Obstacle detection device for vehicle
AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsTohru Yoshioka, Ayumu Doi, Satoshi Morioka, Satoru Matsuoka
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Abstract
An obstacle detection device for a vehicle includes an area determining section for determining a detection area extended forward of a running vehicle and provided for detecting an obstacle, a split section for splitting the area into a plurality of small split zones, a detecting section for detecting an obstacle in each of the small split zones, inferring section for an inferring a path of the vehicle in the obstacle detection area, and a judging section for judging a rank of danger of an obstacle in the detection area. The obstacle can be properly detected so that the vehicle can take a responsive and appropriate action for avoiding the obstacle.
Claims16
An obstacle detection device for a vehicle comprising:
- area determining means for determining a detection area extended forward of a running vehicle for detecting an obstacle,
- split means for splitting the detection area into a plurality of small split zones,
- detecting means for detecting an obstacle for each of the small split zones produced by splitting the detection area,
- judging means for judging a degree of danger of the obstacle in the detection area based on a relationship between said obstacle and the running vehicle, and
- control means for controlling the vehicle based on said degree of danger.
An obstacle detection device for a vehicle comprising:
- area determining means for determining a detection area extended forward of a running vehicle,
- detecting means for detecting an obstacle in the detection area,
- inferring means for inferring a path of the vehicle detected, by the detecting means, in the detection area,
- excluding means for excluding data concerning said obstacle when said obstacle is located in a predetermined part of the detection area,
- judging means for judging a degree of danger of the obstacle in the detection area, and
- control means for controlling the vehicle based on said degree of danger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.