Presentation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11518300-B2
Application number	US-201716613004-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2017
Priority date	Jun 6, 2017
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

There are included a vehicle behavior estimating unit ( 10 ) that estimates behavior of a vehicle ( 1 ); pattern illuminating units ( 4 a to 4 d ) that illuminate a projection pattern onto ground around the vehicle ( 1 ); and an illumination control unit ( 11 ). The illumination control unit ( 11 ) controls the pattern illuminating units ( 4 a to 4 d ) to illuminate a projection pattern, on the basis of the behavior of the vehicle ( 1 ) estimated by the vehicle behavior estimating unit ( 10 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A presentation device comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry being configured:
to estimate behavior of a vehicle;
to illuminate a projection pattern onto ground around the vehicle by an illuminator; and
to control the illuminator to illuminate the projection pattern in accordance with the behavior of the vehicle being estimated,
wherein when there is a tendency for abnormal behavior of the vehicle estimated by the to estimate to get worse, the processing circuitry is configured to control the illuminator to change a display mode of a projection pattern in accordance with the tendency, the projection pattern comprising a gradual pattern of incremental adjustments in intensity that varies on the ground based on distance from the vehicle,
wherein the projection pattern is disposed on a plurality of areas arranged adjacent to each other on the ground, and the gradual pattern of incremental adjustments corresponds to an incremental change in brightness of the projection pattern from a first area in the plurality of areas that is located closest to the vehicle to a second area in the plurality of areas that is located farthest away from the vehicle, and
wherein the projection pattern extends on the ground on a plurality of sides of the vehicle.

2. The presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein in the to estimate, abnormal behavior of the vehicle is estimated, on a basis of detected information obtained from an internal sensor detecting the behavior of the vehicle.

3. The presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein in the to estimate, abnormal behavior of the vehicle is estimated, on a basis of detected information obtained from an external sensor detecting conditions around the vehicle.

4. The presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein in the to estimate the behavior of the vehicle, the abnormal behavior being estimated includes inclination of the vehicle, or tlre rollover, slide-down, skid, or slip of the vehicle associated with acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle.

5. A presentation device comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry being configured:
to estimate behavior of a vehicle;
to illuminate a projection pattern onto ground around the vehicle by an illuminator; and
to control the illuminator to illuminate the projection pattern in accordance with the behavior of the vehicle being estimated,
wherein in the to control, an area around the vehicle expected to be affected by abnormal behavior of the vehicle is identified, and the processing circuitry is configured to control the illuminator to illuminate a projection pattern onto ground in the area around the vehicle, the abnormal behavior being estimated by the to estimate,
wherein in the to control, the area around the vehicle expected to be affected by the abnormal behavior of the vehicle is divided into a plurality of areas in accordance with a distance from the vehicle, and the processing circuitry is configured to control the illuminator to illuminate the plurality of areas with different modes of the projection pattern, respectively, such that the different modes of the projection pattern form a gradual pattern of incremental adjustments in intensity,
wherein the plurality of areas is arranged adjacent to each other on the ground, and the gradual pattern of incremental adjustments corresponds to an incremental change in brightness of the projection pattern from a first area in the plurality of areas that is located closest to the vehicle to a second area in the plurality of areas that is located farthest away from the vehicle, and
wherein the projection pattern extends on the ground on a plurality of sides of the vehicle.

6. The presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein the display mode of the projection pattern is at least one of a speed of flashing, color, brightness, chroma, intensity, shape, size, addition of character information, and addition of graphic information.

7. The presentation device according to claim 5 , wherein in the to estimate the behavior of the vehicle, the abnormal behavior being estimated includes inclination of the vehicle, or the rollover, slide-down, skid, or slip of the vehicle associated with acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Kasuga Kei
• Matsubara Tsutomu
• Sakata Reiko
• Fukutaka Shinsaku
• Kase Takaaki
• Yano Hiroshi
• Morisono Ryutaro
• Watanabe Naoyuki

Classifications

• B60Q1/525 Primary

  automatically indicating risk of collision between vehicles in traffic or with pedestrians, e.g. after risk assessment using the vehicle sensor data · CPC title

• B60R21/00

  Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks (safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles B60R22/00; seats constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats, B60N2/42; energy-absorbing arrangements for hand wheels for steering vehicles B62D1/11; energy-absorbing arrangements for vehicle steering columns B62D1/19) · CPC title

• B60Q2400/50

  Projected symbol or information, e.g. onto the road or car body · CPC title

• H05B47/10

  Controlling the light source · CPC title

• G05D1/0088

  characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours (using knowledge based models G06N5/00) · CPC title