BMW Night Vision System: Infrared Camera Disassembly Revealed

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Night vision system is an advanced driver assistance technology designed to improve driving safety at night or in low visibility conditions. The system uses infrared cameras and other sensors to identify and display pedestrians, animals or other obstacles on the road, thereby helping the driver to better understand the environment around the vehicle at night or in poor visibility. As one of the BBA brands, what solutions does BMW use for its night vision system, and which chips from major manufacturers are used? Let's follow @ littleshrimp 's disassembly to find out:

I bought several night vision cameras on a certain website. This one is the NV3 version, which uses a 4-pin HSD connector and is smaller than the NV2. After removing the lens and protective lens, you can see the heating coil inside. There is a 0603 thermistor on the heating coil, which can be used to detect the temperature on the lens to determine whether to heat the lens.

After removing the back cover, the first thing you see is that the untinned pads on the power board are white, probably because of the silver plating process. The pads where the outer ring contacts the outer shell are severely oxidized, indicating that this camera should have been exposed to moisture... Welcome to follow our subscription account on WeChat: Auto Development Circle (ID: AutoDevelopers) >> Read the full content