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Object detection system
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 2000-05-10
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Granted: 2004-01-27
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Expires: 2020-05-10
Abstract
Abstract An object detection system comprises a physical object recognition unit which recognizes physical objects outside the vehicle, and a physical object memory which stores information concerning the physical objects. A controller recognizes presence of a physical object when the physical object is sensed by one or more sensors a predetermined number of times, which is larger for a central portion of the detecting area than for a peripheral portion of the detecting area. The system includes a memory for storing information about the physical objects. The controller holds the physical object stored in the memory indicating that the physical object is existent until the controller fails to recognize presence of the corresponding physical object a predetermined number of recognition cycles.
Inventors
- 👤 Morimichi Nishigaki
- 👤 Masakazu Saka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 00:20
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K31/00; B60K31/0008; B60Q; B60Q9/00; B60Q9/008; G; G06; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/20; G06V10/22; G06V20/00; G06V20/50; G06V20/56; G06V20/58; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/16; G08G1/166; B60W; B60W2554/00; B60W2554/80; B60W2554/801
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
An object recognition system mounted on a vehicle, comprising: at least one sensor for sensing a physical object in a predetermined detecting area; and a controller for recognizing presence of a physical object when the physical object is sensed by said sensor a predetermined number of times, said predetermined number of times being larger for a central portion of the detecting area than for a peripheral portion of the detecting area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
An object recognition system mounted on a vehicle, comprising: at least one sensor for sensing a physical object in a predetermined detecting area; and a controller for recognizing presence of a physical object when the physical object is sensed by said sensor a predetermined number of times, said predetermined number of times being larger for a central portion of the detecting area than for a peripheral portion of the detecting area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one sensor comprises two image sensors for capturing image of the detecting area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 2 , wherein said controller determines road area based on brightness values of respective windows of the captured image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
The system of claim 3 , wherein said controller progressively compares brightness values of respective windows using a window corresponding to an area near the vehicle as a reference window, said reference window being progressively replaced by a window that is newly identified as belonging to the road area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system of claim 4 , wherein said controller identifies a window whose brightness value differs from that of progressively replaced reference window by more than a predetermined value as belonging to a physical object or a mark on the road.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
76 words
A method for recognizing an object from a moving vehicle, comprising the steps of: capturing an image of a predetermined detecting area; processing the image to distinguish a physical object from a road area; and recognizing presence of a physical object when the physical object is detected a predetermined number of times, said predetermined number of times being larger for a central portion of the detecting area than for a peripheral portion of the detecting area.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
76 words
A method for recognizing an object from a moving vehicle, comprising the steps of: capturing an image of a predetermined detecting area; processing the image to distinguish a physical object from a road area; and recognizing presence of a physical object when the physical object is detected a predetermined number of times, said predetermined number of times being larger for a central portion of the detecting area than for a peripheral portion of the detecting area.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein the physical object is distinguished from the road area based on brightness values of respective windows of the captured image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein the step of processing includes the step of progressively comparing brightness values of respective windows using a window corresponding to an area near the vehicle as a reference window, said reference window being progressively replaced by a window that is newly identified as belonging to the road area.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 8 , wherein the step of processing includes the step of identifying a window whose brightness value differs from that of the progressively replaced reference window by more than a predetermined value as belonging to a physical object or a mark on the road.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein said predetermined detecting area comprises a plurality of regions having a plurality of shapes.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein said predetermined detecting area comprises a plurality of regions having a plurality of shapes.
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