摘要 |
A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera, a display unit and a controller. The camera is disposed at a vehicle and has a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera is operable to capture image data. The display unit includes a display screen disposed at a display area at a windshield of the vehicle. The display unit is electrically changeable from a non-display state to a display state. When the vehicle is being driven, the controller, responsive to a determination that the gaze of the driver of the vehicle is at the display area for a threshold period of time, changes the display unit from its non-display state to its display state. When in its display state, the display unit displays images at said display screen that are derived from captured image data. |
主权项 |
1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera having a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera is operable to capture image data; a display unit comprising a display screen disposed at a display area at a windshield of the equipped vehicle that is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle, wherein said display unit is electrically changeable from a non-display state, wherein said display screen is substantially transmissive of visible light therethrough, to a display state, wherein images derived from captured image data are displayed at said display screen; a driver monitor operable to determine a gaze of the driver of the equipped vehicle; a controller operable to control said display unit responsive to said driver monitor; and wherein, when the equipped vehicle is being driven, said controller, responsive to a determination by said driver monitor that the gaze of the driver of the equipped vehicle is at the display area for a threshold period of time, changes said display unit from its non-display state to its display state, and wherein, when in its display state, said display unit displays images at said display screen that are derived from captured image data. |