METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING/ALARMING THE MOVING OF HIDDEN OBJECTS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for predicting/alarming the moving of hidden objects, comprising:
- a distance sensing unit, for obtaining a distance data detected within a specific sensing range and thus outputting the distance data;
a speed sensing unit, for measuring the movement of a carrier to obtain a real-time speed data of the carrier and thus output the speed data;
a control unit, for receiving and analyzing the distance data and the speed data to obtain information relating to the position of the carrier, the environment surrounding the carrier and positions of objects moving in the blind spot areas of the carrier, and thus to perform an evaluation based upon the aforesaid information to determine a danger level for issuing a control signal accordingly; and
an alarm unit, for issuing an alarm signal according to the control signal.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for predicting/alarming the moving of hidden objects. The apparatus comprises: a distance sensing unit, for obtaining a distance data detected within a specific sensing range and thus outputting the distance data; a speed sensing unit, for measuring the movement of a carrier to obtain a real-time speed data of the carrier and thus output the speed data; a control unit, for receiving and analyzing the distance data and the speed data to obtain information relating to the position of the carrier, the environment surrounding the carrier and positions of objects moving in the blind spots of the carrier, and thus to perform an evaluation based upon the aforesaid information to determine a danger level for issuing a control signal accordingly; and an alarm unit, for issuing an alarm signal according to the control signal.
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1. An apparatus for predicting/alarming the moving of hidden objects, comprising:
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a distance sensing unit, for obtaining a distance data detected within a specific sensing range and thus outputting the distance data; a speed sensing unit, for measuring the movement of a carrier to obtain a real-time speed data of the carrier and thus output the speed data; a control unit, for receiving and analyzing the distance data and the speed data to obtain information relating to the position of the carrier, the environment surrounding the carrier and positions of objects moving in the blind spot areas of the carrier, and thus to perform an evaluation based upon the aforesaid information to determine a danger level for issuing a control signal accordingly; and an alarm unit, for issuing an alarm signal according to the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for predicting/alarming the moving of hidden objects, comprising the steps of:
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using the detection of a distance sensing unit and a speed sensing unit to obtain an environment data; transmitting the environment data to a control unit; enabling the control unit to perform an operation basing upon the environment data detected by the distance sensing unit and the speed sensing unit for separating a moving object from its static ambient environment; enabling the control unit to classify the result of the aforesaid operation; making an evaluation to determining whether the moving object is being shielded and thus hidden in a blind spot area;
if not, keep tracking the moving object;
otherwise, a prediction process is initiated basing on the position of the moving object before it moved into the blind spot area;enabling the control unit to determine a danger level according to the relation between the environment data, the position of a carrier and the predicted position of the moving object in the blind spot area and thus outputting an alarm signal to an alerting unit according to the danger level; and enabling a driver driving the carrier to aware the condition of his/her ambient environment and the status of the hidden object moving in the blind spot area by the prediction and alert of the alerting unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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