Obstacle detection system for motor vehicle
First Claim
1. An obstacle detection system for a motor vehicle which detects another vehicle traveling in front of the motor vehicle as an obstacle comprising:
- course providing means for providing a course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel;
reserve course providing means for providing a reserve course located outside of the course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel;
detection means for detecting the other vehicle traveling in one of the course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel and the reserve course as an obstacle; and
obstacle detection continuation means for continuously detecting the other vehicle until a predetermined condition has been satisfied when the other vehicle moves from the course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel to the reserve course.
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Abstract
An obstacle detection apparatus for a motor vehicle detects another vehicle traveling in front of the vehicle as an obstacle. The apparatus has a first unit, providing a course on which the vehicle is supposed to travel, a second unit, providing a reserve course located outside of the course, an obstacle detector detecting the other vehicle traveling in the course or the reserve course as an obstacle, and an obstacle detection continuation unit continuously detecting the other vehicle until a predetermined condition has been satisfied when the other vehicle moves from the course to the reserve course.
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1. An obstacle detection system for a motor vehicle which detects another vehicle traveling in front of the motor vehicle as an obstacle comprising:
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course providing means for providing a course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel; reserve course providing means for providing a reserve course located outside of the course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel; detection means for detecting the other vehicle traveling in one of the course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel and the reserve course as an obstacle; and obstacle detection continuation means for continuously detecting the other vehicle until a predetermined condition has been satisfied when the other vehicle moves from the course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel to the reserve course. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An obstacle detection apparatus for a motor vehicle which detects another vehicle traveling in front of the motor vehicle as an obstacle comprising:
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a first unit providing a course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel; a second unit providing a reserve course located outside of the course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel; an obstacle detector detecting the other vehicle traveling in one of the course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel and the reserve course as an obstacle; and an obstacle detection continuation unit continuously detecting the other vehicle until a predetermined condition has been satisfied when the other vehicle moves from the course on which the motor vehicle is supposed to travel to the reserve course. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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