Imminent-collision detection system and process
US7409295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S5/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process of determining an imminent-collision between a vehicle and an object, said vehicle having a sensing system for obtaining one or more images representing at least one observed object within a field of detection, said process comprising: (a) obtaining one or more images representing an observed object within said field of detection; and (b) determining that a collision between said vehicle and said observed object is imminent when the ratio of the probability that said observed object is actually within a collision zone to the probability that said observed object is actually within a safe zone is greater than a certain value.
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