Night Vision in a Car using Raspberry Pi - A case study in prototyping

In this episode, we take a look at the prototyping process, with a case study on prototyping a night vision driver assist using a raspberry pi.

[@008loloy]

Thanks!

[@thetechq]

What software did you use? If you wrote code, did you upload it somewhere?

[@dingdong2103]

This is not really night vision, just a contrast enhanced camera. A true night vision needs to be based on FLIR for any practical solution. There are just way too many light sources on a normal highways as this prototype proved... Of course this could be mitigated with further signal processing but I'm not sure if a Pi will cut it.

[@thetechq]

@@dingdong2103 Yes, just an interesting hack. I’ve done similar with a DSLR, but not the HUD.

[@dingdong2103]

@@thetechq On some cars even a separate mirror is not needed, the windshield itself reflects enough if you put a screen on the dash...

[@thetechq]

@@dingdong2103 Cool. Good to know!