Vehicle recognizing apparatus
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazumitsu Kushida, Mutsumi Katayama
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Abstract
A vehicle recognizing apparatus which does not require a sophisticated image processing function of a vehicle on a recognizing side and allows a recognized vehicle to be immediately and accurately recognized by a simple image processing system. A pair of first and second infrared markers on the left and right sides are, respectively, placed at a pair of left and right vehicle components. Furthermore, a third infrared marker is provided to form a virtual triangle which may be easily distinguished by a recognizing system from extraneous infrared light sources.
Claims29
A vehicle recognizing apparatus allowing the presence of a vehicle to be recognized by other vehicles, comprising:
- at least three infrared markers;
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- a drive circuit causing each of the infrared markers to emit light, wherein
- a first infrared marker and a second infrared marker and a third infrared marker are placed at respective vertices of a virtual triangle in at least one of front and rear views of the vehicle, and
- the first and second infrared markers are distributed and placed at a pair of right and left vehicle components.
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