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OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM

  • US 20150332102A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2014
  • Published: 11/19/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An object detection system for a host vehicle, said object detection system comprising:

  • an imaging device having a field of view exterior of the host vehicle and operable to capture image data representative of a scene exterior the host vehicle;

    said imaging device comprising a two-dimensional pixelated imaging array having a plurality of photo-sensing pixels arranged on a semiconductor substrate;

    an image processor processing captured image data to detect an object present in the field of view of said imaging device;

    a ranging device;

    said ranging device tracking the detected object;

    said ranging device determining distance to the detected object;

    wherein the detected object is assigned a priority score that represents the potential danger of the detected object to the host vehicle;

    wherein the priority score is at least in part established responsive to image processing by said image processor of captured image data and to distance determined by said ranging unit; and

    wherein the detected object is assigned its priority score based on one of (i) the detected object being a vehicle that is closing with the host vehicle and (ii) the detected object being a pedestrian who is present in the field of view of said imaging device.

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