Automobile Collision Avoidance System Utilizing System LSI for Images

摘要

Collision avoidance systems, which have already been installed in some luxury automobiles, are currently attracting attention. Such systems are very expensive, however, costing several hundred thousand yen (several thousand dollars), because their design combines a camera with a radar wave system and other components. With the aim of realizing a system that uses only a camera in order to lower the price, Toshiba has developed a new LSI incorporating a memory controller, image input and output circuits, and processors for image processing. This has made it possible to realize an inexpensive collision avoidance system using one camera.