Object detection system
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMorimichi Nishigaki, Masakazu Saka
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Abstract
An object detection system comprises a physical object recognition unit which recognizes physical objects outside the vehicle, and a physical object memory which stores information concerning the physical objects. A controller recognizes presence of a physical object when the physical object is sensed by one or more sensors a predetermined number of times, which is larger for a central portion of the detecting area than for a peripheral portion of the detecting area. The system includes a memory for storing information about the physical objects. The controller holds the physical object stored in the memory indicating that the physical object is existent until the controller fails to recognize presence of the corresponding physical object a predetermined number of recognition cycles.
Claims11
An object recognition system mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one sensor for sensing a physical object in a predetermined detecting area;
- and
- a controller for recognizing presence of a physical object when the physical object is sensed by said sensor a predetermined number of times, said predetermined number of times being larger for a central portion of the detecting area than for a peripheral portion of the detecting area.
A method for recognizing an object from a moving vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- capturing an image of a predetermined detecting area;
- processing the image to distinguish a physical object from a road area;
- and
- recognizing presence of a physical object when the physical object is detected a predetermined number of times, said predetermined number of times being larger for a central portion of the detecting area than for a peripheral portion of the detecting area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.