Personnel classification and response system
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1. A personnel classification and response system comprising:
- an image capture member that provides an image of the vicinity of a vehicle, the image including a person and a marker disposed on the person; and
a controller connected to the image capture member, the controller configured to identify in the image the marker and to activate a warning apparatus based on the marker and a zone relative to the vehicle in which the marker is located.
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Abstract
A personnel classification and response system, and related method and computer program product are disclosed. The system may comprise an image capture member and a controller connected to the image capture member. Some embodiments may also comprise a ranging apparatus. The ranging apparatus may be configured to provide a distance from a person to a vehicle. The image capture member may be configured to provide an image of the vicinity of the vehicle, the image including the person. The controller may be configured to identify in the image a marker and to activate a warning apparatus based on the marker and a zone in which the marker is disposed.
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1. A personnel classification and response system comprising:
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an image capture member that provides an image of the vicinity of a vehicle, the image including a person and a marker disposed on the person; and a controller connected to the image capture member, the controller configured to identify in the image the marker and to activate a warning apparatus based on the marker and a zone relative to the vehicle in which the marker is located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of responding to a person in the vicinity of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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processing an image of the vicinity of the vehicle to identify a marker disposed on the person; determining a zone relative to the vehicle in which the marker is present; and activating a warning apparatus based on the zone and the result of the processing step. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for responding to a person in the vicinity of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal detecting the person at a distance from the vehicle; receiving an electronic image of the vicinity of the vehicle, the image including the person; processing the image to identify the color of a marker disposed on the person, the color associated with a personnel classification; determining a zone relative to the vehicle in which the marker is present based on the distance; and activating a warning apparatus based on the zone and the color of the marker.
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