Vehicle drive assist system
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1. A vehicle drive assist system, comprising:
- frontal circumstances recognizing means for recognizing a solid object in front of an own vehicle based on images taken by imaging means;
oncoming lane crossing intension detecting means for detecting an intension of said own vehicle to cross an oncoming lane;
oncoming waiting vehicle detecting means for detecting an oncoming vehicle waiting in front of said own vehicle on said oncoming lane;
oncoming straight vehicle detecting area establishing means for establishing a detecting area in the vicinity of said oncoming vehicle waiting; and
oncoming straight vehicle detecting means for detecting an oncoming vehicle traveling straight in said detecting area.
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Abstract
A vehicle drive assist system detects an intention of an own vehicle to turn right in an intersection and detects an oncoming vehicle waiting for a right turn on an oncoming lane in front of the own vehicle in the intersection. Further, the system establishes a detecting area in the vicinity of the right edge of the oncoming vehicle waiting and searches an oncoming vehicle traveling straight in the detecting area. When a new solid object is detected and the solid object is a part of the left corner of the solid object, the solid object is judged to be an oncoming vehicle traveling straight.
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1. A vehicle drive assist system, comprising:
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frontal circumstances recognizing means for recognizing a solid object in front of an own vehicle based on images taken by imaging means;
oncoming lane crossing intension detecting means for detecting an intension of said own vehicle to cross an oncoming lane;
oncoming waiting vehicle detecting means for detecting an oncoming vehicle waiting in front of said own vehicle on said oncoming lane;
oncoming straight vehicle detecting area establishing means for establishing a detecting area in the vicinity of said oncoming vehicle waiting; and
oncoming straight vehicle detecting means for detecting an oncoming vehicle traveling straight in said detecting area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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