VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH PEDESTRIAN DETECTION
First Claim
1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle;
wherein said camera comprises a pixelated imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements;
an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera;
wherein said image processor, responsive to image processing of captured image data and with said camera disposed at the vehicle, is operable to determine the presence of a pedestrian in the field of view of said camera; and
wherein said vision system utilizes a linear classifier to identify areas for further processing of areas where a pedestrian is likely to be present, and wherein said image processor enhances processing of captured image data representative of the identified areas.
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Abstract
A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle. An image processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera. The image processor, responsive to image processing of captured image data when the camera is disposed at the vehicle, is operable to determine the presence of a pedestrian in the field of view of the camera. The vision system may utilize a linear classifier to identify areas where a pedestrian is more likely to be present for enhanced processing of those areas. The vision system may utilize a Histogram Intersection Kernel classifier for enhanced processing of identified areas. The vision system may utilize detection area filtering to reduce processing of image data representative of areas of the field of view where a pedestrian is not likely to be present.
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20 Claims
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1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein said camera comprises a pixelated imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera; wherein said image processor, responsive to image processing of captured image data and with said camera disposed at the vehicle, is operable to determine the presence of a pedestrian in the field of view of said camera; and wherein said vision system utilizes a linear classifier to identify areas for further processing of areas where a pedestrian is likely to be present, and wherein said image processor enhances processing of captured image data representative of the identified areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein said camera comprises a pixelated imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera; wherein said image processor, responsive to image processing of captured image data and with said camera disposed at the vehicle, is operable to determine the presence of a pedestrian in the field of view of said camera; and wherein said vision system utilizes a Histogram Intersection Kernel classifier to enhance processing of areas where a pedestrian is likely to be present. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein said camera comprises a pixelated imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said camera; wherein said image processor, responsive to image processing of captured image data and with said camera disposed at the vehicle, is operable to determine the presence of a pedestrian in the field of view of said camera; wherein said vision system utilizes a linear classifier to identify areas for further processing of areas where a pedestrian is likely to be present; wherein said vision system utilizes a Histogram Intersection Kernel classifier to enhance processing of captured image data representative of the identified areas; and wherein said vision system utilizes at least one of (i) a distance estimation algorithm and (ii) a trajectory estimation algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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