<title>Automotive night vision system</title>

Abstract

While human eyes are amazingly adaptable, they are not ideally designed for the task of driving at night. Among the most serious problems drivers face at night are not being able to see objects that are beyond the range of their headlamps and being blinded by headlamps of oncoming traffic. While only about one-quarter of vehicle miles are driven at night, over half of vehicle related fatalities occur at night.Having the goal of improving nighttime driving safety, Cadillac along with Raytheon Systems Company and Delphi-Delco Electronics have developed a night vision system consisting of a passive infrared sensor, a head-up display, and display controls. The night vision system will be offered as a production option on the 2000 Cadillac DeVille.This paper will describe the development of Cadillac's Night Vision.

On Driver Behavior Recognition for Increased Safety: A Roadmap

“…[1], bring about remarkable possibilities in improving the quality of driving, safety, and security for both drivers and passengers. Examples of ADAS technologies are Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) [2], Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) [3], alcohol ignition interlock devices [4], automotive night vision [5], collision avoidance systems [6], driver drowsiness detection [7], Electronic Stability Control (ESC) [8], Forward Collision Warnings (FCW) [9], Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) [10], and Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) [11]. Most ADASs consist of electronic systems developed to adapt and enhance vehicle safety and driving quality.…”

Pedestrian tracking routine for passive automotive night vision systems

“…Night vision systems, usually equipped with infrared cameras and image processing algorithms, are effective tools to improve the driver's ability to avoid accidents at night time or low‐light conditions. According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, lack of visual information at night is a significant contributor to the disproportionate number of accidents (Martinelli and Seoane, 1999). In order to increase night time driving safety, most car original equipment manufacturer have introduced different technologies to provide night vision capabilities to their vehicles (David et al , 2006).…”