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Single camera system and method for range and lateral position measurement of a preceding vehicle

  • US 20070035385A1
  • Filed: 08/12/2005
  • Published: 02/15/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for determining range of a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a camera configured to view a first region of interest including the vehicle and generate an electrical image of the region;

    a sonar sensor configured to detect objects within a second region of interest;

    a processor in electrical communication with the camera to receive the electrical image, wherein the processor is configured to identify a plurality of windows within the electrical image, each window of the plurality of windows corresponding to a predetermined physical size and target range from the camera, the processor being further configured to evaluate characteristics of a candidate object in relation to each window to identify the vehicle; and

    the processor in electrical communication with the sonar sensor, the processor configured to identify objects detected by the sonar sensor and determine the range of the objects detected by the sonar sensor.

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