not shown) may be provided for recognizing that the environment determination unit 115 predicts that the rearward movement is to be performed and changing the setting of the rear-view camera 21c from the rearward-view monitoring setting to the rearward movement setting. The setting change of the rear view camera includes, for example, a change of parameters such as a dynamic range, a brightness of the camera, and a resolution of the camera.

When the environment determination unit 115 predicts that the reverse operation is to be performed, it is conceivable that the speed of the vehicle is also reduced. Therefore, even if the camera setting is changed in advance, the influence is slight, and for example, as a result of using another sensor (for example, radar), the influence of the camera setting change can be avoided.

If it is predicted that the vehicle 1 returns to the normal running state without performing the reverse operation after the reverse operation is performed, the rear-view camera 21c may return to the state during the normal running. Specifically, for example, the rear view camera 21c is returned to the inactivated state.

In the above embodiment, the vehicle information display device that displays the image captured by the rear-view camera 21c is exemplified, but the invention of the present disclosure may be applied to other devices. For example, fig. 4 schematically shows the configuration of a device according to a modification of the above embodiment (hereinafter referred to as a vehicle control device 130). In fig. 4, the same components as those in fig. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof may be omitted. In fig. 4, the configurations of the sensor device 20 and the vehicle exterior communication unit 30, and the configurations of the vehicle exterior environment recognition unit 111, the vehicle behavior estimation unit 113, the occupant behavior estimation unit 114, and the environment determination unit 115 are the same as those in fig. 1, and detailed description thereof will be omitted here. The selector 134 has a configuration corresponding to the selector 123, selects one of the change parameter setting unit 131 and the parameter setting unit 132 based on the determination result of the environment determination unit 115, and outputs the selected one to the control unit 50 corresponding to the image display device 40.

In fig. 4, the vehicle control device 130 includes a parameter setting unit 132 and a change parameter setting unit 131, the parameter setting unit 132 receives outputs of the vehicle exterior environment recognition unit 111, the vehicle behavior estimation unit 113, and the occupant behavior estimation unit 114 to set a parameter of the control unit 50, and the change parameter setting unit 131 sets a change parameter for changing the parameter of the control unit 50. Further, the vehicle control device 130 includes two selectors 133 and 134, and the two selectors 133 and 134 receive the outputs of the parameter setting unit 132 and the change parameter setting unit 131 and then select and output either one. The selector 133 selects one of the parameter and the changed parameter based on the output switching signal output from the environment determination unit 115, and outputs the selected parameter or the changed parameter to the sensor device 20. Similarly, the selector 134 selects one of the parameter and the change parameter based on the output switching signal output from the environment determination unit 115, and outputs the selected parameter or the change parameter to the control unit 50. Here, the control unit 50 is used to control devices such as actuators and sensors that are controlled during running of the vehicle, and particularly has a function of controlling actuators related to driving, braking, and steering of the vehicle 1. That is, the selector 134 outputs parameters for controlling devices such as actuators and sensors. The output switching signal may be output from at least one of the sensor device 20 and the vehicle exterior communication unit 30.

Here, as in the case of the image processing unit 121 of the first embodiment, the change parameter setting unit 131 prepares a change parameter for changing the setting of the sensor device 20 and the control unit 50 based on the output from the environment determination unit 115.

For example, when the environment determination unit 115 determines that the vehicle is traveling at a sufficiently low speed based on the output result of the vehicle state sensor 24, the change parameter setting unit 131 prepares a change parameter in advance based on setting information or the like stored in the database DB or the like in advance. For example, a change parameter is prepared for a state in which the accelerator sensitivity is lower than that in normal speed running. By making the accelerator sensitivity lower than the state of traveling at the normal speed, the driver can finely adjust the accelerator operation. When the driver performs a specific operation or a specific operation, the output switching signal is output from the sensor device 20, and the change parameter is reflected. For example, when the accelerator sensitivity is adjusted, if the driver performs a predetermined preliminary operation that is a premise of the "specific operation", the environment determination unit determines that the "specific operation" is predicted to be performed, and prepares to change the parameter. When the driver actually performs the "specific operation", the selectors 133 and 134 may be switched to reflect the setting parameters in the device.

As described above, the vehicle control device 130 includes the environment determination unit 115, the environment determination unit 115 predicting the specific motion of the vehicle based on the output from the sensor device 20, the sensor device 20 acquiring the environment information of at least one of the inside and the outside of the vehicle, and when the environment determination unit 115 predicts that the specific motion is to be performed, the setting parameters of the device that operates in accordance with the specific motion are prepared in advance, and when the user performs an operation to instruct the specific motion, the setting parameters are reflected in the control unit 50.

In this way, since the setting parameters of the device that operates in accordance with the specific operation are prepared in advance, when the user performs an operation for instructing the specific operation, the setting parameters can be reflected earlier on the control unit 50.

As the setting parameter, for example, the number of cylinders in the engine that move may be changed according to a driving scene. The setting parameters are not limited to those of the devices, and for example, parameters for arithmetic processing such as the size and resolution of the vehicle exterior environment map generated by the automatic driving system may be changed according to the driving scene.

The vehicle control device 130 may further include an environment determination unit 115 that predicts a specific motion of the vehicle based on an output from the sensor device 20, the sensor device 20 acquiring environment information of at least one of the inside and the outside of the vehicle. The vehicle control device 130 sets parameters suitable for the environment on the premise that the user does not perform an operation for instructing a specific operation using the determination result of the environment determination unit 115.

Industrial applicability-

The technology disclosed herein is useful as an external environment recognition device that recognizes an external environment of an autonomous moving body.

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21a front view camera

21c rearview camera

40 image display device (display)

100 vehicle information display device

115 environment determination unit

121 image processing unit

130 vehicle control device.