Driver assistance system for avoiding collisions of a vehicle with pedestrians
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1. A driver assistance system on a vehicle for avoiding collisions of the vehicle with pedestrians, the system on the vehicle comprising:
- a camera sensor, on the vehicle, for capturing images of a roadway;
a beam sensor, on the vehicle, for detecting a position of an object located on the roadway; and
a processor, on the vehicle, for;
analyzing the captured images output by the camera sensor to identify a position of a pedestrian crossing which is a designated portion of the roadway for assisting pedestrians crossing the roadway,analyzing a detection signal output from the beam sensor to identify that the detected object is a pedestrian,in response to identifying the position of the pedestrian crossing and identifying that the detected object is a pedestrian, merging the position data, by superimposing the position of the identified pedestrian relative to the position of the identified pedestrian crosswalk, andin response to the superimposing performed by the merging, determining that the position of the identified pedestrian is on or near the position of the identified pedestrian crossing and outputting a warning to the driver of the vehicle, andwherein data from at least two of the camera sensor, the beam sensor, a digital map and other vehicles driving ahead are superimposed on each other in order to determine whether an object is moving on or near a pedestrian crossing.
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Abstract
A driver assistance system for avoiding collisions of a vehicle with pedestrians, the system including a camera sensor and/or a beam sensor. When an object moving at a given speed on a pedestrian crossing is detected, the object is detected as being a pedestrian with a probability that is sufficiently high to output a warning to the driver, reducing the likelihood of a potential collision.
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1. A driver assistance system on a vehicle for avoiding collisions of the vehicle with pedestrians, the system on the vehicle comprising:
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a camera sensor, on the vehicle, for capturing images of a roadway; a beam sensor, on the vehicle, for detecting a position of an object located on the roadway; and a processor, on the vehicle, for; analyzing the captured images output by the camera sensor to identify a position of a pedestrian crossing which is a designated portion of the roadway for assisting pedestrians crossing the roadway, analyzing a detection signal output from the beam sensor to identify that the detected object is a pedestrian, in response to identifying the position of the pedestrian crossing and identifying that the detected object is a pedestrian, merging the position data, by superimposing the position of the identified pedestrian relative to the position of the identified pedestrian crosswalk, and in response to the superimposing performed by the merging, determining that the position of the identified pedestrian is on or near the position of the identified pedestrian crossing and outputting a warning to the driver of the vehicle, and wherein data from at least two of the camera sensor, the beam sensor, a digital map and other vehicles driving ahead are superimposed on each other in order to determine whether an object is moving on or near a pedestrian crossing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
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12. A device for a driver assistance system on a vehicle comprising:
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a camera sensor, on the vehicle, for capturing images of a roadway; a beam sensor on the vehicle, for detecting a position of an object located on the roadway; and a processor, on the vehicle, for; analyzing the captured images output by the camera sensor to identify a position of a pedestrian crossing which is a designated portion of the roadway for assisting pedestrians crossing the roadway, analyzing a detection signal output from the beam sensor to identify that the detected object is a pedestrian, in response to identifying the position of the pedestrian crossing and identifying that the detected object is a pedestrian, merging the position data, by superimposing the position of the identified pedestrian relative to the position of the identified pedestrian crosswalk, and in response to the superimposing performed by the merging, determining that the position of the identified pedestrian is on or near the position of the identified pedestrian crossing and is moving at a given speed and outputting a warning to the driver to prevent a potential collision between the vehicle and the detected object, and wherein data from at least two of the camera sensor, the beam sensor, a digital map and other vehicles driving ahead are superimposed on each other in order to determine whether an object is moving on or near a pedestrian crossing.
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