Driving support system
US6993159B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2013/0085
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A driving support system for enabling a driver to appropriately confirm environmental conditions of a moving body is provided. A plurality of imaging means for taking an image of the rear of the moving body is installed on the moving body. The plurality of imaging means have an area (OL) where their imaging areas overlap with each other, and the overlap area (OL) includes an area in the vicinity of a vanishing point (VP). Detection means obtains a stereo parallax (VD) between one imaging means and another imaging means in the overlap area (OL), and obtains a distance to an object based on the stereo parallax (VD).
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