JP2017091321A - Vehicle driving assistance system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle driving assistance system that allows a radar device and cameras to be mounted hidden from outside a vehicle to make effective use of space.SOLUTION: An emblem 20 includes a light transmissive sections 26A, 26B that allow light to be transmitted from inside a vehicle to outside, and a radio wave transmissive section that allows a radio wave to be transmitted. The vehicle has a radio wave radar device 13 mounted on the inner side from the emblem 20, and cameras 11, 12 mounted on the inner side from the emblem 20. Mounted positions of the cameras 11, 12 are outside a detection range (indicated with double-dotted chain lines) of the radar device 13.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle driving support system including a radio wave type radar device that detects a situation around a vehicle using radio waves and a camera that captures an image around the vehicle.

  It has been proposed to mount radio wave radar devices in vehicles such as automobiles that detect obstacles and measure the distance between vehicles by radiating millimeter waves and microwaves and measuring the reflected waves. (See Patent Document 1). Such radio wave type radar devices are attracting attention in recent years because they are resistant to bad weather such as rain, fog, and snow, and have a longer measurable distance than other methods.

  In the system of Patent Document 1, the radar device is hidden from the outside of the vehicle by the exterior component at a position on the inner side of the exterior component (specifically, the front grill garnish) where one surface forms the outer surface of the vehicle. Has been placed. Note that the exterior component has radio wave permeability that allows radio waves to pass therethrough. Therefore, it is possible to radiate radio waves from the radar device to the outside of the vehicle and to enter the reflected waves from the outside of the vehicle to the radar device through the exterior parts.

JP 2006-287499 A

  Here, in addition to mounting a radio wave type radar device on the vehicle, a camera for photographing an image around the vehicle may be provided. In this case, from the viewpoint of the design of the vehicle, it is desirable to arrange the camera in a manner that is concealed from the outside of the vehicle similarly to the radar device. However, although the camera is arranged, it is not preferable to increase the number of exterior parts or to increase the size of the exterior parts because design restrictions on the vehicle increase.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle driving support system in which a radar device and a camera are concealed from the outside of the vehicle and can be arranged using space effectively. It is in.

  Hereinafter, a vehicle driving support system for solving the above-described problems has a radio wave transmitting portion that transmits radio waves and a light transmitting portion that transmits at least light from the inside of the vehicle toward the outside of the vehicle, and one surface covers the outer surface of the vehicle. An exterior part to be formed, and a radio wave type that is disposed on the vehicle inner side than the exterior part and radiates a radio wave to the outside of the vehicle through the radio wave transmission part and measures a reflected wave to detect a surrounding state of the vehicle A vehicle driving support system comprising: a radar device of the above; and a camera that is disposed on the vehicle inner side than the exterior part and that captures an image of the surroundings of the vehicle through light incident from outside the vehicle through the light transmission portion. And the arrangement | positioning position of the said camera is a position which is not contained in the detection range of the said radar apparatus.

  When the shape of the exterior part is determined in consideration of design and mounting properties, the detection range of the radar device (the radio wave radiated from the radar device passes through the shape of the exterior part and the location of the exterior part) And the cross-sectional shape of the range through which the reflected wave measured by the radar device passes often does not match.

  According to the system, in such a case, the camera is concealed from the outside of the vehicle by using a portion not included in the detection range of the radar device in the space inside the vehicle with respect to the exterior part, and It is possible to dispose the vehicle surrounding image in a manner capable of capturing an image around the vehicle via the light transmission part of the exterior part. Thereby, it is possible to take an image around the vehicle by the camera without disturbing the detection by the radar device.

  In addition, a portion including the detection range of the radar device in the exterior part can be used as a radio wave transmitting portion. Then, the radar device is concealed from the outside of the vehicle inside the exterior of the exterior component, and the radiation of the radio wave and the measurement of the reflected wave are performed by the radar device via the radio wave transmission part of the exterior component. Can be arranged in a possible manner. Thereby, the situation around the vehicle can be detected by the radar device.

As described above, according to the system described above, it is possible to arrange the radar device and the camera by effectively using the space while concealing the radar device and the camera from the outside of the vehicle.
In the above system, the exterior component is preferably an emblem provided at a front portion of the vehicle.

  Usually, the shape of the emblem is determined without considering the detection range of the radar device. Therefore, when the radar device is arranged inside the emblem, the shape of the emblem and the cross-sectional shape of the detection range of the radar device at the position where the emblem is arranged are not the same shape. According to the said system, a camera can be arrange | positioned using the part which is not contained in the said detection range in the space inside a vehicle rather than an emblem.

  In the system, the exterior component is a decorative grill provided at a front portion of the vehicle having an emblem, the radio wave transmitting portion is the emblem, and the light transmitting portion is the emblem in the decorative grill. It is preferable that it is a part other than.

  According to the system described above, the radar device is concealed from the outside of the vehicle on the vehicle interior side than the decorative grille, and the radiation of the radio wave and the measurement of the reflected wave are performed by the radar device via the emblem serving as the radio wave transmitting unit. Can be arranged in such a manner that can be performed. In addition, the camera is concealed from the outside of the vehicle on the vehicle interior side than the decorative grille, and it is possible to shoot a video around the vehicle through a portion (light transmission part) other than the emblem in the decorative grille. Can be arranged in various ways.

  In the above system, the camera is preferably a stereo camera having two imaging elements arranged at an interval, and the arrangement position of the two imaging elements is preferably a position that sandwiches the detection range. .

  When a video around a vehicle is captured by a camera, stereoscopic information may be collected by a stereo camera. In this case, by disposing the two imaging elements at positions sandwiching the detection range of the radar device, the deviation between the detection direction of the radar device and the imaging direction of the stereo camera can be reduced. This facilitates collation of information obtained from the video captured by the camera and information obtained from the situation detected by the radar device, and based on the information, a specific direction (for example, vehicle front or vehicle rear) ) In the vehicle surroundings in detail. According to the system described above, such an arrangement mode of the stereo camera and the radar device can be realized by utilizing the space inside the exterior part of the vehicle.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to arrange the radar device and the camera by effectively using the space while concealing the radar device and the camera from the outside of the vehicle.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a system configuration of a vehicle driving support system according to a first embodiment. The front view which shows the front part structure of the vehicle to which the vehicle driving assistance system is applied. Front view of the emblem. Sectional drawing along the AA line of FIG. 3 of an emblem. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a relationship between an emblem and a detection range of a radar device in a cross section taken along line AA in FIG. 3. The front view which shows the front part structure of the vehicle with which the vehicle driving assistance system of 2nd Embodiment is applied. Sectional drawing of the decoration grill in the cross section along line 7-7 in FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a relationship between a decorative grille and a detection range of a radar device in a cross section taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which the vehicle driving support system is embodied will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle 10 is equipped with two cameras 11 and 12 having imaging elements. In the present embodiment, two cameras 11 and 12 function as a stereo camera arranged at an interval, and three-dimensional information is collected through an image around the vehicle 10 photographed by these cameras 11 and 12. The vehicle 10 is equipped with a radio wave radar device 13. The radar device 13 detects the surrounding situation of the vehicle 10 by radiating millimeter waves and measuring the reflected waves. Further, the vehicle 10 has an electronic control device 14. Two cameras 11 and 12 and a radar device 13 are connected to the electronic control device 14.

  The electronic control device 14 executes various processes for supporting the driving of the vehicle 10 according to the surrounding situation of the vehicle 10 that is grasped from the output signals of the two cameras 11 and 12 and the radar device 13. Examples of the various processes include a process for warning that the vehicle 10 may deviate from the lane, a process for warning that the vehicle 10 may collide, and a process for automatically adjusting the inter-vehicle distance. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, a front grill 15 is attached to a center portion of the front portion of the vehicle 10 in the vehicle width direction. The front grille 15 is a decorative grille in which the emblem 20 is integrated. The emblem 20 is provided in the center portion of the front grill 15 in the vehicle width direction so that one surface forms the outer surface of the vehicle 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the two cameras 11, 12 and the radar device 13 are arranged inside the emblem 20. Thus, the two cameras 11 and 12 and the radar device 13 are concealed from the outside of the vehicle 10.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the emblem 20 has a multilayer structure including an inner surface coating plate 21, a coating layer 22, a metal film layer 23, and an outer surface coating plate 24 in order from the vehicle inner side (upper side in FIG. 4). In FIG. 4, for easy understanding, the thickness of the coating layer 22 and the thickness of the metal film layer 23 are exaggerated from the actual thickness.

  The inner surface covering plate 21 is formed of acrylonitrile-ethylene-styrene resin (AES resin). The coating layer 22 is formed of a black acrylic paint. The metal film layer 23 is an island film made of indium. The outer surface covering plate 24 is made of transparent polycarbonate (PC).

  The AES resin (inner surface coating plate 21), acrylic paint (paint layer 22), and PC (outer surface coating plate 24) are all materials having radio wave permeability that transmit radio waves. Further, the island-shaped film (metal film layer 23) made of indium has a radio wave transmission property that transmits radio waves. Therefore, the emblem 20 as a whole has radio wave permeability that transmits radio waves. In the present embodiment, the entire emblem 20 corresponds to a radio wave transmission unit that transmits radio waves.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the radar apparatus 13 is configured such that all of the millimeter wave radiated from the radar apparatus 13 and the reflected wave measured by the apparatus 13 pass through the central portion of the emblem 20. It is arranged inside 20 cars. A two-dot chain line in FIGS. 3 and 5 indicates a detection range of the radar device 13. The detection range of the radar device 13 is a range through which the millimeter wave radiated from the device 13 passes and a range through which a reflected wave measured by the device 13 passes.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the radar device 13 is hidden from the outside of the vehicle 10 inside the vehicle than the emblem 20, and the emission and reflected wave of the radio wave by the radar device 13 via the emblem 20 are provided. It arrange | positions in the aspect which can be measured.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the emblem 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape as a whole. The emblem 20 has portions (exposed portions 25A and 25B) where the inner surface covering plate 21 is not formed at the two upper corners. The emblem 20 has portions (light transmission portions 26A and 26B) where the metal film layer 23 and the coating layer 22 are not partially formed in the exposed portions 25A and 25B. Since the outer cover plate 24 is transparent, the light transmitting portions 26A and 26B in which the coating layer 22 and the metal film layer 23 are not formed in the exposed portions 25A and 25B of the emblem 20 transmit light between the vehicle inner side and the vehicle outer side. It is possible to make it.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, one camera 11 is disposed on the vehicle inner side of one of the two light transmission parts (light transmission part 26 </ b> A), and the other camera 12 is the other of the two light transmission parts ( It is arranged on the vehicle interior side of the light transmission part 26B). Thus, one camera 11 can take a picture of the periphery of the vehicle 10 through light incident from the outside of the vehicle via the light transmission portion 26A, and the other camera 12 is incident from the outside of the vehicle via the light transmission portion 26B. The surrounding image of the vehicle 10 can be taken through the light. In the present embodiment, the formation positions of the light transmission portions 26A and 26B and the arrangement positions of the cameras 11 and 12 are determined so that the arrangement positions of the cameras 11 and 12 are not included in the detection range of the radar device 13. .

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the cameras 11 and 12 are concealed from the outside of the vehicle 10 by the emblem 20 by using a portion that is not included in the detection range of the radar device 13 in the space inside the vehicle than the emblem 20. It is an aspect and it arrange | positions in the aspect which can image | photograph the image | video of the periphery of the vehicle 10 via the light transmissive parts 26A and 26B of the emblem 20. FIG. In the present embodiment, as the cameras 11 and 12, black cameras having the same color as the coating layer 22 of the emblem 20 are employed. Therefore, although the cameras 11 and 12 can be visually recognized from the outside of the vehicle 10 through the light transmitting portions 26A and 26B, the cameras 11 and 12 are not conspicuous.

As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The shape of the emblem 20 is determined in consideration of design properties without considering the detection range of the radar device 13. Therefore, the shape of the emblem 20 does not match the cross-sectional shape of the detection range of the radar device 13 at the position where the emblem 20 is disposed.

  According to the present embodiment, the cameras 11 and 12 are concealed from the outside of the vehicle 10 by using a part not included in the detection range of the radar device 13 in the space inside the vehicle than the emblem 20. And it can arrange | position in the aspect which can image | photograph the image | video of the periphery of the vehicle 10 via the light transmissive parts 26A and 26B. Thereby, it is possible to take a picture of the surroundings of the vehicle 10 by the cameras 11 and 12 without disturbing the detection by the radar device 13.

  In addition, the entire emblem 20 serves as a radio wave transmission unit that transmits radio waves. Therefore, the radar device 13 is concealed from the outside of the vehicle 10 by the emblem 20, and the radiated radio wave and the reflected wave can be measured by the radar device 13 via the emblem 20. Can be arranged. Accordingly, the situation around the vehicle 10 can be detected by the radar device 13.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the cameras 11, 12 and the radar device 13 can be arranged by effectively using the space inside the vehicle of the emblem 20 while being hidden from the outside of the vehicle 10.

  (2) In the present embodiment, the two cameras 11 and 12 are arranged at positions sandwiching the detection range of the radar device 13 between them, and a stereo camera composed of the cameras 11 and 12 is used as an image around the vehicle 10. Three-dimensional information is collected. Therefore, the deviation between the detection direction of the radar device 13 (specifically, the center of the detection direction) and the shooting direction of the stereo camera (specifically, the center of the shooting direction) is small. As a result, the information obtained from the images taken by the two cameras 11 and 12 and the information obtained from the situation detected by the radar device 13 can be easily collated. In the embodiment, the situation around the vehicle 10 in front of the vehicle 10 can be grasped in detail. According to the present embodiment, such an arrangement mode of the two cameras 11 and 12 and the radar device 13 can be realized by effectively using the space inside the vehicle of the emblem 20.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a second embodiment in which the vehicle driving support system is embodied will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment. In addition, below, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and shown to the structure same as 1st Embodiment, and the detailed description is omitted.

This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the structure of the front grille and the manner in which the camera is arranged.
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the front grill 35 includes a base portion 36 and an emblem 40. The base part 36 is formed of a transparent PC. The base portion 36 has a mounting portion 37 that protrudes in a rectangular tube shape toward the vehicle inner side (right side in FIG. 7) on the vehicle inner surface of the central portion in the vehicle width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the emblem 40 has a multilayer structure including an inner surface coating plate 41, a coating layer 42, a metal film layer 43, and an outer surface coating plate 44 in order from the vehicle interior side. In FIG. 7, for easy understanding, the thickness of the coating layer 42 and the thickness of the metal film layer 43 are shown exaggerated from the actual thickness.

  The inner surface coating plate 41 is formed of AES resin, the coating layer 42 is formed of black acrylic paint, the metal film layer 43 is an island film made of indium, and the outer surface coating plate 44 is transparent. It is formed by PC. The emblem 40 composed of an AES resin, an acrylic paint, PC, and an island-shaped film made of indium has radio wave permeability that allows radio waves to pass therethrough. Therefore, the entire emblem 40 has radio wave permeability that transmits radio waves. In the present embodiment, the entire emblem 40 corresponds to a radio wave transmission unit that transmits radio waves.

  In the present embodiment, the emblem 40 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape. The emblem 40 is fitted and fixed inside the attachment portion 37 of the base portion 36. As shown in FIG. 6, the front grill 35 is attached to the center portion of the front portion of the vehicle 30 in the vehicle width direction. Accordingly, the emblem 40 is disposed at the center portion in the vehicle width direction at the front portion of the vehicle 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the millimeter wave radiated from the radar device 13 and the reflected wave measured by the device 13 pass through the emblem 40, and the radar device 13 is placed inside the emblem 40. Has been placed. As a result, the radar device 13 is hidden from the outside of the vehicle 30 inside the emblem 40 and from the outside of the vehicle 30, and the radar device 13 radiates radio waves and measures reflected waves via the emblem 40. It is arranged in a possible manner. A two-dot chain line in FIG. 8 indicates a detection range of the radar device 13.

  In the present embodiment, since the base portion 36 of the front grill 35 is transparent, the portions other than the portion to which the emblem 40 is attached in the front grill 35 are light transmitting portions that allow light to pass between the vehicle inner side and the vehicle outer side. Become.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the two cameras 11 and 12 are located on the vehicle interior side of the base portion 36 and are detected by the radar device 13 (specifically, the emblem 40 in the front grill 35). It is arranged at a position sandwiching the part where the is attached). Specifically, one camera 11 is provided in the vicinity of an end portion on one side (left side in FIG. 6) of the base portion 36 in the vehicle width direction, and the other camera 12 is disposed on the other side in the vehicle width direction of the base portion 36 (see FIG. 6 on the right side). The two cameras 11 and 12 can take an image of the periphery of the vehicle 10 through light incident from the outside of the vehicle via a base portion 36 (light transmission portion) of the front grill 35.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a portion other than the portion (specifically, the portion where the emblem 40 is disposed) included in the detection range of the radar device 13 in the front grill 35 can be used as the light transmission portion. The cameras 11 and 12 are concealed from the outside of the vehicle 30 inside the front grill 35 and from the outside of the vehicle 30, and portions other than the portion where the emblem 40 is attached to the base portion 36 of the front grill 35. It arrange | positions in the aspect which can image | photograph the periphery of the vehicle 10 via.

As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(3) The shape of the front grille 35 is determined in consideration of the design and mounting properties without considering the detection range of the radar device 13. For this reason, the shape of the front grill 35 does not match the cross-sectional shape of the detection range of the radar device 13 at the position where the front grill 35 is disposed.

  According to the present embodiment, a portion of the front grill 35 that is not included in the detection range of the radar device 13, specifically, a portion other than the portion of the base portion 36 to which the emblem 40 is attached can be used as the light transmission portion. it can. The cameras 11 and 12 are concealed from the outside of the vehicle 30 inside the front grille 35 and from the outside of the vehicle 30 and parts other than the part where the emblem 40 is attached to the base part 36 of the front grille 35 ( It can arrange | position in the aspect which can image | photograph the image | video of the periphery of the vehicle 10 via a light transmissive part. As a result, it is possible to shoot images around the vehicle 30 by the cameras 11 and 12 without disturbing the detection by the radar device 13.

  In addition, the entire emblem 40 is a radio wave transmitting portion that transmits radio waves. Therefore, the radar device 13 is hidden from the outside of the vehicle 30 by the emblem 40, and the radar device 13 can perform radiation emission and reflected wave measurement via the emblem 40. Can be arranged. As a result, the situation around the vehicle 30 can be detected by the radar device 13.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the radar device 13 and the cameras 11 and 12 can be arranged by effectively using the space inside the front grille 35 in a state of being hidden from the outside of the vehicle 30.

  (4) In the present embodiment, the two cameras 11 and 12 are arranged at positions sandwiching the detection range of the radar device 13 between them, and a stereo camera composed of the cameras 11 and 12 serves as an image around the vehicle 30. Three-dimensional information is collected. Therefore, the deviation between the detection direction of the radar device 13 (specifically, the center of the detection direction) and the shooting direction of the stereo camera (specifically, the center of the shooting direction) is small. As a result, the information obtained from the images taken by the two cameras 11 and 12 and the information obtained from the situation detected by the radar device 13 can be easily collated. In the embodiment, the situation around the vehicle 30 in front of the vehicle 30 can be grasped in detail. And according to this embodiment, the arrangement | positioning aspect of such two cameras 11 and 12 and the radar apparatus 13 can be implement | achieved using the space inside the vehicle of the front grille 35 effectively.

(Other embodiments)
In addition, each said embodiment can also be implemented as a modified example changed as follows.
In the first embodiment, the outer cover plate 24 may be translucent. Even in such a configuration, since light is transmitted through the outer surface covering plate 24, the light transmitting portion through which light is transmitted through the exposed portions 25A and 25B of the emblem 20 where the metal film layer 23 and the coating layer 22 are not partially formed. Can be.

-In 1st Embodiment, while making a part of emblem 20 into a magic mirror, you may make the part made into the magic mirror into a light transmissive part.
The vehicle driving support system according to the first embodiment can also be applied to a vehicle driving support system in which a camera and a radar device are arranged inside the emblem provided at the rear of the vehicle. In addition to the emblem, a vehicle in which a camera and a radar device are arranged on the inner side of a dedicated exterior component (for example, an exterior member with an exterior decoration or an exterior component colored in the same color as the vehicle body). The vehicle driving support system according to the first embodiment can also be applied to a driving support system.

  In the second embodiment, the entire base portion 36 is not limited to being transparent, and part or all of the base portion 36 may be translucent or a magic mirror. Even with such a configuration, since light is transmitted through the base portion 36, a portion of the base portion 36 where the emblem 40 is not attached can be used as a light transmitting portion through which light is transmitted.

  In the second embodiment, a part of the base part 36 is made transparent (or translucent or magic mirror), the other part is made opaque, and the transparent part (or translucent or magic mirror) is made a light transmitting part. It may be.

-In 2nd Embodiment, the fixation aspect of the emblem 40 to the base part 36 can be changed arbitrarily, such as fixing by adhesion or fixing by screw fastening.
-The vehicle driving assistance system of 2nd Embodiment is applied also to the vehicle driving assistance system which arrange | positions a camera and a radar apparatus inside the vehicle of the exterior component in the vehicle by which the exterior component which has an emblem was provided in the rear part. Can do.

  In each embodiment, the material forming each layer of the emblems 20 and 40 can be arbitrarily changed as long as radio waves having an appropriate intensity are transmitted through the emblems 20 and 40. For example, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin (ABS resin), acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate resin (ASA resin), or the like can be used as a material for forming the inner surface coating plates 21 and 41. Moreover, as a material for forming the outer cover plates 24 and 44, polymethyl methacrylate resin (PMMA resin) or the like can be employed.

  -In each embodiment, the material which forms a light transmissive part (specifically, the material which forms the inner surface coating plate 21 and the outer surface coating plate 24 in 1st Embodiment, and the material which forms the base part 36 in 2nd Embodiment) ), A photochromic material whose color tone changes in response to ultraviolet rays may be employed. Usually, a photochromic material becomes transparent and has a high light transmittance when it is not exposed to ultraviolet rays, while it is colored and has a low light transmittance when exposed to ultraviolet rays. Therefore, by using a photochromic material as the material for forming the light transmission part, in the daytime when the light transmission part is exposed to ultraviolet rays, the light transmission part is changed to a colored state (semi-transparent state) with a low light transmittance. The cameras 11 and 12 can be made difficult to see from the outside. Further, at night when the light transmitting portion is not exposed to ultraviolet rays, the light transmitting portion can be made transparent so as to have a high light transmittance so that the photographing by the cameras 11 and 12 is not hindered by the light transmitting portion. .

  In addition, as a material for forming the light transmission portion, an electromic material that reversibly changes color when a voltage is applied can be used. In such a configuration, the light transmission part is applied to the light transmission part so that the light transmission part is in a colored state (semi-transparent state) in the daytime and the light transmission part is in a high light transmittance state (for example, transparent) at night. What is necessary is just to switch a voltage.

-The vehicle driving assistance system of each embodiment is applicable also to the vehicle driving assistance system which arrange | positions a camera and a radar apparatus inside the vehicle interior of the exterior member provided in the vehicle side.
In each embodiment, the two cameras 11 and 12 may be arranged at positions that do not sandwich the detection range of the radar device 13. For example, the two cameras 11 and 12 can both be arranged on the vehicle upper side (or the vehicle lower side) than the detection range of the radar device 13 or can be arranged on the vehicle side side of the detection range.

The vehicle driving support system of each embodiment can be applied to a vehicle provided with only one camera.
-The vehicle driving assistance system of each embodiment is applicable also to the vehicle by which the radar apparatus which detects the condition around a vehicle using a microwave is mounted.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,30 ... Vehicle, 11,12 ... Camera, 13 ... Radar device, 14 ... Electronic control unit, 15, 35 ... Front grille, 20, 40 ... Emblem, 21, 41 ... Inner surface covering plate, 22, 42 ... Paint layer , 23, 43 ... metal film layer, 24, 44 ... outer surface covering plate, 25A, 25B ... exposed portion, 26A, 26B ... light transmitting portion, 36 ... base portion, 37 ... mounting portion.

Claims (4)

An exterior component that has a radio wave transmitting portion that transmits radio waves and at least a light transmitting portion that transmits light from the inside of the vehicle toward the outside of the vehicle, and one surface forms the outer surface of the vehicle;
A radio wave type radar device that is disposed on the vehicle interior side than the exterior parts, radiates radio waves to the outside of the vehicle via the radio wave transmission unit and measures the reflected waves, and detects the surrounding situation of the vehicle,
A camera that is arranged on the vehicle inner side than the exterior parts, and that captures an image of the surroundings of the vehicle through light incident from outside the vehicle through the light transmission portion;
A vehicle driving support system comprising:
The vehicle driving support system, wherein the camera is disposed at a position not included in a detection range of the radar device. The vehicle driving support system according to claim 1,
The vehicle driving support system, wherein the exterior component is an emblem provided at a front portion of the vehicle. The vehicle driving support system according to claim 1,
The exterior component is a decorative grill provided at the front of the vehicle with an emblem,
The radio wave transmission part is the emblem,
The vehicle driving support system, wherein the light transmission part is a part other than the emblem in the decorative grill. The vehicle driving support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The camera is a stereo camera having two imaging elements arranged at intervals,
2. The vehicle driving support system according to claim 1, wherein the two imaging elements are arranged at positions where the detection range is sandwiched therebetween.

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