Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus and traveling control system incorporating the apparatus
US7030775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K31/0008
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus comprises image solid object detecting means for detecting image solid objects based on image information outputted from a CCD camera, millimeter wave solid object detecting means for detecting millimeter wave solid objects based on signals outputted from a millimeter wave radar, fusion solid object establishing means for establishing fusion solid objects composed of single image solid objects, single millimeter wave solid objects and a combination of the image solid objects and the millimeter wave solid objects by fusing the image solid objects and the millimeter wave solid objects, first reliability judging means for judging a degree of reliability of the fusion solid objects based on a detecting situation of the respective fusion solid objects by the image solid object detecting means, second reliability judging means for judging a degree of reliability of the fusion solid objects based on a detecting situation of the respective fusion solid objects by the millimeter wave solid object detecting means and preceding vehicle selecting means for selecting a preceding vehicle from the fusion solid objects when it is judged that the fusion s…
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