Object Detection and Tracking System
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1. An object detection system for a vehicle, said object detection system comprising:
- an imaging device having a field of view exterior of the vehicle and operable to capture image data representative of a scene exterior the vehicle;
an image processor processing image data to detect an object of interest in the field of view of said imaging device; and
a Lidar device responsive to said image processing so as to have its line of sight guided toward the detected object of interest, said Lidar device operable to measure the distances between the host vehicle and the detected object of interest.
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Abstract
An object detection system for a vehicle includes an imaging device, an image processor and a Lidar device. The imaging device is operable to capture image data representative of a scene exterior the vehicle. The image processor processes image data to detect an object of interest in the field of view of the imaging device. The Lidar device is responsive to the image processing so as to have its line of sight guided to point toward the detected object of interest. The Lidar device is operable to measure the distances between the host vehicle and the detected object of interest.
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1. An object detection system for a vehicle, said object detection system comprising:
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an imaging device having a field of view exterior of the vehicle and operable to capture image data representative of a scene exterior the vehicle; an image processor processing image data to detect an object of interest in the field of view of said imaging device; and a Lidar device responsive to said image processing so as to have its line of sight guided toward the detected object of interest, said Lidar device operable to measure the distances between the host vehicle and the detected object of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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