Method for locating an object in a blind-spot of a vehicle
US9767696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/802
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for detecting moving objects in the area surrounding a vehicle by means of a vehicle-mounted sensor system having separate detection zones between which there is at least one detection gap. A crossover of an object between two detection zones across a detection gap is bridged by prediction by means of a transfer algorithm. Detected objects are classified according to type and the transfer algorithm is a movement model selected to match the determined object type and according to which the object is expected to move through the gap and which comprises a probability of the object being located in the gap. The probability is calculated from location and movement variables of the vehicle and of the detected object. The probability further takes into account any features in the roadway section that may permit the object to enter and/or exit the roadway directly into/out of the detection gap.
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