Stopped object filtering for side object detection system
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an object-presence alert in a vehicular side-object detection system in response to a remote sensor for sensing objects in a predetermined zone of interest along side a vehicle, said zone of interest including a front region and a rear region, said remote sensor providing sensor data to generate a set of localized detection points, said method comprising the steps of:
- when detection points are sensed in said zone of interest, then collecting a plurality of respective sets of detection points at successive sample times;
for each of said sets of detection points, determining a tracking type of said object within said zone of interest in comparison to a speed of said vehicle and classifying said object as either a moving vehicle or a stationary object in response to said tracking type and in response to locations of said detection points in said zone of interest;
if said object first appeared in other than said front region, then selecting a short observation period including a first predetermined number of sets of detection points and otherwise selecting a long detection period including a second predetermined number of sets of detection points longer than said first predetermined number; and
comparing a number of times that said object is classified as a moving vehicle within said selected observation period to a predetermined percentage threshold and initiating said alert if classified as a moving vehicle for greater than said predetermined percentage threshold.
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Abstract
An object-presence alert is given to a driver by a vehicular side-object detection system in response to a remote sensor for sensing objects in a predetermined zone of interest along side a vehicle. The zone of interest includes a front region and a rear region, and the remote sensor provides sensor data to generate a set of localized detection points. When detection points are sensed in the zone of interest, then a plurality of respective sets of detection points are collected at successive sample times. For each of the sets of detection points, a tracking type of the object within the zone of interest is determined in comparison to a speed of the vehicle and the object is classified as either a moving vehicle or a stationary object in response to the tracking type and in response to locations of the detection points in the zone of interest. If the object first appeared in a region other than the front region, then a short observation period is selected including a first predetermined number of sets of detection points and otherwise a long detection period is selected including a second predetermined number of sets of detection points longer than the first predetermined number. A number of times that the object is classified as a moving vehicle within the selected observation period is compared to a predetermined percentage threshold and the alert is initiated if classified as a moving vehicle for greater than the predetermined percentage threshold.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an object-presence alert in a vehicular side-object detection system in response to a remote sensor for sensing objects in a predetermined zone of interest along side a vehicle, said zone of interest including a front region and a rear region, said remote sensor providing sensor data to generate a set of localized detection points, said method comprising the steps of:
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when detection points are sensed in said zone of interest, then collecting a plurality of respective sets of detection points at successive sample times;
for each of said sets of detection points, determining a tracking type of said object within said zone of interest in comparison to a speed of said vehicle and classifying said object as either a moving vehicle or a stationary object in response to said tracking type and in response to locations of said detection points in said zone of interest;
if said object first appeared in other than said front region, then selecting a short observation period including a first predetermined number of sets of detection points and otherwise selecting a long detection period including a second predetermined number of sets of detection points longer than said first predetermined number; and
comparing a number of times that said object is classified as a moving vehicle within said selected observation period to a predetermined percentage threshold and initiating said alert if classified as a moving vehicle for greater than said predetermined percentage threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling an object-presence alert in a vehicular side-object detection system in response to a remote sensor for sensing objects in a predetermined zone of interest along side a vehicle, said zone of interest including a front region and a rear region, said remote sensor providing sensor data to generate a set of localized detection points, said method comprising the steps of:
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when detection points are generated for an object in said zone of interest, then determining a region where said object first appeared in said zone of interest;
if said object first appeared in said front region, then tracking motion of said object within said zone of interest in comparison to a speed of said vehicle;
foregoing said alert if said tracked motion substantially corresponds to a stationary object;
if said tracked motion does not substantially correspond to a stationary object then classifying said object as either a moving vehicle or a persistent stationary object in response to locations of said detection points in said zone of interest; and
initiating said alert if classified as said moving vehicle, otherwise foregoing said alert.
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10. A method for controlling an object-presence alert in a vehicular side-object detection system in response to a remote sensor for sensing objects in a predetermined zone of interest along side a vehicle, said zone of interest including a front region, a side region, and a rear region, said remote sensor providing sensor data to generate a set of localized detection points, said method comprising the steps of:
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collecting a set of detection points when an object enters said zone of interest;
identifying which of said front, side, or rear regions said object first appeared in; and
if said object first appeared in other than said front region, then initiating said alert, otherwise foregoing said alert with respect to said object.
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