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Vulnerable road user protection system

US8594370B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 2005
Grant dateNov 26, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R21/34
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A range map of a visual scene generated by a stereo vision and associate image processing system, and is filtered to remove objects beyond a region of interest and for which a collision is not possible, and to remove an associated road surface. Objects clustered in range bins are separated by segmentation. A composite range map is generated using principale components analysis and processed with a connected-components sieve filter. Objects are identified using one or more of a harmonic profile and other features using an object recognition processor using a combination of inclusive, exclusive and harmonic networks to generate a classification metric.

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