Collision avoidance for vehicle control
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1. A system comprising:
- memory storing a range value of an object detection sensor of a vehicle; and
one or more processors configured to;
determine, based on a pitch of the vehicle, a point P on a visual horizon;
determine a distance between the vehicle and an object that is located above and beyond the point P;
compare the distance to the range value; and
when the distance is less than the range value, change at least one of a speed of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle in order to reduce a likelihood of collision with an object not currently detectable by the object detection sensor.
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Abstract
A method is provided for processing an image in which only parts of the image that appear above a point on a horizon line are analyzed to identify an object. In one embodiment, the distance between the object and a vehicle is determined, and at least one of the speed and direction of the vehicle is changed when it is determined that the distance is less than the range of a sensor. The method for processing images is not limited to vehicular applications only and it may be used in all applications where computer vision is used to identify objects in an image.
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1. A system comprising:
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memory storing a range value of an object detection sensor of a vehicle; and one or more processors configured to; determine, based on a pitch of the vehicle, a point P on a visual horizon; determine a distance between the vehicle and an object that is located above and beyond the point P; compare the distance to the range value; and when the distance is less than the range value, change at least one of a speed of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle in order to reduce a likelihood of collision with an object not currently detectable by the object detection sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining, by one or more processors, based on a pitch of a vehicle, a point P on a visual horizon; determining, by the one or more processors, a distance between the vehicle and an object that is located above and beyond the point P; comparing, by the one or more processors, the distance to a range value of an object detection sensor of the vehicle; and when the distance is less than the range value, changing, by the one or more processors, at least one of a speed of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle in order to reduce a likelihood of collision with an object not currently detectable by the object detection sensor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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