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Object Detection And Ranging Method

  • US 20100260382A1
  • Filed: 09/12/2008
  • Published: 10/14/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An object detection and ranging method for a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:

  • providing an imaging device;

    providing a data processor for interpreting a captured image of a field of interest provided by the imaging device;

    comparing pixel data collected by said data processor to a pixel map of one or more surfaces to filter out and discard said surfaces; and

    reporting a real world translation to a vehicle operator, wherein said real world translation includes at least object dimensions and distance from the vehicle for all objects in said field of interest.

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