Feature target selection for countermeasure performance within a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsWilford Trent Yopp, Anthony Gerald King, Corinne Mentell, Yusheng Li
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Abstract
A target selection system (21) for a vehicle (12) includes an object detection sensor (17) that generates object detection signals associated with multiple detected objects. A feature target selection module (30) selects secondary targets from the objects and associates the secondary targets with respective features (23). A primary target selection module (31) selects primary targets from the secondary targets and associates each of the primary targets with a single respective concentrated feature.
Claims20
A target selection system for a vehicle, said target selection system comprising:
- at least one object detection sensor for generating object detection signals associated with a plurality of objects;
- a feature target selection module for selecting secondary targets from said plurality of objects and associating said secondary targets with a plurality of respective features;
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- a primary target selection module for selecting primary targets from said secondary targets and associating each of said primary targets with a single respective concentrated feature.
A countermeasure system for a vehicle, said countermeasure system comprising:
- at least one object detection sensor for generating object detection signals associated with a plurality of objects;
- a feature target selection module for selecting secondary targets from said plurality of objects and associating said secondary targets with a plurality of respective features;
- a primary target selection module for selecting primary targets from said secondary targets and associating each of said primary targets with a single respective concentrated feature;
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- a controller for performing at least one countermeasure in response to said primary targets.
A target selection system for a vehicle, said target selection system comprising:
- at least one object detection sensor for generating object detection signals associated with a plurality of objects;
- a plurality of vehicle state sensors for generating vehicle state signals;
- a path-tracking module for generating a path-tracking signal;
- a path prediction module for generating at least one path-prediction signal in response to said vehicle state signals, said path prediction module being operable to determine a resultant predicted future path of said vehicle and an associated path confidence level in response to said at least one path-prediction signal and said path-tracking signal;
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- a controller for determining threat of each of said plurality of objects in response to said object detection signals and selecting at least one primary target for a plurality of features in response to said resultant predicted future path, said associated path confidence level, and said threat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.