Obstacle advisory system
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1. An obstacle advisory system, comprising:
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a processor communicatively coupled to the display, the processor configured to;
receive sensor data from at least one sensor configured to sense obstacles around a vehicle;
determine when a single obstacle detected in the sensor data includes a border longer than a predetermined length;
generate obstacle display data based upon the sensor data, the obstacle display data comprising display data for each of a plurality of sectors and for each of a plurality of blocks within each of the plurality of sectors forming a grid surrounding the vehicle, wherein when generating the obstacle display data, the processor is further configured to generate obstacle display data indicating the border of the single obstacle in one or more of the sectors; and
display the generated obstacle display data on the display.
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Abstract
An obstacle advisory system for a vehicle and a method for operating the same are provided. The system, for example, may include, but is not limited to a display, and a processor communicatively coupled to the display, the processor configured to receive sensor data from at least one sensor configured to sense obstacles around a vehicle, generate obstacle display data based upon the sensor data, the obstacle display data comprising display data for each of a plurality of sectors and for each of a plurality of blocks within each of the plurality of sectors forming a grid surrounding the vehicle, and display the generated obstacle display data on the display.
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1. An obstacle advisory system, comprising:
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a display; and a processor communicatively coupled to the display, the processor configured to; receive sensor data from at least one sensor configured to sense obstacles around a vehicle; determine when a single obstacle detected in the sensor data includes a border longer than a predetermined length; generate obstacle display data based upon the sensor data, the obstacle display data comprising display data for each of a plurality of sectors and for each of a plurality of blocks within each of the plurality of sectors forming a grid surrounding the vehicle, wherein when generating the obstacle display data, the processor is further configured to generate obstacle display data indicating the border of the single obstacle in one or more of the sectors; and display the generated obstacle display data on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating an obstacle advisory system, comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, sensor data from at least one sensor configured to sense obstacles around a vehicle; determining, by the processor, when a single obstacle detected in the sensor data includes a border longer than a predetermined length; generating, by the processor, obstacle display data based upon the sensor data, the obstacle display data comprising display data for each of a plurality of sectors and for each of a plurality of blocks within each of the plurality of sectors forming a grid surrounding the vehicle, the obstacle display data further indicating the border of the single obstacle in one or more of the sectors; and displaying the generated obstacle display data on a display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to collect sensor data indicating when an obstacle is within a range of the vehicle, each of the plurality of sensors arranged to collect the sensor data in a different direction around the vehicle; a display; and a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the display, the processor configured to; receive sensor data from the plurality of sensors; determine when a single obstacle detected in the sensor data includes a border longer than a predetermined length; generate obstacle display data based upon the sensor data, the obstacle display data comprising display data for each of a plurality of sectors and for each of a plurality of blocks within each of the plurality of sectors forming a grid surrounding the vehicle, the obstacle display data further indicating the border of the single obstacle in one or more of the sectors; and display the generated obstacle display data on the display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An obstacle advisory system, comprising:
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a display; and a processor communicatively coupled to the display, the processor configured to; receive sensor data from at least one sensor configured to sense obstacles around a vehicle; determine when a plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within a predetermined distance of each other; determine, when the plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within the predetermined distance, when a border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than a predetermined length based upon the sensor data; generate obstacle display data based upon the sensor data, the obstacle display data comprising display data for each of a plurality of sectors and for each of a plurality of blocks within each of the plurality of sectors forming a grid surrounding the vehicle, wherein the processor, when generating the obstacle display data, is further configured to generate obstacle display data indicating a border of the plurality of obstacles in one or more of the sectors when the border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than the predetermined length; and display the generated obstacle display data on the display.
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19. A method of operating an obstacle advisory system, comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, sensor data from at least one sensor configured to sense obstacles around a vehicle; determining, by the processor, when a plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within a predetermined distance of each other; determining, by the processor, when the plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within the predetermined distance, when a border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than a predetermined length based upon the sensor data; and generating, by the processor, obstacle display data based upon the sensor data, the obstacle display data comprising display data for each of a plurality of sectors and for each of a plurality of blocks within each of the plurality of sectors forming a grid surrounding the vehicle, the obstacle display data indicating a border of the plurality of obstacle in one or more of the sectors when the border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than the predetermined length; and displaying the generated obstacle display data on a display.
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20. A vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to collect sensor data indicating when an obstacle is within a range of the vehicle, each of the plurality of sensors arranged to collect the sensor data in a different direction around the vehicle; a display; and a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the display, the processor configured to; receive sensor data from the plurality of sensors; determine when a plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within a predetermined distance of each other; and determine, when the plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within the predetermined distance, when a border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than a predetermined length based upon the sensor data, generate obstacle display data based upon the sensor data, the obstacle display data comprising display data for each of a plurality of sectors and for each of a plurality of blocks within each of the plurality of sectors forming a grid surrounding the vehicle, wherein the processor, when generating the obstacle display data, is further configured to generate obstacle display data indicating a border of the plurality of obstacles in one or more of the sectors when the border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than the predetermined length; and display the generated obstacle display data on the display.
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