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Drive assist system for motor vehicle

US6057754A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 1998
Grant dateMay 2, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T2201/082
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drive assist system of a vehicle for preventing a lane moving-out includes a pair of CCD cameras for taking picture images of the scenery in front of the vehicle, an image processing section for processing the picture images, a road/object detecting section for obtaining image data, a lane moving-out judging section for judging a lane moving-out from a lane, a roadside judging section for issuing an alarm when it judges a lane moving-out in the roadside direction, a moving-out direction obstacle judging section for issuing an alarm when there is a possibility of colliding with an obstacle on a moving-out direction lane, a lane width judging section for stopping or suppressing an alarm in case where the lane moving-out is an avoidable behavior due to the narrow width of the lane and a front direction obstacle judging section for stopping or suppressing an alarm in case where the lane moving-out is for avoiding an obstacle in front of the vehicle.

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