Brake control apparatus for vehicle
US9981639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T2270/89
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle brake control apparatus according to the invention stops an activation of a brake device when a person exists outside of a braking area. The apparatus determines whether or not the person exists outside of the braking area on the basis of a moving direction and a moving amount of at least one characteristic point included in a landscape image captured by a camera device when a person image included in the landscape image cannot be detected by a pattern matching technique.
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