Vehicle handling assistant apparatus
US8660737B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/165
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle handling assistant apparatus is discloses, the vehicle handling assistant apparatus utilizes an environment acquisition means to acquire an environment signal and utilizes an environment presentation means to present the environment signal. The vehicle handling assistant apparatus also utilizes an obstacle detection means to detect an obstacle from the environment signal acquired by the environment acquisition means and output an obstacle signal. The obstacle detection means may be implemented by an infrared sensor, a radar sensor, an ultrasonic sensor or a camera. An obstacle region generation means generates an obstacle region signal from the environment signal based on the obstacle signal generated by the obstacle detection means. The obstacle region signal includes information about a position of the foot point line and a width of the obstacle region. An environment signal adjustment means adjusts the environment signal presented by the environment presentation means based on the obstacle region signal.
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