Obstacle detection apparatus and method for automotive vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7266454
APP PUB NO 20050004762A1
SERIAL NO

10878391

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In obstacle detection apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, an image fetching section fetches a situation of a forward detection zone in a form of an image, a noticeable object outputting section outputs a positional information of an object to be noticeable for the vehicle, and an image processing section performs an image processing for a region of the image fetching section on the basis of an output of the noticeable object outputting section to detect the object, the image processing section including a first technique mainly to detect the position of the object and a second technique mainly to track the object, the second technique detecting the object when the object detection by means of the first technique becomes not enabled to be carried out.

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  • NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kimura, Takeshi Yokohama, JP 189 2418
Takahama, Taku Kanagawa, JP 23 471

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