Vehicle distance data processor
First Claim
1. A vehicle distance data processor comprising:
- distance measuring means which generates electromagnetic waves in a plurality of directions and receives electromagnetic waves reflected from objects to provide reflection strength data regarding the strengths of the reflected electromagnetic waves and distances to the objects;
distance data converting means for converting distance data obtained by said distance measuring means into coordinate data of the positions of the points of detection;
predicting means for predicting coordinate data of each currently obtained detection point based on the coordinate data of each previously obtained detection point and relative velocity vector data related to each detection point;
matching means for matching each previously obtained detection point and each currently obtained detection point in a time serial manner, based on the predicted coordinate data obtained by said predicting means, the strength of the reflected electromagnetic waves of each previously obtained detection point, and the coordinate data of each currently obtained detection point and the strength of reflected electromagnetic waves thereat;
relative velocity computing means which computes the relative velocity vector data based on the detection points which have been matched with their respective points by said matching means, with the computed relative velocity vector data being used in said predicting means; and
candidate vehicle data computing means for obtaining candidate vehicle data by computation of a currently obtained detection point based on the coordinate data of each currently obtained detection point and relative velocity vector data, to obtain coordinate data and velocity vector data of said currently obtained detection point.
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Abstract
A vehicle distance data processor precisely correlates or matches points of detection in a time serial manner to thereby accurately determine distances of a subject vehicle to a plurality of other vehicles or obstacles lying ahead as well as relative velocity vector data indicative of a velocity vector of each of the other vehicles or obstacles relative to the subject vehicle. Currently obtained coordinate data is correlated or matched with previously obtained coordinate data by means of a matching element 5A on the basis of coordinate data obtained by a distance data converting element 3A, reflection strength data obtained by a distance data/reflection-strength data input element 2A, and predicted coordinate data obtained by a coordinate data predicting element 4A.
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6 Claims
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1. A vehicle distance data processor comprising:
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distance measuring means which generates electromagnetic waves in a plurality of directions and receives electromagnetic waves reflected from objects to provide reflection strength data regarding the strengths of the reflected electromagnetic waves and distances to the objects; distance data converting means for converting distance data obtained by said distance measuring means into coordinate data of the positions of the points of detection; predicting means for predicting coordinate data of each currently obtained detection point based on the coordinate data of each previously obtained detection point and relative velocity vector data related to each detection point; matching means for matching each previously obtained detection point and each currently obtained detection point in a time serial manner, based on the predicted coordinate data obtained by said predicting means, the strength of the reflected electromagnetic waves of each previously obtained detection point, and the coordinate data of each currently obtained detection point and the strength of reflected electromagnetic waves thereat; relative velocity computing means which computes the relative velocity vector data based on the detection points which have been matched with their respective points by said matching means, with the computed relative velocity vector data being used in said predicting means; and candidate vehicle data computing means for obtaining candidate vehicle data by computation of a currently obtained detection point based on the coordinate data of each currently obtained detection point and relative velocity vector data, to obtain coordinate data and velocity vector data of said currently obtained detection point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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