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VEHICLE APPROACH DETECTION DEVICE AND VEHICLE APPROACH DETECTION METHOD

  • US 20170217440A1
  • Filed: 08/03/2016
  • Published: 08/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle approach detection device, which is mounted on a vehicle, comprising:

  • a vehicle external information detector configured to detect at least one of a vehicle surrounding video for showing an observed area used to observe irradiation light from another vehicle or a vehicle surrounding environmental sound as vehicle external information, to thereby output the detected vehicle external information; and

    an electronic control unit comprising a vehicle approach detection unit configured to determine whether or not the another vehicle is approaching the vehicle based on the vehicle external information input from the vehicle external information detector.

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