Vehicular blind spot identification and monitoring system
First Claim
1. An arrangement for obtaining information about objects in an environment around a vehicle, comprising:
- light emitting means arranged on the vehicle for emitting infrared light into the environment around the vehicle;
receiver means arranged on the vehicle for receiving infrared light from the environment around the vehicle; and
measurement means coupled to said light emitting means and said receiver means for measuring time between emission of the infrared light by said light emitting means and reception of the infrared light by said receiver means whereby the measured time correlates to distance between the vehicle and an object from which the infrared light is reflected.
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Abstract
Arrangement for obtaining information about objects in an environment around a vehicle, e.g., in blind spots of the driver of the vehicle, including one or more light emitting components arranged on the vehicle for emitting infrared light into the environment around the vehicle and receivers arranged on the vehicle for receiving infrared light from the environment around the vehicle. The information about the objects is obtained based on analysis of the received infrared light by a processor, e.g., the distance between the vehicle and the object, the velocity of the object and the identity of the object. Pattern recognition techniques are preferably used to obtain the desired information. Control of the vehicle can be effected based on the detection of particular objects and their position and velocity, e.g., an audio or visual warning device or a steering wheel control device.
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29 Claims
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1. An arrangement for obtaining information about objects in an environment around a vehicle, comprising:
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light emitting means arranged on the vehicle for emitting infrared light into the environment around the vehicle;
receiver means arranged on the vehicle for receiving infrared light from the environment around the vehicle; and
measurement means coupled to said light emitting means and said receiver means for measuring time between emission of the infrared light by said light emitting means and reception of the infrared light by said receiver means whereby the measured time correlates to distance between the vehicle and an object from which the infrared light is reflected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for controlling a vehicular system based on the presence of an object in an environment around a vehicle, comprising:
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an arrangement for obtaining information about the object, said arrangement comprising light emitting means arranged on the vehicle for emitting infrared light into the environment around the vehicle, and receiver means arranged on the vehicle for receiving infrared light from the environment around the vehicle;
a vehicular system adapted to be controlled or adjusted upon the determination of the presence of an object in the environment around the vehicle; and
a processor coupled to said arrangement and said vehicular system for obtaining information about the object based at least on the infrared light received by said receiver means and controlling the vehicular system based on the obtained information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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