Kalau kita mau jujur barangkali hanya spion mobil saja yang tidak banyak berubah sejak bertahun-tahun.
Dalam kurun 100 tahun hanya ada tiga spion pada mobil; spion kiri, tengah, dan kanan.
Perubahannya paling hanya berkutat pada desain kaca dan kemampuan memiliki sudut pandang yang lebih luas, serta kemampuan meredam cahaya berlebihan yang mengganggu pandangan pengemudi.
Namun, teknologi akan mengubah kaca spion. Meski barangkali masih tetap dalam bentuk tradisional tapi dia akan memiliki fungsi yang lebih besar lagi.
Gentex, sebuah perusahaan pemasok otomotif, akan bermitra dengan Aston Martin untuk mengembangkan sistem pemantauan kamera baru yang akan digunakan untuk model Aston Martin masa depan.
Keduanya akan menggabungkan kaca spion tradisional dengan sistem kamera yang kuat dan fleksibel.
Galeri: Aston Martin Gentex Camera Monitoring System
Keduanya akan berkolaborasi, dengan Aston Martin akan memberikan gaya dan arahan teknik. Sementara Gentex bekerja untuk mengintegrasikan kamera, perangkat lunak, dan tampilan yang terintegrasi dengan cermin.
Gentex juga menggandeng Lumatech untuk membuat kaca spion eksterior.
Aston menekankan bahwa mereka akan lebih memilih sistem hybrid yang memungkinkan pengemudi tetap menggunakan kaca spion tradisional kendaraan mereka.
Dalam arti, pengemudi dapat memiliki pilihan untuk menggunakan spion tradisional atau menggunakan sistem kamera.
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Dengan begitu, cakupan pengguna spion ini akan memiliki dua penggemar, generasi modern dan tradisional.
Kunci dari sistem kamera Gentex adalah full display mirror, yang dapat berfungsi sebagai kaca spion atau LCD peredup otomatis standar.
Sistem ini juga memungkinkan untuk memenuhi peraturan bidang pandang yang ditetapkan oleh berbagai lembaga pemerintah di seluruh dunia berkat penggunaan kaca datar atau lengkung, tergantung pada lokasinya.
Kamera juga dapat bergerak saat pengemudi menyesuaikan tampilan cermin tradisional. Aston Martin dan Gentex memamerkan teknologi kamera baru ini di Aston Martin DBS Superleggera dan DBS GT Zagato.
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Bagaimanapun rasanya akan sangat lama untuk bisa menggantikan fungsi spion tradisional dengan sistem kamera.
Sistem hybrida yang menggabungkan spion tradisional dengan sistem kamera dianggap sebagai pilihan tepat untuk saat ini.
Barangkali nanti ketika mobil otonom menguasai jalan, spion tradisonal menjadi tidak relevan lagi.
Sumber: Gentex
Gentex Debuts State-of-the-Art Rear View System for Next-Generation of Aston Martin Vehicles at CES 2020
ZEELAND, Mich., Jan. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentex Corporation and Aston Martin announced today they’ve jointly developed a camera-based rear vision system for future Aston Martin vehicles that dramatically improves a driver’s ability to monitor traffic to the rear and sides of the vehicle. Integrated into an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera for demonstration, the first prototype of the system will be displayed in Gentex’s booth at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, next week.
This unique rear vision system – known as a camera monitoring system (CMS) in the automotive industry – uses three cameras to provide a comprehensive view of the sides and rear of the vehicle. Side-view cameras are discretely housed in each of the vehicle’s exterior mirrors; their video feeds are combined with that of a roof-mounted camera and displayed together in multiple composite views that are streamed to the driver via a rear-view mirror-integrated display inside the cockpit.
The Gentex and Aston Martin collaboration is part of an ongoing development program to bring CMS to future Aston Martin vehicles. For the current prototype, Aston Martin provided overall styling and engineering direction; Gentex integrated the system’s cameras, image processing software, and mirror-integrated display; and Gentex partnered with exterior mirror supplier Lumatech to engineer the exterior mirrors.
“The solution that Aston Martin chose is a hybrid CMS technology, meaning that the vehicle incorporates both cameras and standard reflective mirrors for side vision,” said Gentex Chief Technology Officer Neil Boehm. “We believe a hybrid solution is the most practical and comprehensive because it’s engineered to meet automaker, driver, safety and global regulatory requirements.”
A key attribute of a hybrid CMS solution is that it enhances safety by ensuring the system is fail safe. Should weather conditions or system failure disrupt the digital view, drivers can still use their traditional interior and exterior mirrors. The new hybrid CMS also supports user preference and acceptance by permitting drivers to use standard mirror views, camera views, or a combination of both. The system can also be tuned to meet the various regulatory field-of-view requirements around the world by using different types of flat and curved glass, combined with simple alterations to the video viewing modes.
The Gentex/Aston Martin CMS solution also includes a unique auto-adjust feature that dynamically alters the video feeds from the exterior-mirror-integrated cameras to adjust for mirror position. When the driver adjusts the exterior mirrors, the system digitally optimizes the camera field-of-view to provide ideal sideward vision.
“As a global luxury brand, our vehicles combine benchmark beauty and quality with performance and driver-assistance features that evoke a sensory response,” said Aston Martin Chief Marketing Officer Simon Sproule. “The goal of this development program with Gentex is to ultimately implement a unique CMS solution that enriches the Aston Martin driving experience for our customers around the world.”
Central to the hybrid CMS solution is the Gentex rearview-mirror-integrated display known as a Full Display Mirror (FDM). The FDM can function as either a standard auto-dimming rearview mirror or as an LCD display. When used as a display for CMS, the driver can choose between various viewing modes that present the three camera feeds in various intuitive combination views.
Gentex recently began shipping its FDM for use in the 2020 Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato. The FDM was integral in supporting the next evolution of evocative Aston Martin Zagato design language without compromising rearward visibility. Featuring a sharply raked full-length carbon fiber roof that references the voluptuous shapes of the original DB4 GT Zagato, the DBS GT Zagato FDM streams live video from a single, rearward-facing camera to provide a clear, bright, panoramic view behind the vehicle.
CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technology. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association™, it has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for over 50 years. This year’s show runs January 7-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada.