Optical Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication System Using LED Transmitter and Camera Receiver

This paper introduces an optical vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication system based on an optical wireless communication technology using an LED transmitter and a camera receiver, which employs a special CMOS image sensor, i.e, an optical communication image sensor (OCI). The OCI has a “...

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Main Authors: Isamu Takai, Tomohisa Harada, Michinori Andoh, Keita Yasutomi, Keiichiro Kagawa, Shoji Kawahito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2014-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6887317/
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author Isamu Takai
Tomohisa Harada
Michinori Andoh
Keita Yasutomi
Keiichiro Kagawa
Shoji Kawahito
author_facet Isamu Takai
Tomohisa Harada
Michinori Andoh
Keita Yasutomi
Keiichiro Kagawa
Shoji Kawahito
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description This paper introduces an optical vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication system based on an optical wireless communication technology using an LED transmitter and a camera receiver, which employs a special CMOS image sensor, i.e, an optical communication image sensor (OCI). The OCI has a “communication pixel (CPx)” that can promptly respond to light intensity variations and an output circuit of a “flag image” in which only high-intensity light sources, such as LEDs, have emerged. The OCI that employs these two technologies provides capabilities for a 10-Mb/s optical signal reception and real-time LED detection to the camera receiver. The optical V2V communication system consisting of the LED transmitters mounted on a leading vehicle and the camera receiver mounted on a following vehicle is constructed, and various experiments are conducted under real driving and outdoor lighting conditions. Due to the LED detection method using the flag image, the camera receiver correctly detects LEDs, in real time, in challenging outdoor conditions. Furthermore, between two vehicles, various vehicle internal data (such as speed) and image data (320 × 240, color) are transmitted successfully, and the 13.0-fps image data reception is achieved while driving outside.
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spelling doaj.art-c5734be5e2b84755995ebe32d8e0cd592022-12-21T22:22:55ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552014-01-016511410.1109/JPHOT.2014.23526206887317Optical Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication System Using LED Transmitter and Camera ReceiverIsamu Takai0Tomohisa Harada1Michinori Andoh2Keita Yasutomi3Keiichiro Kagawa4Shoji Kawahito5Syst. & Electron. Eng. Dept. 2, Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Nagakute, JapanSyst. & Electron. Eng. Dept. 2, Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Nagakute, JapanSyst. & Electron. Eng. Dept. 2, Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Nagakute, JapanRes. Inst. of Electron., Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu, JapanRes. Inst. of Electron., Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu, JapanRes. Inst. of Electron., Shizuoka Univ., Hamamatsu, JapanThis paper introduces an optical vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication system based on an optical wireless communication technology using an LED transmitter and a camera receiver, which employs a special CMOS image sensor, i.e, an optical communication image sensor (OCI). The OCI has a “communication pixel (CPx)” that can promptly respond to light intensity variations and an output circuit of a “flag image” in which only high-intensity light sources, such as LEDs, have emerged. The OCI that employs these two technologies provides capabilities for a 10-Mb/s optical signal reception and real-time LED detection to the camera receiver. The optical V2V communication system consisting of the LED transmitters mounted on a leading vehicle and the camera receiver mounted on a following vehicle is constructed, and various experiments are conducted under real driving and outdoor lighting conditions. Due to the LED detection method using the flag image, the camera receiver correctly detects LEDs, in real time, in challenging outdoor conditions. Furthermore, between two vehicles, various vehicle internal data (such as speed) and image data (320 × 240, color) are transmitted successfully, and the 13.0-fps image data reception is achieved while driving outside.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6887317/
spellingShingle Isamu Takai
Tomohisa Harada
Michinori Andoh
Keita Yasutomi
Keiichiro Kagawa
Shoji Kawahito
Optical Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication System Using LED Transmitter and Camera Receiver
IEEE Photonics Journal
title Optical Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication System Using LED Transmitter and Camera Receiver
title_full Optical Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication System Using LED Transmitter and Camera Receiver
title_fullStr Optical Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication System Using LED Transmitter and Camera Receiver
title_full_unstemmed Optical Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication System Using LED Transmitter and Camera Receiver
title_short Optical Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication System Using LED Transmitter and Camera Receiver
title_sort optical vehicle to vehicle communication system using led transmitter and camera receiver
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6887317/
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