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Brake control apparatus for vehicle

US9981639B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 2017
Grant dateMay 29, 2018
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Expiry dateFeb 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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