System and method of alerting a driver that visual perception of pedestrian may be difficult
First Claim
1. A pedestrian perception alert system configured to issue a warning in real-time when driver visual perception of a pedestrian is difficult, the pedestrian perception alert system comprising:
- a video camera configured to capture video image;
an alert for issuing the warning;
a processor in electrical communication with the video camera;
a Pedestrian Detection Unit (“
PDU”
) configured to analyze the video image to detect the pedestrian;
a Global Clutter Analysis Unit (“
GCAU”
) configured to generate a global clutter score, the global clutter score measuring the clutter of the entire video image; and
a Local Pedestrian Clutter Analysis Unit (“
LPCAU”
) configured to generate a local pedestrian clutter score, the local pedestrian clutter score measuring the clutter of each of the pedestrians detected in the video image, wherein when the PDU detects a pedestrian in the video image the processor initiates both the GCAU and the LPCAU, the processer processes the global clutter score and local pedestrian clutter score so as to generate a pedestrian detection score, and processor further actuating the alert when the pedestrian detection score is outside of a predetermined threshold so as to warn a driver that it is difficult to visually perceive a pedestrian.
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Abstract
A pedestrian perception alert system configured to issue a warning during real-time when a driver'"'"'s visual detection of a pedestrian is difficult, and a method thereof is provided. The system includes a video camera, an alert for issuing a warning, a processor, and a Pedestrian Detection Unit (“PDU”). The PDU analyzes the video camera image to detect a pedestrian. A Global Clutter Analysis Unit (“GCAU”) generates a global clutter score. A Local Pedestrian Clutter Analysis Unit (“LPCAU”) generates a local pedestrian clutter score. The processer processes the global clutter score and local pedestrian clutter score so as to generate a pedestrian detection score. The alert is actuated when the pedestrian detection score is outside of a predetermined threshold so as to notify the driver that perception of a pedestrian is difficult at that time.
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55 Claims
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1. A pedestrian perception alert system configured to issue a warning in real-time when driver visual perception of a pedestrian is difficult, the pedestrian perception alert system comprising:
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a video camera configured to capture video image; an alert for issuing the warning; a processor in electrical communication with the video camera; a Pedestrian Detection Unit (“
PDU”
) configured to analyze the video image to detect the pedestrian;a Global Clutter Analysis Unit (“
GCAU”
) configured to generate a global clutter score, the global clutter score measuring the clutter of the entire video image; anda Local Pedestrian Clutter Analysis Unit (“
LPCAU”
) configured to generate a local pedestrian clutter score, the local pedestrian clutter score measuring the clutter of each of the pedestrians detected in the video image, wherein when the PDU detects a pedestrian in the video image the processor initiates both the GCAU and the LPCAU, the processer processes the global clutter score and local pedestrian clutter score so as to generate a pedestrian detection score, and processor further actuating the alert when the pedestrian detection score is outside of a predetermined threshold so as to warn a driver that it is difficult to visually perceive a pedestrian. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for issuing an alert in real-time when a driver'"'"'s visual detection of a pedestrian is difficult, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a video camera configured to capture video image; providing an alert for issuing a warning that the pedestrian in a driving environment is visually difficult to perceive; providing a processor in electrical communication with the camera; analyzing the video image to detect a pedestrian; measuring a clutter of an entire video image and calculating a global clutter score; measuring the clutter of each pedestrian detected in the video image and calculating a local pedestrian clutter score; processing the global clutter score and local pedestrian clutter score to calculate a pedestrian detection score; and issuing a warning when the pedestrian detection score is outside of a predetermined threshold so as to notify the driver that visual perception of a pedestrian is difficult. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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