Niankang Redefines Vehicle Safety

--Jiangxi Niankang Industry and Trade uses 0.003LUX ultra-low illumination technology to make the night clearly visible

When night falls, the vision of human driving is cut into limited bright areas and boundless darkness by the car lights. According to statistics, the driving accident rate at night is several times that of daytime, while the effective irradiation distance of traditional car lights is only 100 to 150 meters, and the response time left for drivers on the highway is less than 3 seconds. How to break through this visual limit has become an urgent issue in the field of automobile safety.

Jiangxi Niankang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. gave the answer with its independently developed low-light full-color night vision technology. This company, which was established in 2018 and officially entered the night vision field in 2024, is turning its corporate mission of "making the night clearly visible" into reality with its 0.003LUX ultra-low-illumination night vision device. Its vehicle-mounted low-light full-color night vision device series products, through the deep integration of high-sensitivity low-light sensors and AI full-color imaging algorithms, can output high-definition full-color images without infrared fill light, providing night driving with a "perspective" ability beyond the physiological limits of the human eye.

Technological breakthrough: from "visible" to "visible"

Traditional vehicle-mounted night vision systems mostly adopt black-and-white imaging or single infrared sensing. The former has limited information and is difficult to identify the type of target; the latter has insufficient penetration ability in bad weather and loses color information. Nian Kang Industry and Trade's technical route takes a different approach - its micro-light color night vision device is equipped with a line-scanning color image sensor, featuring a resolution of 2 million to 4 million pixels (2K), and can still achieve 30FPS real-time full-color video output in an extremely dark environment of 0.003 LUX starlight level.

Behind this breakthrough is the collaborative support of multiple core technologies. Multi-frame noise reduction (MFR) technology suppresses random noise and improves picture purity by integrating multi-frame image information; wide dynamic range (WDR) dual exposure technology achieves 120dB+ dynamic range, solving the problem of overexposure or underexposure of faces under backlight and street lights;AI deep learning noise reduction uses CNN/RNN to learn the noise distribution rules and retain more texture details. In addition, automatic gain control optimization uses a hierarchical gain strategy, similar to Sony's CineAlta dual-gain ISO technology, to ensure image quality stability under different lighting.

It is worth noting that the Nian Kang night vision device achieves a star-level micro-light full-color effect without supplementary lighting, with short delay and no ghosting. In a completely dark environment, its line of sight can reach 300 to 500 meters. In micro-light conditions, the line of sight is unlimited. The horizontal field of view is 100°, and the diagonal distortion is controlled within 100.8 degrees, covering a wide-angle range. Combined with the full-target surface adaptive exposure control, it provides drivers with an early warning capability far exceeding that of high beams.

Scene implementation: All-weather safe driving guarantee

The value of technology is ultimately reflected in application scenarios. Niankang's low-light full-color night vision device has been deeply customized for in-vehicle scenarios: 12V power supply adaptation, lossless installation of suction cup brackets, and enhanced anti-shake algorithm for bumpy roads; intelligent multi-mode warning can automatically switch to high-speed or rural mode, and respond to emergencies. Pedestrians crossing vehicles are highlighted in real time.

In long-distance freight scenarios, night vision devices effectively cope with tired driving and complex road conditions. Practical application data shows that the rate of driving accidents at night has dropped by 75%, and crossing livestock can be identified 3 seconds in advance on roads without street lights, greatly improving the response time. For special vehicles such as police cars, ambulances, and engineering vehicles, night vision devices can transmit images to terminals in real time, and cooperate with law enforcement recording functions to improve the safety of night police operations and complex environment operations.

Private car users also benefit from it. On roads without street lights in mountainous or rural areas, night vision devices can clearly outline road edges, ditches, and bushes to prevent vehicles from driving off the road; in severe weather such as fog, rain, snow, and dust, infrared imaging is less disturbed, providing a clearer auxiliary field of view; when following the car at night, full-color night vision imaging is less affected by dust and exhaust from the car in front, providing a penetrating field of view. In addition, night vision devices can effectively prevent "ghost probes" and animals from passing through, and accurately identify pedestrians and non-motor vehicles without eye-catching reflective signs.

Effect verification: Technical advantages in the comparison

Several sets of comparison charts released by Niankang Industry and Trade visually demonstrate the technical advantages of low-light full-color night vision devices. In the comparison of the same scene between infrared cameras, thermal imaging cameras and low-light full-color cameras, although the infrared picture can detect heat sources, it loses color information. The thermal imaging picture only shows the temperature distribution, while the Niankang low-light full-color picture completely restores the color and details of the scene.

A comparison of high-speed driving shows that in the visible light picture of the vehicle, it is pitch black outside the illumination range of the high beam; while in the night vision picture, faulty vehicles, falling goods or trucks traveling at low speeds hundreds of meters away are clearly visible, allowing for lane change or deceleration. Sufficient response time is reserved. In a pedestrian recognition scene, when only the lights are turned on in an all-black and light-free environment, the visible light picture can hardly identify the pedestrian in front, the infrared picture only shows a fuzzy outline, and the low-light full-color night vision picture clearly shows the pedestrian's clothing, posture and surrounding environment.

The foggy scene test also verified the penetration ability of the Niankang night vision device. The visible light picture that comes with vehicles has severely limited vision in foggy days, while the full-color night vision picture effectively penetrates the fog curtain and detects vehicles and obstacles in front in advance. The real shot renderings at night further show that the Niankang low-light full-color night vision device can clearly present the outline of the building, tree details and water reflection at night, and the image quality is close to the daytime effect.

Product Matrix: From vehicle-mounted to multi-scene coverage

At present, Niankang Industry and Trade has formed four major product lines: portable recorders, plug-in camera modules, outdoor cameras and full-color night vision AR smart glasses. Among them, the car low-light full-color night vision device supports direct connection of WIFI and TYPE-C wiring harnesses, SD card/TF card extended storage, H.265/H.264 dual encoding support, and maximum 2K resolution video stream output. In terms of core performance, the dual-core ARM Cortex A55@850MHz processor provides 2.0 TOPS neural network computing power and supports AI digital noise reduction technology. In terms of environmental adaptability, the equipment supports wide temperature operation from-20℃ to +60℃, with humidity less than 95%, and no condensation. The anti-overexposure design ensures full target control.

In self-driving travel scenarios, the Niankang night vision device also shows wide applicability. When arriving at the camp at night, potholes, gravel, slopes and small animals that suddenly emerge can be clearly displayed; when monitoring around the camp, you can observe the approach of wild animals or uninvited guests; when driving on narrow rural roads, you can clearly outline the edge of the road to prevent vehicles Driving out of the road. At the same time, reducing reliance on high beam lights will also help improve overall road safety and avoid glare to drivers in the opposite direction and in front of them.

Conclusion

At high speeds, Niankang's low-light full-color night vision device is a sentry on the road; during self-driving camping, it is a reliable night watch partner; on country roads, it becomes a guiding eye. This is not only a blessing from technology, but also a calm confidence for the unknown journey. As Niankang Industry and Trade advocates-"Let the night be clearly visible", when night falls or enters into a land of no light, true freedom should not be bound by light. Whether it's walking through the dark high-speed corridor, heading to the starry sky camp in the wild, or visiting the quiet country trails, the Niankang low-light full-color night vision device is keeping every departure under control, whether day or night, dark or dark.