Obstacle detecting device for a vehicle
First Claim
1. An obstacle detecting device for a vehicle comprising:
- first and second image sensors for sensing an environment, including an object, external to said vehicle and outputting first and second image data, respectively, representative thereof;
a display image plane for displaying said first image data as a display image including an image of said object;
means for designating a plurality of regions of said display image on said display image plane;
optical detecting means for detecting distances from said vehicle to said object when said image of said object is in at least one of said regions of said display image;
a device mounted on said vehicle for radiating a beam to said object and receiving a reflected beam therefrom to detect distances from said vehicle to said object; and
microprocessor means for causing, based on a predetermined condition, either said optical detecting means or said device to detect the distances from said vehicle to said object.
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Abstract
An obstacle detecting device for a vehicle comprises a pair of image sensors for taking an image of an object surrounding a vehicle, a display image plane for displaying an image data taken by said pair of image sensors as an image, and a plurality of windows designating regions of said image on said display image plane. The device further comprises an optical obstacle detecting device for detecting distances from said vehicle to said object in said regions of the image designated by said plurality of windows for the respective windows to thereby detect an obstacle, a laser radar device mounted on the vehicle for radiating a radar beam to the object surrounding the vehicle to thereby detect said obstacle, and an obstacle selecting device for selecting either the obstacle detected by said optical obstacle detecting device or the obstacle detected by said laser radar device mounted on the vehicle.
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8 Claims
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1. An obstacle detecting device for a vehicle comprising:
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first and second image sensors for sensing an environment, including an object, external to said vehicle and outputting first and second image data, respectively, representative thereof; a display image plane for displaying said first image data as a display image including an image of said object; means for designating a plurality of regions of said display image on said display image plane; optical detecting means for detecting distances from said vehicle to said object when said image of said object is in at least one of said regions of said display image; a device mounted on said vehicle for radiating a beam to said object and receiving a reflected beam therefrom to detect distances from said vehicle to said object; and microprocessor means for causing, based on a predetermined condition, either said optical detecting means or said device to detect the distances from said vehicle to said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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