METHOD FOR REDUCING FALSE ACTIVATIONS IN REVERSE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A reverse collision avoidance system for a vehicle comprising:
- at least one sensor mounted to the vehicle to detect objects proximate to a path of the vehicle;
a controller including instructions for;
analyzing data from the sensors to determine a current feature vector based upon data from the at least one sensor;
storing the current feature vector and associated object configuration for the environment in non-volatile memory for the collision avoidance system;
comparing the current feature vector with previously stored feature vectors; and
selecting an object configuration representing the environment surrounding the vehicle based on the comparison of the current feature vectors with previously stored feature vectors.
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Abstract
A collision avoidance system for a vehicle is disclosed that includes at least one sensor mounted to a vehicle to measure the vehicle'"'"'s environment in the reverse driving direction, a controller which creates a feature vector based on relationships among data provided by at least one sensor, and a non-volatile memory which stores feature vectors and related object configurations for a number of different environments. The system utilizes a comparison between the current feature vector and previously stored feature vectors to match the current environment with a previously observed environment, and then loads a previously stored object configuration which can improve collision detection performance to reduce the number of unnecessary system interventions.
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18 Claims
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1. A reverse collision avoidance system for a vehicle comprising:
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at least one sensor mounted to the vehicle to detect objects proximate to a path of the vehicle; a controller including instructions for; analyzing data from the sensors to determine a current feature vector based upon data from the at least one sensor; storing the current feature vector and associated object configuration for the environment in non-volatile memory for the collision avoidance system; comparing the current feature vector with previously stored feature vectors; and selecting an object configuration representing the environment surrounding the vehicle based on the comparison of the current feature vectors with previously stored feature vectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A collision avoidance system for a vehicle comprising:
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at least one sensor mounted to the vehicle to view a vehicle path for the vehicle; a controller which analyzes data from the sensors to determine a current feature vector based upon relationships among data detected by the at least one sensor; and a non-volatile memory which stores the current feature vector and associated object configuration in the collision avoidance system, wherein a probability that an object is an obstacle within the vehicle path is modified based upon a comparison between the current feature vector and a previous feature vector and an object configuration that corresponds with the previous feature vector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of avoiding a collision while operating a vehicle in reverse comprising:
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detecting a plurality of objects proximate to a vehicle with at least one sensor, when the vehicle is placed in a reverse drive gear; analyzing data from the sensors with a controller for a collision avoidance system to determine a current feature vector based upon relationships among data from the at least one sensor; storing the current feature vector in non-volatile memory for the collision avoidance system; comparing the current feature vector to previous feature vectors stored in the memory to determine if the current feature vector matches any of the previous feature vectors; modifying the probability that an object is an obstacle based upon a match between the current feature vector and a previous feature vector; and providing at least one vehicle collision avoidance action when the probability that the object is determined to be an obstacle exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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