Apparatus and method for predicting collision
First Claim
1. A collision prediction apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of sensors configured to detect an object in front of a vehicle by different mechanisms, the plurality of the sensors comprising a radar configured to scan front of the vehicle and a camera configured to take an image of the front of the vehicle; and
a control unit configured to select a sensor adequate for an input condition, and based on information obtained from the selected sensor, to predict a collision between the vehicle and the object in front,wherein in a case that a condition that the outside of the vehicle is lighter than a predetermined value, the control unit comprises;
a processing area setting mechanism configured to recognize an image of the object with the taken image of the camera and to set a processing area within the taken image to include the image of the object;
a reflection wave extraction mechanism configured to extract a reflection wave of the radar in the processing area;
a processing area object detection mechanism configured to detect an area of the object, a distance from the vehicle to the object, and a relative speed between the vehicle and the object, based on the reflection wave extracted from the processing area; and
a collision determination mechanism configured to determine a possibility of a collision between the vehicle and the object, based on the distance from the vehicle to the object and the relative speed between the vehicle and the object, and to predict the collision between the vehicle and the object, andin a case that a condition that the outside of the vehicle is darker than the predetermined value, the control unit comprises;
an front area object detection mechanism configured to detect an area of the object, a distance from the vehicle to the object, and a relative speed between the vehicle and the object, based on a reflection wave from front of the vehicle scanned and detected by the radar; and
the collision determination mechanism configured to predict a collision between the vehicle and the object.
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Abstract
The present invention is a collision prediction apparatus that comprises a plurality of sensors for detecting an object in front of a vehicle by different mechanism and a control unit for selecting a sensor adequate for an input condition and predicting a collision between the vehicle and the object, based on information obtained from the selected sensor, wherein the plurality of the sensors comprise a radar for scanning front of the vehicle and a camera for taking an image of the front of the vehicle, and when a condition that it is lighter outside the vehicle than a predetermined value is input, it is enabled to configure a control unit so as to predict a collision between the vehicle and the object.
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13 Claims
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1. A collision prediction apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to detect an object in front of a vehicle by different mechanisms, the plurality of the sensors comprising a radar configured to scan front of the vehicle and a camera configured to take an image of the front of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to select a sensor adequate for an input condition, and based on information obtained from the selected sensor, to predict a collision between the vehicle and the object in front, wherein in a case that a condition that the outside of the vehicle is lighter than a predetermined value, the control unit comprises; a processing area setting mechanism configured to recognize an image of the object with the taken image of the camera and to set a processing area within the taken image to include the image of the object; a reflection wave extraction mechanism configured to extract a reflection wave of the radar in the processing area; a processing area object detection mechanism configured to detect an area of the object, a distance from the vehicle to the object, and a relative speed between the vehicle and the object, based on the reflection wave extracted from the processing area; and a collision determination mechanism configured to determine a possibility of a collision between the vehicle and the object, based on the distance from the vehicle to the object and the relative speed between the vehicle and the object, and to predict the collision between the vehicle and the object, and in a case that a condition that the outside of the vehicle is darker than the predetermined value, the control unit comprises; an front area object detection mechanism configured to detect an area of the object, a distance from the vehicle to the object, and a relative speed between the vehicle and the object, based on a reflection wave from front of the vehicle scanned and detected by the radar; and
the collision determination mechanism configured to predict a collision between the vehicle and the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A collision prediction method for predicting a collision between a vehicle and an object in front, in a case that a condition that the outside of the vehicle is lighter than a predetermined value, the method comprising:
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scanning front of the vehicle by radar, and based on a reflection wave of the radar, detecting direction information for indicating a direction of the object; recognizing an image of the object from a whole of a taken image in front of the vehicle taken by camera, based on the direction information, and setting a processing area within the taken image so as to include the image of the object; detecting an area of the object from the processing area, and based on a reflection wave of the radar extracted from the processing area, detecting a distance from the vehicle to the object and a relative speed between the vehicle and the object; and determining a possibility of a collision between the vehicle and the object, based on the area of the object, the distance from the vehicle to the object, and the relative speed between the vehicle and the object and in a case that a condition that the outside of the vehicle is darker than the predetermined value, the method comprising; detecting an area of an object, a distance from the vehicle to the object, and a relative speed between the vehicle and the object, based on a reflection wave from front of the vehicle scanned and detected by the radar; and determining a possibility of a collision between the vehicle and the object, based on the distance from the vehicle to the object and the relative speed between the vehicle and the object, and to predict the collision between the vehicle and the object.
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