Object detection system and method of estimating object size
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJan K. Schiffmann, Lawrence A. Humm
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Abstract
A collision detection system and method of estimating a miss distance of an object and estimating length and width of the object are provided. The collision detection system includes a sensor for sensing an object within a field of view and measuring range and range rate of the sensed object. The collision detection system further includes a controller for estimating a miss distance of the object and further estimating length and width of the object as a function of the range and the range rate.
Claims21
A detection system for detecting a size dimension of an object, said system comprising:
- a sensor for sensing an object in a field of view and measuring range to the object and determining range rate of the object;
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- a controller for estimating a size dimension of the object as a function of the range and range rate, wherein the controller estimates the size dimension absent an azimuth angle measurement of the object.
A method of estimating a size dimension of an object, said method comprising the steps of:
- sensing the presence of an object;
- tracking the object;
- measuring range to the object;
- determining range rate of the object;
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- estimating a size dimension of the object as a function of the range and range rate, wherein the estimation of the size dimension is computed absent an azimuth angle measurement of the object.
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