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Apparatus for safety-driving of vehicle

  • US 10,121,379 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2016
  • Issued: 11/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for safety-driving of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

  • a plurality of cameras mounted on the vehicle, photographing a vicinity of the vehicle in different directions, and outputting a plurality of images of the vicinity of the vehicle in the different directions, the plurality of images including a left image and a right image of the vehicle;

    at least one processor configured to;

    synthesize the plurality of images to output a top-view image;

    detect a left or right traffic lane of the vehicle from the top-view image based on a traffic lane feature of the top-view image;

    detect a wheel of another vehicle from at least one of the left image and the right image by using at least one of a plurality of Haar-like features detected in the at least one of the left image and the right image;

    estimate an existing area of another vehicle based on a location of the detected wheel of another vehicle; and

    output a warning signal when the vehicle enters the existing area of another vehicle; and

    a warning unit configured to announce a danger to a driver of the vehicle when receiving the warning signal.

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