DRIVER MONITORING CAMERA UNIT

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Purpose

Function

Calibration function

•  The driver monitoring camera unit learnes the face front degree (personal difference) and eye size (personal difference) during approximately 5 minutes of the initial run (30 km/h {19 mph} or more).

Note

•  Calibration is not necessary when you remove and install the driver monitoring camera unit.

Driver detection function

•  The driver monitoring camera unit detects the driver’s head position, face direction, eyes direction, open eyelids level, open mouth level based on the video signal from the driver monitoring camera.

Note

Driver monitoring camera may not operate normally under the following conditions.

•  The driver monitoring camera or the driver monitoring camera LED is covered with something.

•  You are driving the vehicle while leaning on the steering wheel.

•  You are wearing glasses or sunglasses.

•  A cap or hat you are wearing partially blocks the driver monitoring camera’s view of your eyes, you have long bangs partially covering your eyes, or a part of your face is invisible due to a face mask.

•  The lighting conditions change significantly (such as backlight, light from the side, or direct light from the setting sun, or the headlights of on-coming vehicles).

•  You are driving the vehicle with your face largely pointed to the side.

•  You are moving around extensively.

•  Your face or your eyes frequently turn in direction other than straight ahead (direction of travel).

•  Your line of sight moves or directly after it has moved.

•  There is a large difference between your line of sight and the direction your face is pointed.

•  You are driving the vehicle with your head largely tilted to one side.

CAN communication function

•  The driver monitoring camera unit sends the driver’s head position, face direction, eyes direction, open eyelids level and open mouth level to the body control module (BCM) by using CAN communication.

Infrared LED control

•  The driver monitoring camera unit outputs the signal to the driver monitoring camera LED.

Structural

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Operation