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Obstacle detection apparatus and method for automotive vehicle

  • US 20050004762A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2004
  • Published: 01/06/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An obstacle detection apparatus for an automotive vehicle, comprising:

  • an image fetching section that fetches a situation of a forward detection zone in a form of an image;

    a noticeable object outputting section that outputs a positional information of an object to be noticeable for the vehicle; and

    an image processing section that performs an image processing for a region of the image fetching section on the basis of an output of the noticeable object outputting section to detect the object, the image processing section including a first technique mainly to detect the position of the object and a second technique mainly to track the object, the second technique detecting the object when the object detection by means of the first technique becomes not enabled to be carried out.

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