Object detection system
First Claim
1. An object detection system mounted on a vehicle, comprising at least one sensor for sensing a physical object in a predetermined detecting area;
- a controller for recognizing presence of a physical object based on output from said sensor; and
a memory for storing information about the physical object recognized by the controller;
wherein said controller holds the physical object stored in the memory indicating that the physical object is present until the controller fails to recognize presence of the corresponding physical object a predetermined number of recognition cycles.
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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.
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10 Claims
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1. An object detection system mounted on a vehicle, comprising
at least one sensor for sensing a physical object in a predetermined detecting area; -
a controller for recognizing presence of a physical object based on output from said sensor; and
a memory for storing information about the physical object recognized by the controller;
wherein said controller holds the physical object stored in the memory indicating that the physical object is present until the controller fails to recognize presence of the corresponding physical object a predetermined number of recognition cycles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for detecting an object from a moving vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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capturing an image of a predetermined detecting area;
processing the captured image to distinguish a physical object from a road area;
storing information about the distinguished physical object in a memory; and
holding the physical object stored in the memory indicating that the physical object is existent until the physical object fails to be detected a predetermined number of detection cycles. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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