Pedestrian detection when a vehicle is reversing
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsScott Vincent Myers, Alexandru Mihai Gurghian, Ashley Elizabeth Micks, Ramchandra Ganesh Karandikar
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Abstract
Techniques and implementations pertaining to detection of moving objects, such as pedestrians, when a vehicle moves in a rearward direction are described. A method may involve identifying a region of interest when a vehicle moves in a rearward direction. The method may involve detecting a moving object in the region of interest. The method may also involve determining whether a collision with the moving object by the vehicle moving in the rearward direction is likely. The method may further involve providing a human-perceivable signal responsive to a determination that the collision is likely.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- identifying a region of interest when a vehicle moves in a rearward direction;
- detecting a moving object in the region of interest;
- determining whether a collision with the moving object by the vehicle moving in the rearward direction is likely;
- and
- providing a human-perceivable signal responsive to a determination that the collision is likely.
An apparatus implementable in a vehicle, comprising:
- a camera configured to capture one or more images in a rearward direction with respect to the vehicle;
- and
- one or more processors operatively coupled to the camera, the one or more processors configured to perform operations comprising:
- identifying, based at least in part on the one or more images, a region of interest when the vehicle moves in a rearward direction;
- detecting a moving object in the region of interest;
- determining whether a collision with the moving object by the vehicle moving in the rearward direction is likely;
- and
- providing a human-perceivable signal responsive to a determination that the collision is likely.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.