Camera-assisted blind spot detection
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1. A method of detecting a vehicle in a blind spot of a host vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of images from a camera to a controller of a field-of-view (FOV) behind the host vehicle;
detecting, by the controller, a second vehicle in the plurality of images;
tracking, by the controller, the second vehicle;
detecting by a sensor configured to detect an object adjacent the host vehicle, that the second vehicle is in the blind spot, the controller configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of the presence of the object adjacent the host vehicle;
determining that the second vehicle has entered one of the host vehicle'"'"'s blind spots based on the plurality of images from the camera and the signal from the sensor; and
issuing, by the controller, an indication of the second vehicle'"'"'s position to an operator of the host vehicle.
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Abstract
A blind spot detection system. The system includes a camera mounted at the rear of a vehicle, a controller coupled to the camera, and an indicator coupled to the controller. The camera is configured to capture images in a field-of-view to the rear of the vehicle. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the camera indicative of the images, and controller determining when a second vehicle in the images enters a blind spot of the vehicle. The controller activates the indicator when the second vehicle enters the blind spot of the vehicle.
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1. A method of detecting a vehicle in a blind spot of a host vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of images from a camera to a controller of a field-of-view (FOV) behind the host vehicle; detecting, by the controller, a second vehicle in the plurality of images; tracking, by the controller, the second vehicle; detecting by a sensor configured to detect an object adjacent the host vehicle, that the second vehicle is in the blind spot, the controller configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of the presence of the object adjacent the host vehicle; determining that the second vehicle has entered one of the host vehicle'"'"'s blind spots based on the plurality of images from the camera and the signal from the sensor; and issuing, by the controller, an indication of the second vehicle'"'"'s position to an operator of the host vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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