Collision warning system and method
First Claim
1. A system for providing a collision warning to an operator of a vehicle, the system including a range gated visual imaging means operable to acquire a visual image of an object located within a detection zone whose location relative to the vehicle is known, and a processing means operable to process the image to determine the location of the object relative to the vehicle, determine whether the vehicle might collide with the object, and warn the operator if it is determined that the vehicle might collide with the object.
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Abstract
The disclosed invention relates to a system for and a method of providing a collision warning to an operator of a vehicle. The disclosed system, which is operable in accordance with the disclosed method, includes a range gated visual imaging means and a processing means. The imaging means is operable to acquire a visual image of an object located within a detection zone whose location relative to the vehicle is known. The processing means is operable to process the image to determine the location of the object relative to the vehicle, determine whether the vehicle might collide with the object, and warn the operator if it is determined that the vehicle might collide with the object.
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18 Claims
- 1. A system for providing a collision warning to an operator of a vehicle, the system including a range gated visual imaging means operable to acquire a visual image of an object located within a detection zone whose location relative to the vehicle is known, and a processing means operable to process the image to determine the location of the object relative to the vehicle, determine whether the vehicle might collide with the object, and warn the operator if it is determined that the vehicle might collide with the object.
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10. A method of providing a collision warning to an operator of a vehicle, the method including the steps of:
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(i) operating a range gated visual imaging means to acquire a visual image of an object located within a detection zone whose location relative to the vehicle is known;
(ii) processing the image to determine the location of the object relative to the vehicle and whether the vehicle might collide with the object; and
(iii) warning the operator if it is determined that the vehicle might collide with the object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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