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08-03-2012 дата публикации

Vehicular environment estimation device

Номер: US20120059789A1
Автор: Hiromitsu Urano, Katsuhiro Sakai, Toshiki Kindo
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Corp

Disclosed is a vehicular environment estimation device capable of accurately estimating a travel environment around own vehicle on the basis of a predicted route of a mobile object or the like, which is moving in a blind area. A vehicular environment estimation device that is mounted in the own vehicle detects a behavior of another vehicle in the vicinity of the own vehicle, and estimates a travel environment, which affects the traveling of another vehicle, on the basis of the behavior of another vehicle. For example, the presence of another vehicle, which is traveling in a blind area, is estimated on the basis of the behavior of another vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to estimate a vehicle travel environment that cannot be recognized by the own vehicle but can be recognized by another vehicle in the vicinity of the own vehicle.

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Номер записи: 1
17-05-2012 дата публикации

Automobile Beacon, System, and Associated Method

Номер: US20120119893A1
Автор: Kirk E. Cemper
Принадлежит: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC

Devices, systems, and methods are provided for alerting a pedestrian, such as a visually impaired pedestrian, of a vehicle in the vicinity. In general, signals are transmitted from a vehicle to a device carried by a pedestrian, such as a mobile terminal. In response, the pedestrian's device may generate an alarm, such as a vibration or an audible alarm, informing the pedestrian that a vehicle is nearby. In some cases, the pedestrian's device may transmit activation signals to the vehicle after receiving the signals from the vehicle. The activation signals may cause speakers on the vehicle to emit an audible alarm, alerting the pedestrian of the presence of the vehicle.

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Номер записи: 2
24-05-2012 дата публикации

Object detection device for vehicle and object detection method for vehicle

Номер: US20120127017A1
Автор: Yoji Sasabuchi
Принадлежит: Honda Motor Co Ltd

An object detection device for a vehicle includes a transmission and reception unit that transmits an electromagnetic wave and receives a reflected wave generated when the electromagnetic wave is reflected by an object around a subject vehicle, a reflecting point computation unit that computes a position of a reflecting point of the electromagnetic wave on the object based on a signal from the transmission and reception unit, a distance computation unit that computes a distance from the subject vehicle to the object based on the position of the reflecting point, an end point detection unit that detects at least one of an end point on the right side of the object and an end point on the left side thereof based on the position of the reflecting point, a shielding determination unit that determines whether the end point of the object is shielded by another object when viewed from the subject vehicle based on the computation result of the distance computation unit and the detection result of the end point detection unit, and an end point movement speed computation unit that computes a lateral movement speed of the end point of the object determined as not being shielded.

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Номер записи: 3
31-05-2012 дата публикации

Vehicle surroundings awareness support device

Номер: US20120133769A1
Автор: Jun Kadowaki, Kazuya Watanabe, Noboru NAGAMINE, Tomoyuki Matsuba, Toshihiro Mori, Yuuichi Ooshita
Принадлежит: Aisin Seiki Co Ltd

Provided is a vehicle surroundings awareness support device capable of providing a prompt for a driver to intuitively direct their attention, without the driver feeling hassled. Captured images comprising a plurality of frames taken sequentially by an onboard camera for imaging the surroundings of the vehicle are received; an optical flow is computed on the basis of feature points contained in the plurality of frames imaged at different times; moving objects in the surroundings of the vehicle are detected on the basis of the optical flow; and a display for showing movement trajectories for the moving objects is superimposed on the captured images on the basis of the optical flow.

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Номер записи: 4
07-06-2012 дата публикации

Driving assistance apparatus

Номер: US20120139716A1
Автор: Kazuya Watanabe, Koichiro Honda, Noboru NAGAMINE
Принадлежит: Aisin Seiki Co Ltd

Disclosed is a driving assistance apparatus for assisting a driving operation by outputting a reverse sound at the time of a reversing maneuver of a vehicle. The apparatus includes an information acquisition unit for acquiring driving assistance information including a vehicle condition and a vehicle surrounding condition, a reverse sound management unit for managing reverse sounds belonging in a musical scale including the reverse sound as the tonic note thereof as musical scale reverse sounds, an output reverse sound determination unit for determining a sequence of musical scale in the form of temporal sequence corresponding to the driving assistance information, and a reverse sound output control unit configured to select from the reverse sounds managed by the reverse sound management unit and output to a speaker reverse sounds suitable for the sequence of the musical scale determined by the reverse sound determination unit.

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Номер записи: 5
26-07-2012 дата публикации

Method for increasing the safety of a vehicle and central processing unit for a driver assistance system

Номер: US20120191315A1
Автор: Meike Fehse
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A method is provided for increasing the safety of a vehicle, a region about the vehicle being scanned and a distance between at least one location on the vehicle and a physical limit of this region is measured in at least one direction. Subsequently, it is checked whether the distance exceeds a specifiable threshold value and finally, a warning signal is output and/or the vehicle is braked, if the result of the checking is positive. Moreover, a central processing unit for a corresponding driver assistance system and a driver assistance system are provided.

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Номер записи: 6
25-10-2012 дата публикации

Methods for notifying a driver of a motor vehicle about a danger spot and driver assistance systems using such methods

Номер: US20120268600A1
Автор: Oliver Wagner
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

A method and a driver assistance system for notifying the driver of a motor vehicle about a danger spot are provided. In an embodiment, the method includes providing informational data about the danger spot from a data storage device, providing current image data using a camera, and analyzing a current danger situation by comparing the current image data with the informational data using a central processing unit. A warning signal is outputted to the driver via an output unit depending on the current danger situation.

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Номер записи: 7
01-11-2012 дата публикации

Driving assist device

Номер: US20120277957A1
Автор: Satoru Inoue, Tatsuya Mitsugi, Yukio Nishimoto
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Electric Corp

A driving assist device detects the position of a vehicle 13 in a direction of the width of a road by using both distance data on both right and left sides of the vehicle and road width data on the width of the road, specifies distance data having a time-varying change equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold from among the distance data showing the vehicle position detected to correct the vehicle position in such a way that the vehicle position is shown by the distance data from which the distance data specified are removed when the travelling path of the vehicle 13 shows a straight ahead movement, determines the travelling state of the vehicle 13 from a time-varying change of the vehicle position corrected, and notifies a content according to the travelling state determined.

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Номер записи: 8
08-11-2012 дата публикации

Target-object distance measuring device and vehicle mounted with the device

Номер: US20120281878A1
Автор: Kodai Matsuda, Makoto Aimura, Nobuharu Nagaoka
Принадлежит: Honda Motor Co Ltd

In a target-object distance measuring device and a vehicle on which the device is mounted, a human body detection device is utilized for calculating a distance between an image capturing device and a human body candidate in an actual space based on the size of the human body candidate in the image. The head width is approximately 15-16 cm. A body height in the actual space of the human candidate in the image is estimated based on the ratio between the head-width in the extracted image and at least one size of the human body feature, such as total height, in the extracted human body candidate region, and the distance from the image capturing device to the human body candidate in the actual space is calculated based on the estimated body height in the actual space and the body height of the human body candidate in the image.

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Номер записи: 9
25-04-2013 дата публикации

Highway Merge Assistant and Control

Номер: US20130099911A1
Автор: Bakhtiar Brian Litkouhi, Upali Priyantha Mudalige
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

A vehicle merge control system includes a host communication system in a host vehicle for exchanging vehicle position and kinematics data with a remote communication system in at least one remote vehicle. A vehicle host processor determines respective positions and paths of travel of the at least one remote vehicle and the host vehicle. The host processor determines a time to intersect based on the positions and predicted paths of travel between the host vehicle and remote vehicle during a merging maneuver. A host vehicle is configured to transmit a host vehicle intention message from the host communication system to the remote communication system for negotiating a merging position between the host vehicle and the at least one remote vehicle. The host vehicle executes the merging maneuver using the negotiated merging position.

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Номер записи: 10
23-05-2013 дата публикации

Cyclist Proximity Warning System

Номер: US20130127638A1
Автор: Harrison Cameron
Принадлежит:

A cyclist proximity warning system comprising one or more cyclist transmitter units each for carrying on a bicycle or motorcycle and one or more in vehicle driver alert devices each driver alert device for carrying in a vehicle. Each transmitter unit is adapted to transmit a signal indicating the location of the transmitter unit and the bicycle or motorcycle carrying the unit. Each in vehicle driver alert device has a receiver adapted to receive a cyclist proximity warning signal indicating presence of a cyclist proximate the vehicle and, in response to receiving the signal, alert the vehicle driver to the presence of a cyclist proximate the vehicle. 1. A cyclist proximity warning system comprising:one or more cyclist transmitter units each for carrying on a bicycle or motorcycle, each transmitter unit being adapted to transmit a signal indicating the location of the transmitter unit and the bicycle or motorcycle carrying the unit; andone or more in vehicle driver alert devices each driver alert device for carrying in a vehicle and having a receiver adapted to receive a cyclist proximity warning signal indicating presence of a cyclist proximate the vehicle and in response to receiving the signal alert the vehicle driver to the presence of a cyclist proximate the vehicle.2. A system as claimed in wherein the cyclist transmitter units are adapted to transmit a limited range wireless cyclist proximity warning signal for reception by any in vehicle driver alert device receiver within range of the proximity warning signal.3. A system as claimed in wherein the range of the proximity warning signal is adjustable.4. A system as claimed in wherein the range of the proximity warning signal is dynamically adjusted based on travelling speed of the cyclist.5. A system as claimed in wherein the cyclist transmitter unit has a low power consumption standby state where no proximity warning signal is transmitted and a higher power consumption active state wherein the proximity ...

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Номер записи: 11
23-05-2013 дата публикации

VEHICULAR CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICULAR CONTROL METHOD

Номер: US20130131945A1
Автор: Kimura Kenji
Принадлежит:

An electronic control unit performs driving force reduction control to reduce the driving force of a driving wheel of the vehicle. Then, if an accelerator pedal is operated after the lapse of a predetermined time since detection of an obstacle that may collide with a vehicle, the electronic control unit brakes the driving wheel as driving force reduction control. 1. A vehicular control apparatus that performs driving force reduction control to reduce a driving force of a driving wheel of a vehicle , the vehicular control apparatus comprising:a controller that determines whether or not the driving force reduction control needs to be performed, on a basis of a time from detection of an obstacle that may collide with the vehicle by the controller, to an operation of an accelerator of the vehicle.2. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinan obstacle that approaches to the vehicle or to a travelling side of the vehicle is detected as the obstacle that may collide with the vehicle.3. The vehicular control apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe controller brakes the driving wheel as the driving force reduction control.4. The vehicular control apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe controller reduces an engine output of the vehicle as the driving force reduction control.5. A vehicular control apparatus comprising:a controller that performs driving force reduction control to reduce a driving force of a driving wheel of a vehicle, if a brake of the vehicle is not operated before lapse of a first predetermined time since detection of an obstacle that may collide with a vehicle by the controller, and an accelerator of the vehicle is operated after lapse of the first predetermined time since detection of the obstacle that may collide with the vehicle.6. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 5 , whereinan obstacle which approaches to a vehicle or to a travelling path of a vehicle is detected as the obstacle which may collide with the ...

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Номер записи: 12
04-07-2013 дата публикации

OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND OBJECT DETECTION PROGRAM

Номер: US20130169449A1
Автор: Tsunekawa Jun
Принадлежит: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Provided is an object detection apparatus capable of accurately estimating the movement amount of the position, which moves within an oncoming vehicle, of a reflection point of an electromagnetic wave radiated from a radar apparatus, and using the movement amount for collision possibility determination. The object detection apparatus provided in a vehicle includes: a relative position detection section radiating the electromagnetic wave to an object in front of the vehicle, and receiving a reflection wave from the object, thereby detecting the relative position, to the vehicle, of an electromagnetic wave reflection point on the object reflecting the electromagnetic wave; and a movement amount estimation section capable of, based on the relative position to the vehicle of the electromagnetic wave reflection point, estimating, as continuous values, a movement amount of the electromagnetic wave reflection point on the object from a predetermined timing until the object approaches the vicinity of the vehicle. 112-. (canceled)13. An object detection apparatus provided in a vehicle , the object detection apparatus comprising:a relative position detection section configured to radiate an electromagnetic wave to another vehicle present in front of the vehicle, and receive a reflection wave reflected from the other vehicle, thereby detecting the relative position of an electromagnetic wave reflection point on the other vehicle reflecting the electromagnetic wave, with respect to the vehicle; anda movement amount estimation section configured to be capable of, based on the relative position of the electromagnetic wave reflection point with respect to the vehicle, estimating, as continuous values, a movement amount by which the electromagnetic wave reflection point will move on the other vehicle from a predetermined timing until the other vehicle approaches the vicinity of the vehicle, whereinthe movement amount is calculated based on a reflection point movement rate which is ...

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Номер записи: 13
11-07-2013 дата публикации

APPROACH WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE APPROACH OF MOVING OBJECTS

Номер: US20130176144A1
Автор: Koester Volker, Lewandowski Andreas, Wietfeld Christian
Принадлежит: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DORTMUND

An approach warning system includes at least one marking module and a warning module. The at least one marking module comprises a marking module transmission unit configured to emit electromagnetic signals, and a motion detector configured to detect a motion. The at least one marking module is configured to emit presence signals as the electromagnetic signals when a motion is detected. The warning module comprises a reception unit configured to receive the electromagnetic signals emitted by the at least one marking module, and an output device configured to emit an approach warning. The warning module is configured to emit the approach warning via the output device dependent on a reception of the presence signals emitted by the at least one marking module. 115-. (canceled)16. An approach warning system comprising: a marking module transmission unit configured to emit electromagnetic signals, and', 'a motion detector configured to detect a motion,', 'wherein the at least one marking module is configured to emit presence signals as the electromagnetic signals when a motion is detected; and, 'at least one marking module comprising a reception unit configured to receive the electromagnetic signals emitted by the at least one marking module, and', 'an output device configured to emit an approach warning,', 'wherein the warning module is configured emit the approach warning via the output device dependent on a reception of the presence signals emitted by the at least one marking module., 'a warning module comprising17. The approach warning system as recited in claim 16 , wherein the motion detector comprises an acceleration sensor.18. The approach warning system as recited in claim 16 , wherein the motion the motion detector is configured to detect is at least one of a motion type claim 16 , a motion speed claim 16 , a motion direction and a motion alteration.19. The approach warning system as recited in claim 16 , wherein claim 16 ,the warning module further comprises a ...

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Номер записи: 14
25-07-2013 дата публикации

Driver assisting system and method

Номер: US20130190944A1
Автор: Magnus Brandin, Per LANDFORS
Принадлежит: Volvo Car Corp

A driver assisting system and method for a vehicle are provided. The system includes a processor and a display system. The display system is adapted to display information on a screen of a vehicle. The screen is adapted to show the environment in front of the vehicle or a representation thereof. The vehicle extends in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, the longitudinal direction corresponding to the intended direction of vehicle travel. The processor is adapted to receive a first input data signal indicative of a velocity of the vehicle, and a second input data signal indicative of an actual performed and/or on-going and/or impending lateral position change of the vehicle. The processor is further adapted to process at least the first and the second input data signals to calculate an estimated vehicle path, and the display system is adapted to display the estimated vehicle path on the screen.

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Номер записи: 15
22-08-2013 дата публикации

VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE

Номер: US20130218433A1
Автор: MATSUNO Kouji
Принадлежит: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

There is provided a vehicle driving support device. The vehicle driving support device according to the present invention calculates a time-to-collision to an obstacle ahead. When the time-to-collision is shorter than a predetermined threshold value, which means the possibility of the collision between the obstacle and a vehicle is determined to be high, and in at least either one of cases in which an engine automatic stop controller automatically stops an engine and in which a brake negative pressure is higher than a set pressure, so that the negative pressure of a brake booster is insufficient, the device outputs a signal to a brake controller so as to start a pump of a brake driver for realizing a prefill function in which a brake pad of each wheel is pressed against a braking surface of a disc rotor. 1. A vehicle driving support device comprising:a front environment recognizing unit for recognizing an environment in front of a vehicle;a collision determining unit for making a determination through a comparison between an evaluation value, by which a possibility of collision between an obstacle in front of the vehicle and the vehicle is set, and a predetermined threshold value when the front environmental recognizing unit recognizes the obstacle;an engine automatic stop control unit for automatically stopping an engine when a driving condition set in advance is established; anda brake control unit for starting a pump serving as a brake driving unit, when the collision determining unit determines that the possibility of the collision between the obstacle and the vehicle is high, and in at least one of a case in which the engine automatic stop control unit automatically stops the engine and a case in which a negative pressure of a brake booster is insufficient.2. The vehicle driving support device according to claim 1 , wherein the brake control unit starts a pump of the brake driving unit to execute a pre-fill function in which a brake pad of each wheel is pressed ...

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Номер записи: 16
29-08-2013 дата публикации

On-vehicle tracking control apparatus

Номер: US20130226402A1
Автор: Motonori Tominaga, Takeshi Hatoh, Tomohiko TSURUTA, Yusuke Ueda
Принадлежит: Denso Corp

A tracking control apparatus for tracking a preceding vehicle includes information acquiring unit for acquiring information about surrounding the own vehicle, preceding vehicle determining unit for determining the preceding vehicle running ahead of the own vehicle, control unit controls the tracking control to be maintained or released, and turn signal determining unit for determining whether or not a turn signal of a turn signal unit of the preceding vehicle is active. The control unit maintains or releases the tracking control by determining the surrounding of the own vehicle concerning a traffic lane change by the preceding vehicle based on the information acquired by the information acquiring unit, when the turn signal determining unit determines that the turn signal of the turn signal unit is active.

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Номер записи: 17
29-08-2013 дата публикации

Method and device for operating a vehicle

Номер: US20130226407A1
Автор: Gugel Melanie, Rentschler Tobias
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A method for operating a vehicle, including the tasks of detecting a dynamic parameter of a preceding other vehicle, computing an assessment criterion based on the detected dynamic parameter, computing a setpoint vehicle trajectory as a function of the assessment criterion, and adjusting an actual vehicle trajectory to the setpoint vehicle trajectory. Also described is a corresponding device and a computer program. 1. A method for operating a vehicle , the method comprising:detecting a dynamic parameter of a preceding other vehicle;computing an assessment criterion based on the detected dynamic parameter;computing a setpoint vehicle trajectory as a function of the assessment criterion; andadjusting an actual vehicle trajectory to the setpoint vehicle trajectory.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a vehicle surroundings of an adjacent lane relative to an instantaneous vehicle position is detected claim 1 , and claim 1 , based on the detected vehicle surroundings claim 1 , a permissible range for the setpoint vehicle trajectory being formed which includes the adjacent lane.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein lane markings of a lane of the host vehicle are detected claim 1 , a further permissible range for the setpoint vehicle trajectory is formed which is within the lane markings claim 1 , and the setpoint vehicle trajectory is computed by maximizing a distance between a longitudinal axis of the host vehicle and a longitudinal axis of the other vehicle.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a brake parameter corresponding to a requested braking power is detected claim 1 , and the assessment criterion is computed based on the brake parameter.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a further dynamic parameter of another vehicle in the vehicle surroundings of the host vehicle is detected claim 1 , and the assessment criterion is computed based on the further dynamic parameter.6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the dynamic parameter includes a relative speed relative to at least one ...

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Номер записи: 18
29-08-2013 дата публикации

DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS MOUNTED ON VEHICLE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH PRECEDING VEHICLE

Номер: US20130226432A1
Автор: Hatoh Takeshi, Tominaga Motonori, Tsuruta Tomohiko, Ueda Yusuke
Принадлежит: Denso Corporation

A driving control apparatus mounted on a present vehicle used for tracking a preceding vehicle includes: control module for controlling the present vehicle to accelerate or decelerate; vehicle detecting module for detecting the preceding vehicle; region detecting module for detecting a lateral region existing on an adjacent lane being adjacent to a present lane where the present vehicle exists, the lateral region being laterally to the present vehicle; and region determining module for determining whether or not the lateral region is an avoidance region that has a predetermined area. 1. A driving control apparatus mounted on a present vehicle used for tracking drive operation wherein the present vehicle is driven so as to track a preceding vehicle existing ahead of the present vehicle , the driving control apparatus comprising:control means for controlling the present vehicle to accelerate or decelerate;vehicle detecting means for detecting the preceding vehicle;region detecting means for detecting a lateral region existing on an adjacent lane adjacent to a present lane where the present vehicle exists, the lateral region being laterally adjacent to the present vehicle; andregion determining means for determining whether or not the lateral region is an avoidance region that has a predetermined area, whereinthe control means is configured to perform an avoidance standby operation that allows the present vehicle to accelerate or decelerate based on a result of determining by the region determining means, when the vehicle detecting means detects the preceding vehicle existing on the present lane.2. The driving control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control means is configured to perform the avoidance standby operation when the region determining means determines that the lateral region detected by the region detecting means is the avoidance region.3. The driving control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control means performs the avoidance ...

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Номер записи: 19
12-09-2013 дата публикации

Vehicle Peripheral Area Observation System

Номер: US20130235201A1
Автор: IRIE Kota, KIYOHARA Masahiro, Muramatsu Shoji, UCHIDA Yoshitaka
Принадлежит: Clarion Co., Ltd.

To provide a vehicle peripheral area observation system that can, with a simple configuration, detect a pedestrian who has a possibility of hitting against the vehicle by removing an appearance motion due to water vapor or a light source fluctuation. A water vapor region is detected from motion information and luminance information from videos captured with an on-vehicle camera, and recognition of a moving object in the water vapor region is invalidated for a given period of time. 1. A vehicle peripheral area observation system for observing a peripheral area of a vehicle on the basis of a plurality of images captured with an on-vehicle camera at predetermined time intervals , the system comprising:an image acquisition unit configured to acquire the plurality of images;a moving object detection unit configured to detect a moving object on the basis of the plurality of images;an appearance determination unit configured to determine if the moving object results from detection of an apparent motion on the basis of motion information of the moving object and luminance information;a warning suppression region setting unit configured to set a warning suppression region in which a region where the moving object determined to result from detection of the apparent motion is present is masked, anda warning control unit configured to perform warning control on the basis of the warning suppression region and a result of detection of the moving object.2. The vehicle peripheral area observation system according to claim 1 , further comprising:an optical flow calculation unit configured to calculate optical flows on the basis of the plurality of images,wherein the appearance determination unit uses as the motion information a variance of vector components of the optical flows in a predetermined region.3. The vehicle peripheral area observation system according to claim 2 , wherein the appearance determination unit uses as the luminance information at least one of a mean or a ...

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Номер записи: 20
12-09-2013 дата публикации

METHOD FOR WARNING THE DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OF AN IMPENDING HAZARDOUS SITUATION DUE TO ACCIDENTAL DRIFTING INTO AN OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANE

Номер: US20130238192A1
Автор: Breu Alexander
Принадлежит: Audi AG

A method for warning the driver of a motor vehicle of an impending hazardous situation caused by accidental drifting towards or into an opposing traffic lane includes determining a virtual vehicle path of the own motor vehicle and a lane marker separating the lane of the own motor vehicle from the opposing traffic lane, determining a relative position of the own motor vehicle in relation to the lane marker, checking whether an oncoming vehicle enters or has entered the virtual vehicle path, checking whether the own motor vehicle will cross or has crossed the lane marker, checking for driver activity, and outputting a warning signal or performing an automatic driving mode intervention, when the oncoming vehicle will enter or has entered the virtual vehicle path and the own vehicle will cross or has crossed the lane marker, and when the driver is inactive. 1. A method for warning a driver of a motor vehicle of an impending hazardous situation caused by accidental drifting towards or into an opposing traffic lane , the method comprising:determining a virtual vehicle path directed in the travel direction of the own motor vehicle,determining with a first detection sensor a lane marker separating the lane of the own motor vehicle from the opposing traffic lane,determining a relative position of the own motor vehicle in relation to the lane marker,determining an oncoming vehicle traveling on the opposing traffic lane with a second detection sensor,checking whether the oncoming vehicle enters or has entered the virtual vehicle path,checking whether the own motor vehicle will travel across or has traveled across the lane marker based on the determined relative position of the own motor vehicle,checking for presence of sensor information indicating an active travel operation or a steering operation by the driver, thus indicating that the detected relative position of the own motor vehicle is caused by driver activity, andoutputting a warning signal or performing an automatic ...

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Номер записи: 21
19-09-2013 дата публикации

Driving assistance device and method of detecting vehicle adjacent thereto

Номер: US20130242102A1
Автор: Chikao Tsuchiya, Osamu Fukata, Shinya Tanaka, Yasuhisa Hayakawa
Принадлежит: Nissan Motor Co Ltd

A driving assistance device includes a camera, a moving object detector, a candidate reflection region detector, a predetermined position brightness detector and a cause determiner. The moving object detector and the candidate reflection region detector sets a detection region for detecting, from image data captured by the camera, existence of an adjacent vehicle in an adjacent lane. The predetermined position brightness detector detects a candidate light projecting object which projects light with brightness equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value. The cause determiner determines whether or not there exists a candidate light projecting object which indicates existence of the adjacent vehicle in the detection region.

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Номер записи: 22
19-09-2013 дата публикации

Vehicle surroundings monitoring device

Номер: US20130243261A1
Автор: Kodai Matsuda, Makoto Aimura, Nobuharu Nagaoka
Принадлежит: Honda Motor Co Ltd

When it is determined that a type of a physical body in real space corresponding to an image portion is a crossing pedestrian, a distance calculating unit 13 performs a first distance calculating process of calculating a distance between a vehicle 1 and the physical body, on the basis of a correlative relationship between the distance from the vehicle 1 set on assumption of a height of the pedestrian and a height of the image portion, according to the height of the image portion. When it is determined that the type of the physical body is not the crossing pedestrian, then the distance calculating unit 13 performs a second distance calculating process which calculates the distance between the physical body and the vehicle, on the basis of a change in size of the image portions of the physical body extracted from time-series captured images.

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Номер записи: 23
26-09-2013 дата публикации

TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING SAFE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE

Номер: US20130250112A1
Автор: Breed David S.
Принадлежит: AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES LLC

Vehicle control system and method in which restrictions on travel of the vehicle are determined based on an indication of the visibility of a driver and information about objects moving in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle are considered. The travel restrictions include preventing a passing maneuver on a two-lane road when an oncoming vehicle precludes safely initiating or completing an already-initiated passing maneuver. A warning system is provided to warn a driver about the travel restrictions so that the driver will, hopefully, not attempt an unsafe maneuver. 1. A driving monitoring system for a vehicle , comprising:a visibility determining system that provides an indication of the visibility of a driver of the vehicle;an image obtaining system oriented to obtain images of an area in front of the vehicle and derive information about objects in the obtained images including distance between the vehicle and objects travelling in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle; anda warning system that, based on the determined visibility of the driver and the information about objects travelling in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle, warns a driver when an object travelling in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle restricts movement of the vehicle.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said visibility determining system is configured to consider topography of a road the vehicle is travelling on when providing the indication of the determined visibility of the driver.3. The system of claim 2 , wherein said visibility determining system is configured to access a database of topographical information to obtain information about the topography of the road the vehicle is travelling on.4. The system of claim 3 , wherein said topographical information database is arranged partly on the vehicle.5. The system of claim 3 , wherein said topographical information database is arranged ...

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Номер записи: 24
26-09-2013 дата публикации

MULTI-SURFACE MODEL-BASED TRACKING

Номер: US20130253796A1
Автор: Luo Yun, Zhu Xavier
Принадлежит:

Systems and methods for detecting a vehicle. One system includes a controller. The controller is configured to receive images from a camera mounted on a first vehicle, identify a surface of a second vehicle located around the first vehicle based on the images, and generate a three-dimensional model associated with the second vehicle. The model includes a first plane and a second plane approximately perpendicular to the first plane. The first plane of the model is associated with the identified surface of the second vehicle. The controller is further configured to track a position of the second vehicle using the three-dimensional model after the identified surface falls at least partially outside of a field-of-view of the at least one camera. 1. A system for detecting a vehicle , the system comprising: receive images from a camera mounted on a first vehicle,', 'identify a surface of a second vehicle located around the first vehicle based on the images,', 'generate a three-dimensional model associated with the second vehicle, the three-dimensional model including a first plane and a second plane approximately perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the first plane is associated with the identified surface of the second vehicle, and', 'track a position of the second vehicle using the three-dimensional model after the identified surface falls at least partially outside of a field-of-view of the at least one camera., 'a controller configured to'}2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to receive data from at least one radar sensor mounted on the first vehicle.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surface of the second vehicle is a back surface of the second vehicle.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surface of the second vehicle is a side surface of the second vehicle.5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to identify the surface of the second vehicle based on features extracted from the images.6. The system ...

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Номер записи: 25
03-10-2013 дата публикации

COLLISION DETERMINATION DEVICE

Номер: US20130261952A1
Автор: Aso Kazuaki, Harada Masahiro, Kindo Toshiki, Sakai Katsuhiro
Принадлежит:

A collision determination device determines the possibility of collision between a host vehicle and the other object on the basis of a shortest arrival time calculated by a shortest arrival time calculation unit and a passage time at each point of the host vehicle acquired by a vehicle route candidate acquisition unit. In this way, even if a locus to be taken by the other object is not generated, the shortest arrival time at which the other object can arrive at each point of the route candidate of the host vehicle with a predetermined first displacement is calculated, thereby determining the possibility of collision between the host vehicle and the other object. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a computational load for determining collision and to accurately determine collision between the host vehicle and the other object. 16.-. (canceled)7. A collision determination device comprising:vehicle route candidate acquisition means for acquiring a route candidate of a host vehicle;other object status acquisition means for acquiring the status of the other object;shortest arrival time calculation means for calculating a shortest arrival time, at which the other object can arrive at each point of the route candidate of the host vehicle acquired by the vehicle route candidate acquisition means when moving with a predetermined first displacement, on the basis of the status of the other object acquired by the other object status acquisition means;longest stopover time calculation means for calculating a longest stopover time, at which the other object passes through each point of the route candidate of the host vehicle acquired by the vehicle route candidate acquisition means when reducing speed with a predetermined second displacement, on the basis of the status of the other object acquired by the other object status acquisition means; andcollision determination means for determining the possibility of collision between the host vehicle and the other object on the basis ...

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Номер записи: 26
17-10-2013 дата публикации

Enhanced heavy equipment proximity sensor

Номер: US20130271274A1
Автор: Ebert William
Принадлежит:

A safety system for an ore processing facility using a mobile mechanisms such as dozer-type wheeled vehicles operating in proximity with an excavator providing ore to a remote milling site. The excavator or earth moving mechanism has a positioning sensor (such as GPS) generating data indicative of the location of the earth moving mechanism and each of the mobile mechanisms also include positioning sensors. An analysis mechanism receives the positioning sensor data from the earth moving mechanism and the positioning sensor data from said mobile mechanisms and creates a distance calculation which is used alert the alarm in the earth moving mechanism and the alarm in the mobile mechanism if said distance calculation is less than a prescribed value. 1. A vehicle proximity alert system comprising: 1) A positioning sensor generating data indicative of the a location of the earth moving mechanism, and,', '2) an alarm;, 'a) an earth moving mechanism having,'} 1) a positioning sensor generating data indicative of the location of the mobile mechanism; and,', '2) an alarm; and,, 'b) a mobile mechanism adapted to be used near said earth moving mechanism, said mobile mechanisms having,'} 1) receive the positioning sensor data from the earth moving mechanism and the positioning sensor data from said mobile mechanism and create therefrom a distance calculation; and,', '2) alert the alarm in the earth moving mechanism and the alarm in the mobile mechanism if said distance calculation is less than a prescribed value., 'c) an analysis mechanism adapted to2. The vehicle proximity alert system according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning sensor of the earth moving mechanism and the positioning sensor of the mobile mechanism both employ Global Positioning System technology.3. The vehicle proximity alert system according to claim 2 , wherein said analysis mechanism is located on the earth moving mechanism.4. The vehicle proximity alert system according to claim 3 , wherein there are ...

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Номер записи: 27
31-10-2013 дата публикации

HOST-VEHICLE RISK ACQUISITION DEVICE AND METHOD

Номер: US20130289868A1
Автор: Aso Kazuaki, Harada Masahiro, Kindo Toshiki
Принадлежит: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A host-vehicle risk acquisition device includes a host-vehicle path acquisition portion that acquires a path of a host-vehicle, and an obstacle path acquisition portion that acquires a plurality of paths of an obstacle existing around the host-vehicle. A collision risk acquisition portion acquires an actual collision risk, which is a collision risk between the host-vehicle and the obstacle when the host-vehicle is in a travel state based on the path of the host-vehicle and the plurality of paths of the obstacle. An offset risk acquisition portion acquires an offset risk, which is a collision risk between the host-vehicle and the obstacle in an offset travel state, which is offset from the travel state of the host-vehicle. 1. A host-vehicle risk acquisition method comprising:detecting a travel state of a host-vehicle;calculating an offset travel state of the host-vehicle which is offset from the host-vehicle travel state;calculating a host-vehicle offset possible path based on the host-vehicle offset travel state;calculating a plurality of possible paths of an obstacle existing around the host-vehicle; andcalculating an offset risk, which is a collision risk between the host-vehicle and the obstacle when the host-vehicle travels on the host-vehicle offset possible path.2. The host-vehicle risk acquisition method according to claim 1 , wherein the travel state of the host-vehicle includes at least one of a position and speed of the host-vehicle.3. The host-vehicle risk acquisition method according to claim 1 , further comprising:calculating a host-vehicle possible path based on the detected host-vehicle travel state;calculating an actual collision risk, which is a collision risk between the host-vehicle and the obstacle when the host-vehicle travels on the host-vehicle possible path;storing the calculating offset risk; andcomparing the actual collision risk calculated in a current cycle with the offset risk stored in a previous cycle to evaluate the travel state of ...

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Номер записи: 28
07-11-2013 дата публикации

DRIVE ASSISTING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130297172A1
Автор: Ariga Takuma, Yuasa Hitoshi
Принадлежит: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Provided is a drive assisting apparatus which assists follow-up travelling to a forward vehicle including an inter-vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires a distance between a host vehicle and a forward vehicle, a deceleration unit that performs a deceleration control based on the inter-vehicle distance, and a steering information acquisition unit that detects steering by a driver, and the deceleration unit stops the deceleration control, when the steering is detected. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately understand the will of a driver and perform a deceleration control based on the will of the driver. 1: A drive assisting apparatus which assists drive comprising:an inter-vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires a distance between a host vehicle and a forward vehicle;a deceleration unit that performs a deceleration control based on the inter-vehicle distance; anda steering detection unit that detects steering by a driver,wherein the deceleration unit stops the deceleration control, when the steering angle is the predetermined threshold value or more and there is not a vehicle in a passing lane.2: The drive assisting apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information relating to an operation of a direction indicator by the driver,wherein the deceleration unit temporarily suppresses the deceleration control based on the operation information.3: The drive assisting apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the deceleration unit temporarily suppresses the deceleration control, when the direction indicator is in operation and a steering angle is not a predetermined threshold value or more.4. (canceled)5: The drive assisting apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the deceleration unit performs the deceleration control as a reference of the vehicle in a passing lane, when a steering angle is a predetermined threshold value or more and there is a vehicle in the passing ...

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Номер записи: 29
14-11-2013 дата публикации

GROUP MONITORING AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20130300581A1
Автор: Jenkins Nevin C., NEWBERRY Rande
Принадлежит: SR PRODUCTS INC.

A group or solo monitoring system and method for collision avoidance that uses a transceiver circuitry mounted on a vehicle. The circuitry can include a microprocessor, a memory having stored therein non-transitory instructions for programming the microprocessor, a visual indicator, an audio indicator, a user interface including a display screen and navigation buttons, an RF transceiver with antenna, and a power supply. Non-transitory instructions stored in memory configure and control the microprocessor to enable a user to enter data into the memory via the user interface via the display screen and navigation buttons. A vehicle group can be formed and a proximity perimeter created about the group. Visual and audio alerts are issued to avoid a collision in the event that a non-group vehicle has been detected as having penetrated the proximity perimeter and is closing in on at least one vehicle of the group. 1. Group monitoring and collision avoidance system for mounting on a vehicle comprising transceiver circuitry including a microprocessor , a memory having stored therein non-transitory instructions for programming the microprocessor , a visual indicator , an audio indicator , a user interface including a display screen and navigation buttons , an RF transceiver with antenna , and a power supply; said transceiver circuitry configured and controlled by the non-transitory instructions stored in memory to enable a user of the transceiver to enter data into the memory by interacting with the user interface via the display screen and the navigation buttons , to enable the transceiver to communicate with other like transceivers mounted on similar vehicles to form a vehicle group , to establish and monitor a proximity perimeter about the formed group of vehicles as the vehicles and their users travel , for group monitoring and for initiating visual and audio alerts to avoid a collision in the event that a non-group vehicle has been detected as having penetrated the ...

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Номер записи: 30
14-11-2013 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A BLIND SPOT

Номер: US20130300872A1
Автор: Park Jae-Hong
Принадлежит: WISE AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION

The aim of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for displaying a blind spot, which involve displaying at least one image of the surroundings of a vehicle, said image being provided by an imaging unit including a camera, a GPS navigation system, and/or a street-view receiver, so as to provide a driver with information on the blind spots of a front portion, a rear portion, and a side portion of a vehicle that are hidden by said vehicle and thus not easily seen within the field of view of the drive during the travel of the vehicle. 1. An apparatus for displaying a blind spot , comprising:an imaging unit or detecting surrounding images of a vehicle;a control unit for outputting at least one image captured by the imaging unit at a specific point of time or before the specific point of time as an image for display and displaying a vehicle icon indicative of a current position of the vehicle on the outputted image for display in a contour form or semi-transparently so that a blind spot covered by a vehicle body of the vehicle is displayed; anda screen display unit for displaying the image for display and the vehicle icon outputted from the control unit.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the outputted image for display is any one of an original image of the captured image and an image obtained by converting a point of time of the original image.3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the outputted image for display is any one of an original image of the captured image claim 2 , an image obtained by composing several images whose points of time have been converted claim 2 , and a combination of some of several images.4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the blind spot covered by the vehicle body comprises a lower part of the vehicle.5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the imaging unit is any one of a camera installed in the vehicle and configured to capture the surrounding images of the vehicle and provide ...

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Номер записи: 31
21-11-2013 дата публикации

Motorcycle and helmet providing advance driver assistance

Номер: US20130311075A1
Автор: Antonio Moya Carrillo, David Muscat, Diego Alejandro Alvarez Alonso, Enrique Chavez, Juan Rivera Cruz, Vinh H Tran
Принадлежит: Continental Automotive Systems Inc

A safety system for motorcycle comprises at least one sensor mounted to the motorcycle to sense a feature of an environment surrounding the vehicle. An electronic control unit is configured to receive a signal from the at least one sensor and determine a probability that a safety incident may occur based upon the at least one feature. The probability is compared to at least a first threshold and the electronic control unit is configured to send at least one indicator signal when the at least one feature is above the first threshold. The indicator signal may be displayed on a helmet display. The safety system may be one of blind spot detection, forward collision alert, rear collision alert, cross-traffic alert, merging-traffic alert, lane departure warning, and traffic sign recognition.

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Номер записи: 32
28-11-2013 дата публикации

VEHICLE APPROACH WARNING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130314251A1
Автор: TSUZUKI Haruyuki
Принадлежит: ANDEN CO., LTD.

A vehicle approach warning apparatus has a failure determining section and a monitor voltage output circuit connected to a potential change terminal. During a sound emit period where a warning signal is being outputted to an sound emitter for emitting a warning sound, the output circuit outputs a monitor voltage from an output terminal by half-wave rectifying and integrating the warning signal upon a change of a potential of the potential change terminal to a high level. When a short-circuit failure occurs in the sound emitter, the output circuit keeps a potential of the output terminal to a low level during the sound emit period. During the sound emit period, the failure determining section sets the potential of the potential change terminal to a high level and determines whether the short-circuit failure occurs based on the monitor voltage. 1. A vehicle approach warning apparatus for warning of an approach of a vehicle by causing a sound emitter mounted on the vehicle to emit a warning sound in response to a warning signal , the vehicle approach warning apparatus comprising:first and second connection terminals configured to be connected the sound emitter;a warning sound generator configured to generate the warning signal and output the warning signal to the sound emitter through the first and second connection terminals;a monitor voltage output circuit connected to a potential change terminal having a potential changeable between a high level and a first low level, the monitor voltage output circuit configured to output a monitor voltage from an output terminal;a sound emit determining section configured to determine whether it is in the middle of a sound emit period where the warning signal is being outputted to the sound emitter or in the middle of a non-sound emit period where the warning signal is not being emitted to the sound emitter; anda short-circuit failure determining section configured to determine whether the sound emitter suffers from a short- ...

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Номер записи: 33
05-12-2013 дата публикации

TRAVEL ASSIST APPARATUS AND TRAVEL ASSIST METHOD

Номер: US20130321172A1
Автор: Akiyama Tomonori, Igarashi Shinji, YOSHIHAMA Yuki
Принадлежит: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

The present invention resides in a travel assist apparatus that performs assist of warning or support so that departure of a vehicle from a traveling lane is avoided, wherein a timing to the assist is to be performed is changed depending on a lane entering angle of an oncoming vehicle and a lane departure angle of a subject vehicle with respect to the traveling lane. Accordingly, the timing at which the assist is to be performed is changed depending on the lane entering angle of the oncoming vehicle and the lane departure angle of the subject vehicle with respect to the traveling lane. Therefore, it is possible to advance the timing at which the assist is to be performed as the possibilities is higher that the behaviors of the oncoming vehicle and the subject vehicle hinder the traveling of the subject vehicle. 1. A travel assist apparatus that performs assist of warning or support so that departure of a vehicle from a traveling lane is avoided , the traveling lane being set on the basis of a non-travelable area or a road marking to indicate a lane boundary , wherein:a timing at which the assist is to be performed is changed depending on a lane entering angle of an oncoming vehicle with respect to the traveling lane, the timing at which the assist is to be performed is changed by changing a boundary position of the traveling lane, and the timing at which the assist is to be performed is advanced by setting the boundary position of the traveling lane nearer to a side of a subject vehicle as the lane entering angle of the oncoming vehicle with respect to the traveling lane and a departure angle of the subject vehicle with respect to the traveling lane increase.2. The travel assist apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the timing at which the assist is to be performed is changed depending on the lane departure angle of the subject vehicle with respect to the traveling lane claim 1 , in addition to the lane entering angle of the oncoming vehicle with respect to the ...

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Номер записи: 34
05-12-2013 дата публикации

DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE

Номер: US20130321615A1
Автор: Schofield Kenneth
Принадлежит:

A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a forward facing and a control having an image processor that processes image data captured by the camera. At least in part responsive to processing by the image processor, an alert to a driver of the equipped vehicle is generated based upon at least one of (i) detection of an inappropriate lane change maneuver of the equipped vehicle and (ii) a detection of a potential impact with another vehicle. The image processor processes image data captured by the forward facing camera to detect a traffic control device present within the field of view of the forward facing camera, and the system may generate an alert to the driver when it is determined that the vehicle is not appropriately responding to the detected traffic control device. 1. A driver assistance system for a vehicle , said driver assistance system comprising:a forward facing camera having a field of view that encompasses the road ahead of the equipped vehicle;said forward facing camera comprising a CMOS imaging sensor;wherein said forward facing camera views lane markers on the road being traveled by the equipped vehicle;a control comprising an image processor;wherein image data captured by said forward facing camera is processed by said image processor;wherein said image processor processes data at a processing speed of at least about 5 MIPS;wherein, at least in part responsive to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said forward facing camera, an alert to a driver of the equipped vehicle is generated based upon at least one of (i) detection of an inappropriate lane change maneuver of the equipped vehicle and (ii) a detection of a potential impact with another vehicle;wherein said control receives vehicle data relating to the equipped vehicle via a vehicle bus of the equipped vehicle;wherein said image processor processes image data captured by said forward facing camera to detect a traffic control device present within the field of ...

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Номер записи: 35
05-12-2013 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LANE DEPARTURE WARNING

Номер: US20130321630A1
Автор: SHIN Chang Mok
Принадлежит: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

A lane departure warning system and method are provided. The lane departure warning system includes a camera, a tunnel recognition module, a virtual lane module, and a determination/warning module. The camera captures a front image of a vehicle. The tunnel recognition module determines whether a current position of the vehicle is in a tunnel section, using the front image captured by the camera. The virtual lane module determines whether two or more lanes are detected from the front image when the current position is in the tunnel section and, when only one lane is detected, generates a virtual lane at a position corresponding to the one lane using a pre-calculated road width. The determination/warning module determines whether the vehicle departs from a lane, using the one lane and the virtual lane or the two or more lanes detected, and warns of lane departures accordingly. 1. A lane departure warning system , comprising:a camera capturing a front image of a vehicle;a tunnel recognition module determining whether a current position of the vehicle is in a tunnel section, using the front image captured by the camera;a virtual lane module determining whether two or more lanes are detected from the front image when the current position is in the tunnel section and, when only one lane is detected, generating a virtual lane at a position corresponding to the one lane using a pre-calculated road width; anda determination/warning module determining whether the vehicle departs from a lane using the one lane detected and the virtual lane or the two or more lanes detected and, when it is determined that the vehicle departs from the lane, warning of lane departure.2. The lane departure warning system of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 ,the tunnel recognition module receives GPS coordinates of the current position from a navigation system, and compares the GPS coordinates with a pre-stored tunnel position coordinates to determine whether the current position is in the tunnel section, ...

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Номер записи: 36
05-12-2013 дата публикации

Method of Dynamic Intersection Mapping

Номер: US20130325344A1
Автор: Yester John L.
Принадлежит: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

A motor vehicle is provided having a collision warning system that can map an upcoming road section for the motor vehicle. The system can evaluate potential paths for the road section based on vehicle travel history information through it. The system can receive the information from a transmitter proximate the road section, such as a roadside transmitter or one or more nearby vehicles having traversed the road section. The road section can include an intersection and the system can determine a lane configuration for at least a portion of it based on vehicle travel history information. The system can calculate a threat of collision for the motor vehicle with a target vehicle based on map data obtained from estimated paths or lane configurations for the road section. Methods pertaining to mapping a road section and operation of the system are also provided. 2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:receiving vehicle travel history information for the road section from at least one of a transmitter proximate the road section and a transmitter disposed in at least one supplemental motor vehicle.3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:evaluating potential paths for the road section based on the vehicle travel history information; andwherein the step of estimating the lane configuration of the intersection includes using the received vehicle travel history information for the road section to estimate a lane configuration of at least one lane on the first road as it exits the intersection.4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of determining the line of sight condition associated with the target vehicle is based on the received signal transmitted by the target vehicle.5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the line of sight condition indicates that the target vehicle is visible to the driver of the motor vehicle when the signal transmitted by the target vehicle is received within a direct path of the motor vehicle.6. The ...

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Номер записи: 37
12-12-2013 дата публикации

Obstacle Evaluation Technique

Номер: US20130332061A1
Автор: Jiajun Zhu, Jonathan Baldwin Dowdall
Принадлежит: Google LLC

A vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous mode may engage in an obstacle evaluation technique that includes employing a sensor system to collect data relating to a plurality of obstacles, identifying from the plurality of obstacles an obstacle pair including a first obstacle and a second obstacle, engaging in an evaluation process by comparing the data collected for the first obstacle to the data collected for the second obstacle, and in response to engaging in the evaluation process, making a determination of whether the first obstacle and the second obstacle are two separate obstacles.

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Номер записи: 38
19-12-2013 дата публикации

LANE DEPARTURE WARNING/ASSISTANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM HAVING A THRESHOLD ADJUSTED BASED ON DRIVER IMPAIRMENT DETERMINATION USING PUPIL SIZE AND DRIVING PATTERNS

Номер: US20130335213A1
Автор: Hada Hideki, Sherony Rini
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

A method/system for lane departure warning/assistance that warns the driver that the vehicle is about to leave a current lane and enter an adjacent lane. The driver is identified, and a corresponding profile is accessed. The driver's pupils may be measured and compared to pupil size baseline data stored in the accessed profile. If the difference in pupil size exceeds a pupil size baseline by more than a deviation level, the method/system may adjust a lane departure warning/assistance threshold of a lane departure detector that warns the driver each time the vehicle is getting too close to an adjacent lane, thus alerting the driver that the vehicle may drift into the next lane. Driving patterns, such as steering angles and braking force, may also be used to adjust the lane departure warning/assistance threshold and determine whether the driver may benefit from lane departure warning/assistance. 1. A method comprising:identifying a driver of a vehicle;determining that a completed profile is available corresponding to the driver;retrieving the completed profile from a corresponding vehicle memory;collecting impairment indication data;comparing the impairment indication data to data corresponding to the retrieved completed profile;determining, based on the comparison of the impairment indication data to the data corresponding to the completed profile, that the driver is to be treated as an impaired driver;adjusting a lane departure warning/assistance threshold of a lane departure detector based on the comparison of the impairment indication data to the data corresponding to the retrieved completed profile data; andoutputting a warning or providing lane departure assistance based on the adjusted lane departure warning/assistance threshold.2. The method of further comprising:in response to identifying the driver as a new driver, inviting the driver to create a profile;in response to receiving input that the driver accepts the invitation to create a new profile, creating a ...

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Номер записи: 39
26-12-2013 дата публикации

Incursion Collision Avoidance System For Vehicle Traffic Control

Номер: US20130342367A1
Автор: Vickas George
Принадлежит:

A system to identify junctions of restricted areas to approaching vehicles, including at least one warning signal generator adapted to transmit the warning signal into areas traversed by the vehicles approaching the restricted areas, a receiver in each of the vehicles receiving the transmitted warning signals when the vehicle approaches one of the restricted areas, and an alarm responsive to the warning signal, which produces an alarm signal detectable by a vehicle operator. 1. A system to identify restricted areas to approaching vehicles , comprisinga warning signal generator adapted to transmit said warning signal into areas traversed by said vehicles approaching said restricted area,a receiver in each of said vehicles to receive said transmitted warning signals when said vehicle approaches one of said restricted areas, andan alarm responsive to said warning signal to produce an alarm signal detectable by a vehicle operator.2. The warning system of wherein said warning signal is an RF signal.3. The warning system of wherein said receiver includes a data voice recorder for recording events occurring in the receiver.4. The warning system of wherein said restricted area includes a junction and said antenna is located adjacent to said junction.5. The warning system of wherein said warning signal generator is battery powered.6. The warning system of wherein said restricted area is part of a construction site claim 1 , military training area claim 1 , or airport.7. The warning system of wherein said warning signal receiver is powered by an electrical system of said vehicle.8. The warning system of wherein said warning signal receiver is connected to said electrical system by an electrical lighter socket in the vehicle.9. The warning system of wherein said alarm generates an auditory warning and a visual warning when said warning signal is detected.10. A method of identifying restricted areas to approaching vehicles claim 1 , comprisingtransmitting a warning signal, ...

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Номер записи: 40
02-01-2014 дата публикации

LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM AND LANE DEPARTURE WARNING METHOD

Номер: US20140002655A1
Автор: GUPTA Raghubansh B., KIM Ki Dae, MANOHAR Babu, WOO Jeong Woo
Принадлежит:

Disclosed are a lane departure warning system and a lane departure warning method. The lane departure warning system includes an image photographing unit attached to a front of a vehicle to photograph an object in a forward direction of the vehicle; a driving unit that receives image data from the image photographing unit to search for a lane pair by filtering the image data using a predetermined mask, and calculates a time of lane change from the lane pair to the vehicle to generate a warning generating signal; and a warning unit receiving the warning generating signal to generate a lane departure warning signal. 1. A lane departure warning system comprising:an image photographing unit attached to a front of a vehicle to photograph an object in a forward direction of the vehicle;a driving unit that receives image data from the image photographing unit to search for a lane pair by filtering the image data using a predetermined mask, and calculates a time of lane change from the lane pair to the vehicle to generate a warning generating signal; anda warning unit receiving the warning generating signal to generate a lane departure warning signal.2. The lane departure warning system of claim 1 , wherein the driving unit comprises:a preprocessing unit filtering the image data to extract candidate lane regions, and grouping the candidate lane regions based on features of the extracted candidate lane regions;a lane searching unit searching for a lane pair from the grouped candidate lane regions from the preprocessing unit; anda warning generating unit to calculate the time of lane change between the lane and the vehicle based on the lane pair in order to generate the warning generating signal.3. The lane departure warning system of claim 2 , wherein the driving unit further includes a lane tracking unit to track a current lane pair based on the lane pair of previous image data.4. The lane departure warning system of claim 3 , wherein the preprocessing unit selects a region ...

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Номер записи: 41
02-01-2014 дата публикации

LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM AND LANE DEPARTURE WARNING METHOD

Номер: US20140002656A1
Автор: GUPTA Raghubansh B., KIM Ki Dae, MANOHAR Babu, WOO Jeong Woo
Принадлежит:

Disclosed is a lane departure warning system. The lane departure warning system includes an image photographing unit attached to a front of a vehicle to photograph an object in a forward direction of the vehicle; a driving unit receiving image data from the image photographing unit, filtering the image data to search for a lane pair, converting an image coordinate of the image data into a real coordinate to calculate a lateral distance between the lane pair and the vehicle and to calculate a lateral speed of the vehicle, and generating a warning generating signal as a time of lane change elapses by obtaining the time of lane change; and a warning unit receiving the warning generating signal to generate a lane departure warning signal. The time of lane change can be acquired by calculating the lateral distance between the vehicle and the lane after converting the image coordinate into the real coordinate, so that the failure can be reduced, thereby improving reliability. In addition, the calculation can be performed depending on a state of the lane so that the failure can be reduced. 1. A lane departure warning system comprising:an image photographing unit attached to a front of a vehicle to photograph an object in a forward direction of the vehicle;a driving unit receiving image data from the image photographing unit, filtering the image data to search for a lane pair, converting an image coordinate of the image data into a real coordinate to calculate a lateral distance between the lane pair and the vehicle and to calculate a lateral speed of the vehicle, and generating a warning generating signal as a time of lane change elapses by obtaining the time of lane change; anda warning unit receiving the warning generating signal to generate a lane departure warning signal.2. The lane departure warning system of claim 1 , wherein the driving unit comprises:a preprocessing unit filtering the image data to extract candidate lane regions, and grouping the candidate lane ...

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Номер записи: 42
02-01-2014 дата публикации

Object recognition device

Номер: US20140003671A1
Автор: Toshiyuki Matsubara
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Corp

In an object recognition device, a reliability setting unit sets object presence reliability indicating the reliability of whether or not an object is present with respect to the surrounding area of a host vehicle. Then, a grouping unit groups the reflection points based on the object presence reliability in the area between the reflection points. For this reason, for example, even though two objects are adjacent to each other, in a case where the object presence reliability in the area between the reflection points of one object and the reflection points of the other object is low, the reflection points of the two objects can be separately grouped without being grouped into a single group. As a result, since it is possible to avoid mistakenly recognizing a plurality of objects in a single object, recognition accuracy of the object can be improved.

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Номер записи: 43
09-01-2014 дата публикации

Motor Vehicle Collision Warning System

Номер: US20140009276A1
Автор: Andrew Backhouse, Martin Magnusson
Принадлежит: Volvo Car Corp

A motor vehicle collision warning system is described, as well as an automotive vehicle including such a motor vehicle collision warning system. The motor vehicle collision warning system is adapted for analyzing an unwound amount of a driver safety belt and adding an additional distracted reaction time to a pre-set driver reaction time based on the analysis of the unwound amount of the driver safety in order to provide a collision warning earlier than a collision warning based on the pre-set driver reaction time when a driver is determined as being distracted.

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Номер записи: 44
09-01-2014 дата публикации

Environment Recognition Device

Номер: US20140009617A1
Автор: Akira UTAGAWA, Masahiro Kiyohara, Masayuki Takemura, Shoji Muramatsu
Принадлежит: Clarion Co Ltd

An environment recognition device includes: an image acquisition unit; a light spot feature amount extraction unit that extracts a feature amount of a light spot from the image; a lens dirtiness judgment unit that judges dirt adhering to a surface of a lens of the imaging unit; a headlight detection condition setting unit that sets, based on result of judgment by the lens dirtiness judgment unit, in a parameter that is preliminarily related, a detection condition under which a light spot extracted by the light spot feature amount extraction unit is judged to be a headlight; an approaching headlight judgment unit that judges a particular light spot out of the light spots that corresponds to the parameter as an approaching headlight based on the parameter; and a vehicle annunciation signal outputting unit that outputs a vehicle annunciation signal based on detection result of the approaching headlight judgment unit.

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Номер записи: 45
09-01-2014 дата публикации

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY POSITIONING A VEHICLE RELATIVE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MOTION

Номер: US20140012489A1
Автор: Brown Jeremy H., Pieper Joshua J.
Принадлежит: JAYBRIDGE ROBOTICS, INC.

A computer-implemented method is provided for automatically guiding a first vehicle to maintain a position relative to a second vehicle traveling in a given area. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving location data on the first and second vehicles; (b) determining a legal travel path in the given area from the first vehicle toward an expected position of the second vehicle; (c) automatically controlling the first vehicle to travel along the legal travel path; and (d) repeating steps (a) through (c) to automatically move the first vehicle to a relative position from the second vehicle and then to automatically maintain the relative position as the first and second vehicles travel through the given area. 1. A computer-implemented method for automatically guiding a first vehicle to maintain a position relative to a second vehicle traveling in a given area , said first and second vehicles being independently driven and being unattached to each other , the method comprising the steps of:(a) receiving location data on the first and second vehicles;(b) determining a legal travel path for the first vehicle in the given area from the first vehicle toward an expected position of the second vehicle;(c) automatically controlling the first vehicle to travel along the legal travel path; and(d) repeating steps (a) through (c) to automatically move the first vehicle progressively closer to the second vehicle until the first vehicle is at a given to a relative position from the second vehicle and then to automatically maintain the given relative position as the first and second vehicles travel through the given area.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location data on the first and second vehicles comprises estimated state properties of each vehicle based on data received from one or more sensors.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the state properties comprise an absolute position in a shared reference frame claim 2 , speed claim 2 , heading claim 2 , and yaw rate.4. ...

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Номер записи: 46
16-01-2014 дата публикации

STAND ALONE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM

Номер: US20140015972A1
Автор: Bauer Frederick T., Hoek Steven G., Lisowski Michael F.
Принадлежит: GENTEX CORPORATION

A blind spot detection system for a vehicle having an external rearview device including a substrate having an at least partially transmissive portion. An imaging device positioned behind the at least partially transmissive portion and including a field of view that extends through the substrate at an angle away from the vehicle in the general direction of a vehicle blind spot. 1. A blind spot detection system for a vehicle comprising:an external rearview device including a substrate having an at least partially transmissive portion; andan imaging device positioned behind the at least partially transmissive portion and including a field of view that extends through the substrate at an angle away from the vehicle in the general direction of a vehicle blind spot.2. The blind spot detection system of claim 1 , further comprising:a carrier plate that includes a circuit board coupled to a vehicle interface system.3. The blind spot detection system of claim 2 , further comprising:a circuit board coupled to a blind spot detection indicator proximate an outer edge of the substrate.4. The blind spot detection system of claim 1 , wherein the imaging device includes a field of view that extends approximately 40 degrees.5. The blind spot detection system of claim 1 , wherein the imaging device is directed approximately 20 degrees downward.6. The blind spot detection system of claim 1 , further comprising:a heater assembly disposed proximate the imaging device.7. The blind spot detection system of claim 1 , wherein the imaging device includes one of a single element lens and a multi element lens.8. The blind spot detection system of claim 1 , further comprising:at least one of a hydrophobic coating and a hydrophilic coating applied to the substrate.9. The blind spot detection system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes an electrochromic mirror construction having a first element claim 1 , a second element claim 1 , and an electrochromic material disposed therebetween.10. ...

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Номер записи: 47
16-01-2014 дата публикации

Transparent display apparatus for displaying information of danger element, and method thereof

Номер: US20140019005A1
Автор: Chang-Soo Lee, Geun-Ho Lee, Han-Sung Lee
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

A transparent display apparatus which is used in a transportation apparatus includes: a communication unit which receives surrounding situation information, a controller which recognizes surrounding objects using the surrounding situation information, and determines a danger element that is likely to collide with the transportation apparatus using characteristics of the surrounding objects and a movement characteristic of the transportation apparatus, and a transparent display which displays information for informing a user of the danger element. Accordingly, a surrounding situation can be effectively presented.

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Номер записи: 48
30-01-2014 дата публикации

VEHICLE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL FOR SAFE DRIVING AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE

Номер: US20140032015A1
Автор: BAEK Jin-Woo, Choi Jae-won, CHUN Young-sam, KIM Han-Lim
Принадлежит: KT CORPORATION

The disclosure is related to a method of managing and controlling vehicles for safe driving. In the method, at least one virtual zone may be defined based on information collected from a plurality of vehicles in motion and related servers in real time. Vehicles may be grouped into at least one vehicle groups according to a predetermined similarity condition based on the collected information. An abnormal driving pattern model may be generated based on a driving pattern of each vehicle in each vehicle group. At least one area of a virtual zone may be designated as a spot when at least one vehicle having a driving pattern matched with the abnormal driving pattern model in the at least one area. Safe driving information may be transmitted to at least one vehicle having driving patterns matched with attributes of the spot among vehicles entering each virtual zone. 1. A method of managing and controlling vehicles for safe driving , the method comprising:collecting information from a plurality of vehicles in motion and related servers in real time;defining at least one virtual zone based on the collected information;grouping vehicles into at least one vehicle group according to a predetermined similarity condition based on the collected information;generating an abnormal driving pattern model based on a driving pattern of each vehicle in each vehicle group;designating at least one area of a virtual zone as a spot when at least one vehicle having a driving pattern matched with the abnormal driving pattern model is in the at least one area; andtransmitting safe driving information to at least one vehicle having driving patterns matched with attributes of the spot among vehicles entering each virtual zone.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the collected information includes vehicle information claim 1 , user profile information claim 1 , weather information claim 1 , traffic information claim 1 , road condition information claim 1 , accident information claim 1 , and ...

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Номер записи: 49
30-01-2014 дата публикации

Integrated framework for vehicle operator assistance based on a trajectory prediction and threat assessment

Номер: US20140032017A1
Автор: Karl D. Iagnemma, Sterling J. Anderson, Steven C. Peters
Принадлежит: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Various types and levels of operator assistance are performed within a unified, configurable framework. A model of the device with a model of the environment and the current state of the device and the environment are used to iteratively generate a sequence of optimal device control inputs that, when applied to a model of the device, generate an optimal device trajectory through a constraint-bounded corridor or region within the state space. This optimal trajectory and the sequence of device control inputs that generates it is used to generate a threat assessment metric. An appropriate type and level of operator assistance is generated based on this threat assessment. Operator assistance modes include warnings, decision support, operator feedback, vehicle stability control, and autonomous or semi-autonomous hazard avoidance. The responses generated by each assistance mode are mutually consistent because they are generated using the same optimal trajectory.

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Номер записи: 50
30-01-2014 дата публикации

Collision Warning System Using Line of Sight

Номер: US20140032053A1
Автор: Miucic Radovan, Mochizuki Yutaka
Принадлежит:

A collision warning system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The collision warning system includes a first mode and a second mode. The system operates in the first mode when there is line of sight with a target vehicle. The system operates in the second mode where there is no line of sight with the target vehicle. 1. A collision warning system for a motor vehicle comprising:at least one sensor for providing information associated with a plurality of operating conditions of the motor vehicle;a driver vehicle interface configured to provide information to a driver of the motor vehicle;a DSRC antenna configured to transmit and receive information between one or more vehicles via a vehicle communication network;an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising at least one processor, the ECU being in communication with the at least one sensor, the driver vehicle interface, and the DSRC antenna, wherein the ECU is configured to operate the collision warning system in multiple alert modes by performing the steps of:receiving information related to a target vehicle from the DSRC antenna;determining if the target vehicle is in a line of sight of the motor vehicle;operating the collision warning system in a normal alert mode when the target vehicle is in the line of sight of the motor vehicle;operating the collision warning system in an enhanced alert mode when the target vehicle is not in the line of sight of the motor vehicle, wherein the normal alert mode is different than the enhanced alert mode;wherein when the ECU is operating the collision warning system in the normal alert mode, the ECU is further configured to:calculate a threat level, the threat level being associated with a threat of collision between the motor vehicle and the target vehicle and wherein the threat level is associated with a first threat level and a second threat level that is higher than the first threat level;issue a warning alert on the driver vehicle interface when the threat level is the second ...

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Номер записи: 51
30-01-2014 дата публикации

Method for Detecting Critical Driving Situations of Lorries or Passenger Vehicles and Method for Avoiding Collisions

Номер: US20140032094A1
Автор: Heinrichs-Bartscher Sascha, Stelzer Christian
Принадлежит: LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE GMBH

A method for detecting critical driving situations of motor vehicles, in particular for preventing collisions with an object in front of an own vehicle, has the following steps: detection of a current vehicle acceleration and a current vehicle velocity of an own vehicle; specification of an acceleration profile depending on driving variables of the own vehicle; assumption of a time progression of a foreseeable acceleration of the own vehicle based on its current acceleration; determination of a path profile of the own vehicle from the time progression of the foreseeable acceleration; acquisition of a current distance and a current relative velocity of an object in front of the own vehicle; calculation of the current absolute velocity of the object as well as of the absolute current acceleration of the object; assumption of a time progression of a foreseeable acceleration of the object based on its current acceleration; determination of a path profile of the object from the time progression of the foreseeable acceleration; comparison of the path profile of the own vehicle with the path profile of the object; and if the two path profiles intersect, determination of a probable collision time of the own vehicle with the object; establishment of a time before the probable collision time comparison of this time with the probable collision time determined; and if the probable collision time lies before the established time, issue of a warning to the driver of the own vehicle. 1. A method for detecting critical driving situations of motor vehicles for preventing collisions with an object located in front of an own vehicle , with the following steps:Specification of an acceleration profile depending on driving variables of the own vehicle;{'sub': 'VOR,E', 'Assumption of a time progression of a foreseeable acceleration of the own vehicle (a) based on its a current acceleration of the own vehicle;'}Determination of a path profile of the own vehicle from the time progression of ...

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Номер записи: 52
06-02-2014 дата публикации

BLIND SPOT WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Номер: US20140035738A1
Автор: Kim Nac Dong
Принадлежит: MANDO CORPORATION

The present invention relates to a blind spot warning system and method for sensing a vehicle in a blind spot of a vehicle and warning thereof in advance, the blind spot warning system comprising a line-to-line space-generating unit that generates, in real time, line-to-line space data, which changes when the host vehicle is driven; a distance-measuring unit, which measures the distance between the host vehicle and a target vehicle located in a blind spot of the host vehicle; an input unit, which receives the line-to-line space data and the distance measurement information; a comparison unit, which compares the target vehicle distance data with the line-to-line space data to decide whether the target vehicle is located within the threshold vehicle-to-vehicle distance; and a warning output unit for outputting a warning if the target vehicle is located within the threshold vehicle-to-vehicle distance in the blind spot. 1. A blind spot warning system for warning whether a target vehicle is located in a blind spot formed at a posterolateral area of a host vehicle , comprising;a line-to-line space-generating unit generating line-to-line space data with respect to a lane width, which changes when the host vehicle is driven, in real time;at least one distance-measuring unit measuring a distance between the host vehicle and a target vehicle located in a side zone or a rear zone of the host vehicle;an input unit receiving the line-to-line space data from the line-to-line space-generating unit and receiving the distance measurement information from the distance-measuring unit;a comparison unit comparing the target vehicle distance data based on the distance measurement information transferred from the distance-measuring unit with the line-to-line space data to decide whether the target vehicle is located within the threshold vehicle-to-vehicle distance determined based on the line-to-line space data; anda warning output unit for outputting a warning if the target vehicle is ...

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Номер записи: 53
06-02-2014 дата публикации

MOVING OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEMS, MOVING OBJECT RECOGNITION PROGRAMS, AND MOVING OBJECT RECOGNITION METHODS

Номер: US20140037138A1
Автор: GOTO Kunihiro, SATO Ikuro, TAMATSU Yukimasa
Принадлежит:

The moving object recognition system includes: a camera that is installed in a vehicle and captures continuous single-view images; a moving object detecting unit that detects a moving object from the images captured by the camera; a relative approach angle estimating unit that estimates the relative approach angle of the moving object detected by the moving object detecting unit with respect to the camera; a collision risk calculating unit that calculates the risk of the moving object colliding with the vehicle, based on the relationship between the relative approach angle and the moving object direction from the camera toward the moving object; and a reporting unit that reports a danger to the driver of the vehicle in accordance with the risk calculated by the collision risk calculating unit. 1. A moving object recognition system comprising:a camera configured to capture a plurality of continuous single-view images, the camera being installed in a vehicle;a moving object detecting unit configured to detect a moving object from the images captured by the camera;a relative approach angle estimating unit configured to estimate a relative approach angle of the moving object detected by the moving object detecting unit with respect to the camera; anda collision risk calculating unit configured to calculate a risk of the moving object colliding with the vehicle, based on a relationship between the relative approach angle and a moving object direction from the camera toward the moving object.2. The moving object recognition system of claim 1 , wherein the collision risk calculating unit makes the risk higher as the difference between the relative approach angle and the moving object direction becomes smaller.3. The moving object recognition system of claim 1 , wherein the collision risk calculating unit sets a danger zone based on the relative approach angle claim 1 , and calculates the risk based on a probability of the moving object existing in the danger zone.4. The ...

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Номер записи: 54
27-02-2014 дата публикации

Collision avoidance system for vehicles

Номер: US20140055254A1
Автор: Christopher Jack Adams
Принадлежит: Individual

A continuous exterior perimeter monitoring system for collision avoidance by vehicles with exterior objects is provided utilizing microelectronic digital logic circuits and techniques to produce a visual three-digit numerical display, a discrete multi-color display and a multi-level sound warning system, indicating precise and range of distances of exterior objects from vehicles which could collide therewith within pre-selected distances. The system displays many types of vehicle information but prioritizes and acts on collision avoidance data before displaying or acting on non-collision avoidance related information. The system includes computerized system communications and control, embedded web interoperability and network functionality on an SAE J-560 based power line integrated infrastructure.

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Номер записи: 55
06-03-2014 дата публикации

Techniques for Improving Safe Operation of a Vehicle

Номер: US20140063255A1
Автор: Breed David S
Принадлежит: AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES, LLC

Vehicle control system and method in which restrictions on travel of the vehicle are determined based on an indication of the visibility of a driver and information about objects moving in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle are considered. The travel restrictions include preventing a passing maneuver on a two-lane road when an oncoming vehicle precludes safely initiating or completing an already-initiated passing maneuver. A warning system is provided to warn a driver about the travel restrictions so that the driver will, hopefully, not attempt an unsafe maneuver. 1. A driving monitoring system for a vehicle , comprising:a visibility determining system that provides an indication of the visibility of a driver of the vehicle;an image obtaining system oriented to obtain images of an area in front of the vehicle and derive information about an object in the obtained images including distance between the vehicle and the object; anda warning system that, based at least in part on the determined visibility of the driver, the distance between the vehicle and the object, and movement of the vehicle, warns a driver when a driving maneuver should be aborted.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the object is at least partially obstructed from the view of the driver.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said visibility determining system is configured to consider topography of a road the vehicle is travelling on when providing the indication of the determined visibility of the driver.4. The system of claim 3 , wherein said visibility determining system is configured to access a database of topographical information to obtain information about the topography of the road the vehicle is travelling on.5. The system of claim 4 , wherein said topographical information database is arranged partly on the vehicle.6. The system of claim 4 , wherein said topographical information database is arranged partly at a site off of the vehicle and provided to the vehicle ...

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Номер записи: 56
06-03-2014 дата публикации

Absolute acceleration sensor for use within moving vehicles

Номер: US20140067248A1
Автор: Beau M. Braunberger, Fritz Braunberger
Принадлежит: Vision Works IP Corp

A communication system comprises a pointable range finder to calculate a distance between the vehicle and an object, a recorder for recording a status of the vehicle and a control device. The range finder sends a signal to the control device corresponding to the vehicle's distance from the object and the control device operates the recorder in a manner dependent upon the signal from the range finder. The recorder is able to record the event if the vehicle is an unsafe distance from the object. The unsafe distance is able to be a programmed distance. In some embodiments, the unsafe distance increases with an increase in speed of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the unsafe distance is determined by a programmable constant. In these embodiments, the unsafe distance is determined according to a speed of the vehicle, the vehicle's distance from an object and a pre-defined safe zone threshold value.

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Номер записи: 57
06-03-2014 дата публикации

LANE CHANGE ASSIST INFORMATION VISUALIZATION SYSTEM

Номер: US20140067250A1
Автор: Bone Sven, Habenicht Stefan, Selinski Jewgeni, Winner Hermann
Принадлежит: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

A lane change assist information visualization system allows a vehicle driver to change lanes with minimum effort and stress by displaying a lane change option that suits the particular lane changing situation in an intuitively understandable manner, and information on the surrounding vehicles adequate for the vehicle driver to make a reasonable decision in changing lanes. The system includes a lane change program computing device () that computes at least (a) a lane change possibility, (b) a time period that has to elapse before a lane change is allowed if a lane change possibility does not currently exists, or a time period in which a lane change should be made if a lane change possibility currently exists, and (c) a need for acceleration or deceleration, and a display unit () for displaying this information. 1. A lane change assist information visualization system , comprising:{'b': '4', 'an ego vehicle sensing device () configured to detect a velocity of an ego vehicle;'}{'b': '2', 'a object vehicle sensing device () configured to detect at least a distance to the ego vehicle and a velocity of a surrounding vehicle;'}{'b': '5', "a driver intention detecting device () configured to detect a driver's intention to change lanes;"}{'b': '9', 'a lane change program computing device () for computing, according to signals from the ego vehicle sensing device, object vehicle sensing device and driver intention detecting device,'}(a) a lane change possibility,(b) a time period that has to elapse before a lane change is allowed if a lane change possibility does not currently exists, or a time period in which a lane change should be made if a lane change possibility currently exists; and(c) a need for acceleration or deceleration; and{'b': '10', 'a display unit () configured to indicate the lane change possibility, the time period and the need for acceleration or deceleration computed by the lane change program computing device.'}2. The lane change assist information ...

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Номер записи: 58
06-03-2014 дата публикации

METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN EVASION TRAJECTORY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND SAFETY DEVICE OR SAFETY SYSTEM

Номер: US20140067252A1
Автор: HAEUSSLER Thomas, Knoop Michael
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A method for determination of an optimized evasion trajectory by a safety device or a safety system, in particular a lane change assistance system and/or evasion assistance system, of a motor vehicle, the optimized evasion trajectory being outputted to a vehicle driver, and/or a trajectory of the motor vehicle being optionally partially adapted to the optimized evasion trajectory, by way of the method, the optimized evasion trajectory being determined by optimization of a transverse-dynamic quality factor (J), for which a transverse acceleration (a) and/or a transverse jerk (a) of the motor vehicle is/are utilized. Also described is a safety device or a safety system, in particular to a lane change assistance system and/or an evasion assistance system for a motor vehicle, a method being executable and/or being executed by the safety device or the safety system. The method further relates to a use of a method, of a safety device, or of a safety system in a driver assistance system in order to enhance active and/or passive safety in road traffic. 1. A method for determination of an optimized evasion trajectory by one of a safety device and a safety system of a motor vehicle , comprising: outputting the optimized evasion trajectory to a vehicle driver, and', 'partially adapting a trajectory of the motor vehicle to the optimized evasion trajectory; and, 'at least one ofdetermining the optimized evasion trajectory by optimization of a transverse-dynamic quality factor, for which at least one of a transverse acceleration and a transverse jerk of the motor vehicle is utilized.2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:determining a plurality of transverse-dynamic quality factors for a family of evasion trajectories, wherein the optimized evasion trajectory is characterized by a minimum of the determined transverse-dynamic quality factors.3. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:performing a path-dependent weighting in the transverse-dynamic ...

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Номер записи: 59
20-03-2014 дата публикации

Peripheral Viewing System for a Vehicle

Номер: US20140077939A1
Автор: Hong Brian KwangShik, Hong Ran Soo
Принадлежит:

A peripheral viewing system for a vehicle includes a pair of digital cameras, each positioned on the exterior of the vehicle proximately positioned where a side view mirror would typically be mounted. An additional digital camera is mounted on the vehicle roof immediately adjacent the top edge of the rear window. A plurality of LCD's each discretely associated with a corresponding camera are mounted within the vehicle passenger compartment at a location that is readily observable by the vehicle driver. The driver can panoramically view trailing traffic by observing the LCD's in the passenger compartment. One or more infrared phototransistor receivers are positioned at the rear of the vehicle for detecting oncoming vehicles. If the driver attempts to change lanes and activates a turn signal, a warning message will be emitted within the passenger compartment if any of the transistors detect an approaching vehicle within a predetermined range of the vehicle. 1. A system for providing warning to a driver of a vehicle that includes two opposing sides , a steering wheel positioned within a passenger compartment , and a rear , the system comprising:a computer;one or more phototransistors, each mounted on each side of the vehicle and adjacent the rear of the vehicle, wherein each phototransistor is electrically connected to the computer; andan audible alarm means electrically connected to the computer for audibly alerting a driver if one of the one or more phototransistor detects an object within a predetermined range of the vehicle,wherein the vehicle includes a turn signal switch means electrically connected to the computer for exclusively activating the audible alarm means if the object is within the predetermined range of the vehicle.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the object is a trailing vehicle.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more phototransistors are sensors that operate at 40 Khz modulation so as to reject spurious light.4. The system of claim 1 , ...

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Номер записи: 60
20-03-2014 дата публикации

Image-Processing Camera System and Image-Processing Camera Control Method

Номер: US20140078305A1
Автор: FURUSAWA Isao, Monji Tatsuhiko, Muramatsu Shoji, OTSUKA Yuuji, Takenaga Hiroshi, Takezaki Jiro
Принадлежит: Hitachi, Ltd.

An image pickup device that acquires images is controlled by an image pickup device controller that accepts image acquisition requests from multiple application programs, and an application scheduler selects application programs to be executed. Information indicative of the image data volumes and image data acquisition rates required for each of the multiple application programs is stored and used to select multiple concurrently executable application programs on the basis of the image data volumes and image data acquisition rates. An image acquisition scheduler determines the timing and intervals at which the multiple executable application programs repeat receiving image data from the image pickup device, without overlapping in terms of time. In addition, an operations section, which explicitly presents concurrently executable application programs to a user and commands the startup of these programs, is displayed on a navigation screen menu. 1. An image-processing camera , comprising:an image pickup device mounted on a vehicle, said image pickup device having a lens, an image pickup element, and an optical system controller that controls said lens and said image pickup element;a memory storage that stores a plurality of applications which perform image processing for running of the vehicle using an image acquired by said image pickup device based on one or more different camera parameters; and acquires the image used by the plurality of applications from said image pickup device used in common, has a schedule for acquiring repeatedly the image data used by the plurality of applications in a state which does not overlap in time based on each rate set up for every application, and executing the plurality of applications as a function of time; and', 'sets up the optical system controller based on predetermined camera parameters, according to said schedule;, 'a controller thatwherein the selection of the plurality of application programs operating is restricted, and/ ...

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Номер записи: 61
20-03-2014 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING VEHICLE RUNNING IN BLIND SPOT, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GIVING WARNING IN CHANGING CRUISING LANE

Номер: US20140081566A1
Автор: Kuwabara Tatsuru
Принадлежит: Denso Corporation

An apparatus for detecting a vehicle running in a blind spot detects, with a predetermined accuracy, a first target position of a target which is present in a first detection area that extends obliquely rearward of the vehicle, detects, with an accuracy lower than the predetermined accuracy, a second target position related to a target which is present in a second detection area adjacent to the first detection area; calculates a first estimated position that corresponds to a subsequent position of the target that has been detected by the detection section as the first target position; and adopts the first estimated position as a position of the target when the first estimated position is included in a predetermined range centering on the second target position, adopts the second target position as a position of the target when the first estimated position is outside the predetermined range. 1. An apparatus for detecting a vehicle running in a blind spot , comprising:a detection section which detects, with a predetermined accuracy, a first target position related to a target which is present in a first detection area that extends obliquely rearward of the vehicle, and also detects, with an accuracy lower than the predetermined accuracy, a second target position related to a target which is present in a second detection area adjacent to the first detection area;an estimation section which calculates a first estimated position which corresponds to a subsequent position related to the target that has been detected by the detection section as the first target position; anda determination section which adopts the first estimated position as a position of the target when the first estimated position is included in a predetermined range centering on the second target position, and also adopts the second target position as a position of the target when the first estimated position is outside the predetermined range.2. The apparatus for detecting a vehicle running in a blind ...

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Номер записи: 62
27-03-2014 дата публикации

MOBILE OBJECT AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20140085470A1
Автор: Asada Kohei, Okada Hiroshi, SAKO Yoichiro, Sakoda Kazuyuki, Watanabe Kazuhiro, YUCHI HIROFUMI
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

There is provided a mobile object including an imaging unit configured to capture a perimeter of the mobile object, a speaker configured to be capable of controlling directivity, a determination unit configured to determine whether the mobile object is in a driving mode, and a speaker control unit configured to control the speaker in the driving mode in a manner that predetermined audio is output toward a warning target that is recognized based on a captured image captured by the imaging unit, and to control the speaker in a non-driving mode in a manner that the predetermined audio is output in a non-directional way. 1. A mobile object comprising:an imaging unit configured to capture a perimeter of the mobile object;a speaker configured to be capable of controlling directivity;a determination unit configured to determine whether the mobile object is in a driving mode; anda speaker control unit configured to control the speaker in the driving mode in a manner that predetermined audio is output toward a warning target that is recognized based on a captured image captured by the imaging unit, and to control the speaker in a non-driving mode in a manner that the predetermined audio is output in a non-directional way.2. The mobile object according to claim 1 , further comprising:a headlight having a projector function; anda reproduction control unit configured to reproduce input content data,wherein the reproduction control unit performs reproduction control in the non-driving mode in a manner that the projector function of the headlight having the projector function is used to project a video, and performs reproduction control in a manner that audio is output from the speaker in a non-directional way.3. The mobile object according to claim 2 , wherein the reproduction control unit controls claim 2 , in the non-driving mode claim 2 , projection using the projector function of the headlight having the projector function in accordance with a position of a person detected ...

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Номер записи: 63
27-03-2014 дата публикации

Determining changes in a driving environment based on vehicle behavior

Номер: US20140088855A1
Автор: David I. Ferguson
Принадлежит: Google LLC

A method and apparatus are provided for determining whether a driving environment has changed relative to previously stored information about the driving environment. The apparatus may include an autonomous driving computer system configured to detect one or more vehicles in the driving environment, and determine corresponding trajectories for those detected vehicles. The autonomous driving computer system may then compare the determined trajectories to an expected trajectory of a hypothetical vehicle in the driving environment. Based on the comparison, the autonomous driving computer system may determine whether the driving environment has changed and/or a probability that the driving environment has changed, relative to the previously stored information about the driving environment.

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Номер записи: 64
03-04-2014 дата публикации

Collison Warning System

Номер: US20140093132A1
Автор: Dagan Erez, Mano Ofer, Shashua Amnon, Stein Gideon
Принадлежит: MOBILEYE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

A method of estimating a time to collision (TTC) of a vehicle with an object comprising: acquiring a plurality of images of the object; and determining a TTC from the images that is responsive to a relative velocity and relative acceleration between the vehicle and the object. 116.-. (canceled)17. A system for providing an indication of a possible collision between a vehicle and an object , the system comprising: receive a plurality of images from an image capture device;', 'use the plurality of images to determine at least one collision parameter based on an indicator of a relative acceleration between the vehicle and the object;', 'compare the at least one collision parameter with a predetermined threshold; and', 'cause a response in the system if the comparison between the at least one collision parameter and the predetermined threshold indicates of a possible collision between the vehicle and the object., 'at least one processing device configured to18. The system of claim 17 , further comprising the image capture device configured to acquire image data at predetermined time intervals to provide the plurality of images.19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the at least one collision parameter includes at least one value indicative of a time to collision (TTC).20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one value indicative of a time to collision is determined based on analysis of the plurality of images claim 19 , the analysis including determining a ratio between respective dimensions of a feature of the object in different images of the plurality of images.21. The system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one value indicative of a time to collision is determined based on a time derivative of a momentary TTC claim 19 , wherein the momentary TTC assumes the relative acceleration between the vehicle and the object is zero.22. The system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one value indicative of a time to collision is determined based on a relative scale of ...

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Номер записи: 65
10-04-2014 дата публикации

Automotive Vehicle Having Surrounding Object Pattern Generator

Номер: US20140100770A1
Автор: CHIANG Kuo-Ching
Принадлежит:

A vehicle includes a controller and a display. At least four sensors are coupled to the controller to detect a distant and a direction of other vehicle around the user vehicle, a surrounding object pattern generator is coupled to the controller to generate a surrounding object pattern based on the detected distant and the direction, and the surrounding pattern is displayed on the display. 1. A security system for a user vehicle comprising:a controller;a display;at least four sensors coupled to said controller to detect a distant and a direction of other vehicle around said user vehicle;a surrounding object pattern generator coupled to said controller to generate a surrounding object pattern based on said distant and said direction, and displaying said surrounding pattern on said display; and wherein said surrounding object pattern includes a user vehicle icon and a surrounding vehicle icon.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said surrounding object pattern includes a first danger zone.3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising a warning system coupled to said controller to issue a warning when said other vehicle enters into said first danger zone.3. The system of claim 2 , wherein said surrounding object pattern includes a second danger zone.4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising a warning system coupled to said controller to issue a warning when said other vehicle enters into said second danger zone.5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a communication module coupled to the controller to transmit an image data in a storage medium coupled to said controller.6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a left turn sensor couple to the controller to monitor the vision blocked by the A pillar of the vehicle.7. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said four sensor is rotatable.8. The system of claim 1 , wherein said surrounding object pattern indicates said distant between said other user vehicle and said user vehicle on said display.9. The ...

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Номер записи: 66
05-01-2017 дата публикации

Dynamic Warning System

Номер: US20170001554A1
Автор: Sørensen Jesper Engelbrekt, Voigt Søren V.
Принадлежит:

The present invention describes a dynamic warning system suitable to indicate a dangerous area next to a vehicle (), in particular an area of a road surface in the blind angle () of a driver. By illuminating the surface the soft targets () will be aware and alerted that attention has to be paid. In practice the illuminated area shall have a sufficient extent such that when the vehicle turns, any object, and in particular any soft target outside the illuminated zone () shall be (relatively) safe from coming into contact with the moving vehicle. The warning system comprises:•—a housing suitable to be fastened to or integrated into an exterior surface of a vehicle;•—a light source () arranged inside said housing, said light source () being capable of emitting sufficient light to illuminate the road surface;•—means () for splitting said emitted light into a plurality of distinct light beams, which when projected onto the road surface indicates an area ();•—means for moving the light source relative to the means for splitting the emitted light or vice versa, thereby creating a dynamic warning on said road surface. 1. Dynamic warning system suitable to indicate a dangerous area next to a vehicle , in particular an area of a road surface in the blind angle of a driver , where said warning system comprises:a housing suitable to be fastened to or integrated into an exterior surface of a vehicle;one or more light sources arranged inside said housing, said light source capable of emitting sufficient light to illuminate the road surface;means for moving the light source, or means for moving the emitted light, or activating different light sources in a pulsating manner thereby creating a dynamic light pattern or indication warning on said road surface.2. The dynamic warning system according to claim 1 , wherein means for splitting said emitted light into a plurality of distinct light beams claim 1 , which when projected onto the road surface indicates an area and where means for ...

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Номер записи: 67
07-01-2021 дата публикации

Method and Apparatus for Avoidance Control of Vehicle, Electronic Device and Storage Medium

Номер: US20210001839A1
Автор: LV Leibing, Ma Lin, YANG Fan, ZHU Fan CN
Принадлежит: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for avoidance control of a vehicle, an electronic device, and a storage medium, where the method includes: obtaining behavior information of a moving obstacle, where the moving obstacle is located in a direction of movement of the vehicle and a distance between the moving obstacle and the vehicle satisfies a preset avoidance distance; determining an avoidance strategy for the vehicle based on the behavior information of the moving obstacle; and controlling movement of the vehicle based on the avoidance strategy. The method in the embodiments of the present disclosure considers the behavior information of the moving obstacle in the process of avoidance control of the vehicle, and the vehicle can be controlled to travel when the moving obstacle takes an avoidance action, thereby improving the accuracy of avoidance for the vehicle and the practicality of intelligent driving. 1. A method , comprising:obtaining behavior information of a moving obstacle, wherein the moving obstacle is located in a direction of movement of the vehicle, and a distance between the moving obstacle and the vehicle satisfies a preset avoidance distance;determining an avoidance strategy for the vehicle based on the behavior information of the moving obstacle; andcontrolling movement of the vehicle based on the avoidance strategy.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the avoidance strategy for the vehicle based on the behavior information of the moving obstacle comprises:obtaining, based on the behavior information of the moving obstacle, a target avoidance strategy corresponding to the behavior information of the moving obstacle from a preset mapping relationship, wherein the mapping relationship comprises a correspondence relationship between the behavior information of the moving obstacle and the avoidance strategy for the vehicle; andusing the target avoidance strategy as the avoidance strategy for ...

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Номер записи: 68
07-01-2021 дата публикации

Testing Predictions For Autonomous Vehicles

Номер: US20210001840A1
Автор: Fairfield Nathaniel, Furman Vadim
Принадлежит:

Aspects of the disclosure relate to testing predictions of an autonomous vehicle relating to another vehicle or object in a roadway. For instance, one or more processors may plan to maneuver the autonomous vehicle to complete an action and predict that the other vehicle will take a responsive action. The autonomous vehicle is then maneuvered towards completing the action in a way that would allow the autonomous vehicle to cancel completing the action without causing a collision between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and in order to indicate to the second vehicle or a driver of the second vehicle that the first vehicle is attempting to complete the action. Thereafter, when the first vehicle is determined to be able to take the action, the action is completed by controlling the first vehicle autonomously using the determination of whether the second vehicle begins to take the particular responsive action. 1. A method of controlling a first vehicle autonomously , the method comprising:storing, in at least one memory device by one or more processors, first instructions for the first vehicle to initiate a maneuver and second instructions for the first vehicle to complete the maneuver;controlling, by the one or more processors, the first vehicle to initiate the maneuver according to one or more of the first instructions;predicting, by the one or more processors, whether the maneuver can be safely completed; andwhen the predicting indicates that the maneuver can be safely completed, controlling, by the one or more processors, the first vehicle to complete the maneuver according to one or more of the second instructions.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:planning, by the one or more processors, to perform the maneuver; anddividing, by the one or more processors, the maneuver into a first portion and a second portion,wherein the one or more of the first instructions correspond to the first portion of the maneuver and the one or more of the second ...

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Номер записи: 69
07-01-2021 дата публикации

Prediction device, prediction method, computer program product, and vehicle control system

Номер: US20210001860A1
Автор: Atsushi Kawasaki
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp

A prediction device includes a lane information obtaining unit, an estimating unit, and a predicting unit. The observation-value-obtaining unit obtains an observation value of mobile object' movement. The lane information obtaining unit obtains lane information regarding lanes within a threshold distance of the mobile object. Based on the observation value and the lane information, the estimating unit estimates temporal change volume and likelihood information. The predicting unit identifies target lanes based on the likelihood information, and for the identified target lanes, based on current-state information indicating one or more states of the mobile object indicated by the observation value obtained at the reference time and based on the temporal change volume, calculates predicted-state information indicating one or more states of the mobile object after the reference time when the mobile object moves to the target lane.

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Номер записи: 70
01-01-2015 дата публикации

VEHICLE INFORMATION TRANSMITTING DEVICE

Номер: US20150002285A1
Автор: Hatakeyama Yoshiyuki
Принадлежит: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

To provide a vehicle information transmitting device capable of transmitting information associated with danger at a periphery of the own vehicle in a manner intuitively understandable by the driver. In the present embodiment, when a dangerous direction is the left or the right, a display position of an own vehicle state display figure is changed from a display position in an initial state to a display position on the same side as the dangerous direction. If the dangerous direction is on the front, the display position of the own vehicle state display figure is changed from the display position in the initial state to a display position on an upper side. When a dangerous target is detected, a display area of the own vehicle state display figure is changed to a display area greater than the display area in the initial state. 1. A vehicle information transmitting device comprising:a reference mark display unit configured to display a reference mark which is a reference indicating a safe state; anda danger display unit configured to display presence or absence of danger to an own vehicle with a relative position of a figure with respect to the reference mark, whereinthe danger display unit displays a direction in which the danger is present with the relative position of the figure with respect to the reference mark, at the time danger is present, andthe danger display unit displays the figure at a position of the reference mark, at the time danger is absent.2. The vehicle information transmitting device according to claim 1 , whereinat the time danger is present, the danger display unit changes a size of a display area of the figure greater than a size thereof at the time danger is absent.3. The vehicle information transmitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:an avoiding behavior detecting unit configured to detect presence or absence of an avoiding corresponding to the danger, at the time the danger is present, whereinthe danger display unit displays ...

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Номер записи: 71
07-01-2021 дата публикации

METHOD FOR PREDICTING DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF TARGET OBJECT, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND DEVICE

Номер: US20210001885A1
Автор: Li Jiaman, Yang Zhaohui, ZENG Xingyu, Zhang Shu
Принадлежит:

A method for predicting a direction of movement of a target object, a method for training a neural network, a smart vehicle control method, a device, an electronic apparatus, a computer readable storage medium, and a computer program. The method for predicting a direction of movement of a target object comprises: acquiring an apparent orientation of a target object in an image captured by a camera device, and acquiring a relative position relationship of the target object in the image and the camera device in three-dimensional space (S); and determining, according to the apparent orientation of the target object and the relative position relationship, a direction of movement of the target object relative to a traveling direction of the camera device (S). 1. A method for predicting a motion orientation of a target object , comprising:acquiring an apparent orientation of a target object in an image shot by an imaging device, and acquiring a relative positional relationship between the target object in the image and the imaging device in a three-dimensional space; anddetermining a motion orientation of the target object relative to a traveling direction of the imaging device according to the apparent orientation of the target object and the relative positional relationship.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the imaging device comprises an imaging device arranged in a body claim 1 , the traveling direction of the imaging device is a traveling direction of the body claim 1 , and the body comprises a moving body claim 1 , and the image comprises a video frame extracted from a video shot by the imaging device by means of frame extraction claim 1 , and the target object comprises a pedestrian claim 1 , an animal claim 1 , a non-motor vehicle or an obstacle.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring the apparent orientation of the target object in the image shot by the imaging device comprises:providing an image block comprising the target object in the image to a first ...

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Номер записи: 72
01-01-2015 дата публикации

ACTIVE BEACON FOR VULNERABLE ROAD USERS

Номер: US20150002311A1
Автор: Spiess Bernhard
Принадлежит:

There is described a combined central locking and collision protection device for an automotive vehicle. The described device comprises (a) an RF receiver adapted to receive a remote control signal from a remote control device and a beacon signal from a portable protection device, and (b) a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is adapted to generate a control signal for an automotive central locking system in response to receiving the remote control signal and to generate a warning signal in response to receiving the beacon signal. There is also described a portable protection device, a system, and a vehicle. Furthermore, there is described a method of protecting vulnerable road users.

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Номер записи: 73
04-01-2018 дата публикации

A VEHICLE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

Номер: US20180001889A1
Автор: HÄRSLÄTT Peter
Принадлежит: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION

A vehicle assistance system for a vehicle is provided. A corresponding computer implemented method and computer program product are also provided. 2. The vehicle assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the operation of the first vehicle is based on features extracted from the acquired image feed.3. The vehicle assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle scenario including information relating to a current location of the first vehicle.4. The vehicle assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle scenario is selected from a predetermined set of vehicle scenarios claim 1 , and at least one safety requirement is predetermined for each vehicle scenario of the set of vehicle scenarios.5. The vehicle assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the correlation of the image feed produced by the at least one external camera and the safety requirement for the vehicle scenario is further based on a coverage area for the at least one external camera.6. The vehicle assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle information extracted from the internal source of the first vehicle is generated by at least one controllable vehicle component comprised with the first vehicle.7. The vehicle assistance system according to claim 1 , further comprising a display screen connected to the control unit claim 1 , wherein the control unit when operating the first vehicle based on the image feed displays the image feed to a driver of the vehicle viewing the display screen.8. The vehicle assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle information extracted from the internal network of the first vehicle comprises road map data.9. The vehicle assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit receives a location of the first vehicle claim 1 , from a GNSS receiver comprised with first vehicle.10. The vehicle assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle information extracted from the internal source ...

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Номер записи: 74
02-01-2020 дата публикации

VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Номер: US20200001867A1
Автор: Ishioka Atsushi, Mizutani Akira
Принадлежит:

A vehicle control apparatus is a vehicle control apparatus includes a recognizer configured to recognize a vehicle A traveling in front of a host vehicle in a first lane in which the host vehicle travels, and a vehicle B traveling between the vehicle A and the host vehicle in a traveling direction in a second lane adjacent to the first lane, which are detected by a detector that detects a situation of a periphery of the host vehicle, an estimator configured to estimate a likelihood of changing lanes into the first lane by the vehicle B recognized by the recognizer, and a vehicle controller configured to control a speed of the host vehicle on the basis of a speed of the vehicle A and an estimation result of the estimator. 1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:a recognizer configured to recognize a vehicle A traveling in front of a host vehicle in a first lane in which the host vehicle travels, and a vehicle B traveling between the vehicle A and the host vehicle in a traveling direction in a second lane adjacent to the first lane, the vehicle A and the vehicle B being detected by a detector that detects a situation of a periphery of the host vehicle;an estimator configured to estimate a likelihood of changing lanes into the first lane by the vehicle B recognized by the recognizer; anda vehicle controller configured to control a speed of the host vehicle on the basis of a speed of the vehicle A and an estimation result of the estimator.2. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the recognizer is configured to recognize a vehicle C traveling between the vehicle A and the host vehicle in a traveling direction in a third lane adjacent to the first lane and on a side opposite to the second lane, the vehicle C being detected by the detector that detects the situation of a periphery of the host vehicle,the estimator is configured to estimate a likelihood of changing lanes into the first lane by the vehicle C recognized by the recognizer, andthe ...

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Номер записи: 75
04-01-2018 дата публикации

ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

Номер: US20180001903A1
Автор: Becker Jan, Dechant Moritz Achim Florian, Nagy Akos
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Systems and methods are described for an adaptive user interface system for a vehicle with an automatic vehicle system. The adaptive user interface system includes a display and an electronic controller. The controller is configured to generate a graphical user interface indicative of operation of the automatic vehicle system, output the graphical user interface on the display, monitor an indicia of a driver's comfort level, and determine, based on the monitored indicia, when the driver is not comfortable with the operation of the automatic vehicle system. In response to determining that the driver is not comfortable with the operation of the automatic vehicle system, the electronic controller modifies the graphical user interface to provide an increased level of detail. 1. An adaptive user interface system for a vehicle with an automatic vehicle system , the adaptive user interface system including:a display; and generate a graphical user interface indicative of operation of the automatic vehicle system,', 'output the graphical user interface on the display,', "monitor an indicia of a driver's comfort level,", 'determine, based on the monitored indicia, when the driver is not comfortable with the operation of the automatic vehicle system, and', 'modify the graphical user interface to provide an increased level of detail in response to determining that the driver is not comfortable with the operation of the automatic vehicle system., 'an electronic controller, electrically coupled to the display, and configured to'}2. The adaptive user interface system of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor configured to detect a physiological condition of the driver claim 1 , and wherein the controller is configured to monitor the indicia of the driver's comfort level by monitoring an output of the sensor.3. The adaptive user interface system of claim 2 , wherein the sensor includes a heart rate sensor claim 2 , and wherein the controller is configured to determine when the ...

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Номер записи: 76
04-01-2018 дата публикации

COLLISION DETECTION

Номер: US20180001952A1
Автор: Jeon Woongsun, Rajamani Rajesh
Принадлежит:

Bicycle collision systems, apparatus, and methods may include, or use, one or more various sensing apparatus to detect vehicles or other objects that may collide, or potentially collide, with a bicycle. The sensing apparatus may include at least one of side sensing apparatus, rear sensing apparatus, and front sensing apparatus. Further, alert apparatus may be used to alert not only the cyclist but also the driver of a vehicle of an imminent collision. 1. A system for use with a bicycle comprising:a rear sensing apparatus couplable to a bicycle and comprising one or more rear sensors to detect the distance from the bicycle to vehicles located behind the bicycle and the angle of the direction of motion of the vehicles located behind the bicycle relative to the direction of motion of the bicycle to provide rear vehicular data;an alert apparatus comprising a speaker to output sound to alert at least drivers of vehicles of potential collision situations; and determine position data and velocity data of vehicles located behind the bicycle based on the rear vehicular data from the rear sensing apparatus,', 'determine a potential collision situation based on at least one of the position data and the velocity data of a vehicle located behind the bicycle, and', 'issue an alert using the alert apparatus in response to determining a potential collision situation, wherein the alert comprises one or more sounds outputted by the speaker to alert at least the driver of the vehicle., 'a computing apparatus comprising one or more processors operably coupled to the rear sensing apparatus and the alert apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein computing apparatus is further configured to:determine orientation data of vehicles located behind the bicycle based on the rear vehicular data from the rear sensing apparatus, anddetermine a potential collision situation based on at least one of the orientation data of a vehicle located behind ...

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Номер записи: 77
01-01-2015 дата публикации

Three-dimenisional object detection device

Номер: US20150002671A1
Автор: Osamu Fukata, Yasuhisa Hayakawa
Принадлежит: Nissan Motor Co Ltd

A three-dimensional object detection device includes an image capturing unit, an image conversion unit, a three-dimensional object detection unit, a light source detection unit and a control unit. The image conversion unit converts a viewpoint of the images obtained by the image capturing unit to create bird's-eye view images. The three-dimensional object detection unit detects a presence of a three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane. The three-dimensional object detection unit determines the presence of the three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane-when the difference waveform information is at a threshold value or higher. The control unit set a threshold value higher so that the three-dimensional object is more difficult to detect in a forward area than rearward area with respect to a line connecting the light source and the image capturing unit when the light source has been detected.

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Номер записи: 78
03-01-2019 дата публикации

AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM

Номер: US20190001947A1
Автор: Lowe Thomas Jeffrey
Принадлежит:

An automatic braking system including: a control unit for controlling at least some of the brakes of a vehicle; and a contact sensor for detecting an impact. 1. An automatic braking system including:a control unit for controlling at least some of the brakes of a vehicle; anda contact sensor for detecting an impact, the control unit being configured to engage the brakes when an impact is detected.2. (canceled)3. The automatic braking system according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic braking system is configured to be deactivated under certain conditions.4. The automatic braking system according to claim 3 , wherein the contact sensor is configured to be secured to an impact attenuator that is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position claim 3 , and wherein the automatic braking system is deactivated when the attenuator is in the stowed position.5. The automatic braking system as claimed in claim 4 , further including a proximity sensor to detect movement of the impact attenuator between the stowed position and the deployed position.6. The automatic braking system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the impact attenuator is mounted to a trailer coupled to the vehicle.7. The automatic braking system according to claim 1 , wherein the contact sensor includes any one or a combination of a carbon contact strip claim 1 , a pressure sensor and/or a gyroscopic accelerometer.8. The automatic braking system as claimed in claim 1 , further including a speed sensor for detecting the speed of the vehicle.98. The braking system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the automatic braking system is deactivated when the speed of the vehicle is above a predefined value.10. The automatic braking system according to claim 1 , further including a remote sensor for detecting one or more parameters associated with determining the potential for impact with an object.11. The automatic braking system according to claim 10 , wherein the remote sensor includes anyone or a combination of ...

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Номер записи: 79
03-01-2019 дата публикации

DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD

Номер: US20190001970A1
Автор: IKE Wataru, Ito Yosuke, Takahashi Toru, TANASE Masayasu
Принадлежит:

A driving assistance apparatus determines, based on an instantaneous indicator which is an instantaneous value of a parameter regarding steering of the own vehicle, whether a driver has started a collision avoidance operation for avoiding a collision between a target and the own vehicle. When it is determined that the collision avoidance operation has been started, a support start timing for starting driving assistance for avoiding the collision or reducing collision damage is set to be a timing later than when the collision avoidance operation has not been started. The support start timing during a collision avoidance time period which is a time period until a predetermined set time has elapsed after it is determined that the collision avoidance operation has been started is set based on a time-dependent indicator for steering indicated by the instantaneous indicator at timings during the collision avoidance time period. 1. A driving assistance apparatus comprising:a target recognition section which recognizes a target which is present around an own vehicle;an operation determination section which determines, by using an instantaneous indicator which is an instantaneous value of a parameter regarding steering of the own vehicle, whether a driver has started a collision avoidance operation for avoiding a collision between the own vehicle and the target recognized by the target recognition section;a timing calculation section which, in the case where the operation determination section determines that the collision avoidance operation has been started, sets a support start timing to be a late timing which is later than the support start timing for a case where the collision avoidance operation has not been started, the support start timing being a timing at which driving assistance for avoiding a collision between the own vehicle and the target or reducing collision damage is started; anda control section which starts the driving assistance based on the support start ...

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Номер записи: 80
03-01-2019 дата публикации

COURSE EVALUATION APPARATUS AND COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Номер: US20190001972A1
Автор: Kindo Toshiki, Sakai Katsuhiro
Принадлежит: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

A course evaluation apparatus includes an estimated-course-group generation portion that generates a plurality of estimated course groups for a movable body; and a course evaluation portion that performs a course evaluation on the plurality of estimated course groups with respect to at least two different evaluation criteria. 1. A movable body comprising:a travel information obtaining portion configured to obtain a travel information that includes travel information of the movable body, surrounding area information of the movable body, or map information;an estimated course generation portion configured to generate a plurality of courses based on the travel information;a grouping portion configured to set a course group by grouping the plurality of courses;a course evaluation portion configured to perform a course evaluation of the course group with respect to a first criterion and a second criterion, wherein the first criterion has a higher weighting than the second criterion;an output portion configured to select a course along which the movable body should travel based on the result of the course evaluation and provide information on the selected course; anda driving support system configured to provide an instruction on a driving operation so that the movable body travels along the selected course.2. The movable body according to claim 1 , wherein the first criterion having the higher weighting is a degree of driving safety.3. The movable body according to claim 1 , wherein the course evaluation is performed based on whether an evaluation value of each estimated course included in the course group with respect to each of the first criterion and the second criterion is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value.4. The movable body according to claim 1 , wherein the course evaluation is performed based on: (i) whether a first evaluation value of each estimated course included in the course group with respect to the first criterion is equal to or ...

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Номер записи: 81
03-01-2019 дата публикации

APPARATUS, VEHICLE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR COMPUTING AT LEAST ONE VIDEO SIGNAL OR CONTROL SIGNAL

Номер: US20190001992A1
Автор: KWASNY Julia, KWOCZEK Simon, RICHTER Felix
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An apparatus for a vehicle, a vehicle, a method, and a program having a program code. The apparatus has at least one input interface to receive sensor data from at least one sensor module, wherein the sensor data includes sensor information about a behavior of at least one occupant of the vehicle and/or about a travel situation of the vehicle. The apparatus has a control module to determine a potential need for information by the vehicle occupant based on the sensor information. The control module provides information corresponding to the potential need for information and ascertains a representation of the information according to the potential need for information in the vehicle based on the sensor information. The apparatus has at least one output interface for providing at least one video signal or control signal according to the ascertained representation on one or more display devices. 1. A device for a vehicle , the device comprising:at least one input interface to receive sensor data from at least one sensor module, wherein the sensor data include sensor information indicating a behavior of at least one passenger of the vehicle and indicating a driving situation of the vehicle; determine a potential information need of the vehicle passenger based on the sensor information,', 'provide information based on the potential information need, and', 'determine a way of representing the information according to the potential information need in the vehicle based on the sensor information; and, 'a control module toat least one output interface that provides at least one video or control signal according to the determined way of representation to one or several display devices included in the vehicle.2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the control module provides information according to the potential information need claim 1 , requests and receives the information according to the potential information need.3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the control module requests ...

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Номер записи: 82
07-01-2016 дата публикации

MULTI-LEVEL NAVIGATION MONITORING AND CONTROL

Номер: US20160003636A1
Автор: Bark Karlin, Ng-Thow-Hing Victor, Tran Cuong
Принадлежит: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

Multi-level navigation monitoring and control is provided. A system includes a lane marking manager determining a first boundary line, a second boundary line, and a centerline of a current lane of travel. The system also includes a confidence level determiner assigning a first confidence level to the first boundary line, a second confidence level to the second boundary line, and a third confidence level to the centerline. Further, the system includes a user interface outputting representations of the first boundary line, the second boundary line, and the centerline based, at least in part, on the first confidence level, the second confidence level, and the third confidence level. 1. A system for multi-level navigation monitoring and control , comprising:a memory; and a navigation manager generating a route between a first location and a second location;', 'a map displayer outputting a map that includes the route and is indicative of distances of one or more surfaces, objects, obstructions, or geometries in an area around the vehicle; and', 'a modification controller altering at least a portion of the route based on an indication of a change received at a user interface or a sensor,', 'wherein the navigation manager regenerates the route between the first location and the second location as a function of the indication of the change and the map displayer outputs a revised map based on the regenerated route., 'a processor that executes the following computer executable components stored in the memory2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the change is based on a gesture detected by the user interface or the sensor.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the change is based on a verbal command detected by the user interface or the sensor.4. The system of claim 1 , comprising a lane marking manager determining lane boundaries and a center steering trajectory of a lane of traffic.5. The system of claim 4 , comprising a confidence level ...

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Номер записи: 83
13-01-2022 дата публикации

Apparatus and Method for Warning of an Oncoming Vehicle

Номер: US20220009412A1
Автор: Babaev Islam
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Apparatus and methods for warning of an oncoming vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus comprises one or more sensors for detecting an oncoming vehicle, and a light emitting unit controllable to signal to a vehicle behind whether an oncoming vehicle has been detected, the light emitting unit being mounted so as to be visible to the vehicle behind. A controller detects an oncoming vehicle in dependence on information received from the one or more sensors, and controls the light emitting unit in dependence on whether an oncoming vehicle is detected. 1. Apparatus for warning of an oncoming vehicle , the apparatus comprising:one or more sensors for detecting an oncoming vehicle;a light emitting unit controllable to signal to a vehicle behind whether an oncoming vehicle has been detected, the light emitting unit being disposed so as to be visible to the vehicle behind; anda controller configured to detect an oncoming vehicle in dependence on information received from the one or more sensors, and control the light emitting unit in dependence on whether an oncoming vehicle is detected.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting unit is controllable to selectively emit light of a first wavelength to signal to the vehicle behind whether an oncoming vehicle has been detected claim 1 , and the controller is configured to control the light emitting unit to emit light of the first wavelength in dependence on whether an oncoming vehicle is detected.3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the light emitting unit is further controllable to emit light of a second wavelength claim 2 , andwherein the controller is configured to control the light emitting unit to emit light of the first wavelength in response to an oncoming vehicle being detected, and to emit light of the second wavelength in response to no oncoming vehicle being detected.4. The apparatus according to wherein the light emitting unit is further controllable to emit light of a third ...

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Номер записи: 84
02-01-2020 дата публикации

GROUPING FOR EFFICIENT COOPERATIVE POSITIONING CALCULATIONS

Номер: US20200003907A1
Автор: ADERUM TOBIAS, ERIKSSON OLOF, MEIFANG ZHU, SVENSSON Christian
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An apparatus comprising a transceiver module and a processor. The transceiver may be configured to send/receive data messages to/from a plurality of vehicles. The processor may be configured to (i) determine a plurality of selected vehicles from the plurality of vehicles based on a selection criteria and (ii) calculate relative coordinates of the plurality of vehicles based on the data messages from the selected vehicles. The selection criteria may comprise determining (i) a target vehicle and (ii) at least two complementary vehicles. A predicted trajectory of the target vehicle may cross paths with a predicted trajectory of the apparatus. The complementary vehicles may be selected based on (i) an arrangement of the plurality of vehicles and (ii) speeds of the plurality of vehicles. 1. An apparatus comprising:a transceiver module configured to send/receive data messages to/from a plurality of vehicles; anda processor configured to (i) determine a plurality of selected vehicles from said plurality of vehicles based on a selection criteria and (ii) calculate relative coordinates of said plurality of vehicles based on said data messages from said selected vehicles, wherein (a) said selection criteria comprises determining (i) a target vehicle and (ii) at least two complementary vehicles, (b) a predicted trajectory of said target vehicle crosses paths with a predicted trajectory of said apparatus and (c) said complementary vehicles are selected based on (i) an arrangement of said plurality of vehicles and (ii) speeds of said plurality of vehicles.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein (i) said processor comprises a relative positioning module and (ii) said relative positioning module is configured to perform said selection criteria.3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein (i) said selection criteria is implemented to select four of said plurality of vehicles as said selected vehicles claim 1 , (ii) said selected vehicles comprise a host vehicle claim 1 , ...

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Номер записи: 85
03-01-2019 дата публикации

Methods And Systems For Vehicle Localization

Номер: US20190003847A1
Автор: Song Xiaofeng F., YALDO Valor
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Methods and systems for vehicle localization are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a navigation system configured to generate navigation data corresponding to a global position of the vehicle, at least one image sensor configured to capture image data of a selected roadway feature along a projected path of the vehicle, a database comprising map data corresponding to lateral and longitudinal coordinates for a plurality of roadway features along the projected path of the vehicle; and a controller, the controller configured to receive the image data, the map data, and the navigation data, calculate a first distance from the selected feature to the vehicle using the navigation data and the image data, calculate a second distance from the selected feature to the vehicle using the navigation data and the map data, and determine a localization error by comparing the first distance to the second distance. 1. A method for vehicle localization of a vehicle , the method comprising:providing the vehicle with at least one image sensor configured to capture image data of a selected roadway feature along a projected path of the vehicle, a navigation system configured to generate navigation data corresponding to a global position of the vehicle, a database comprising map data corresponding to lateral and longitudinal coordinates for a plurality of roadway features along the projected path of the vehicle, and a controller in communication with the at least one vehicle sensor, the navigation system, and the map database;receiving, by the controller, the image data corresponding to the selected roadway feature;receiving, by the controller, the navigation data corresponding to the global position of the vehicle;receiving, by the controller, the map data corresponding to the selected roadway feature;calculating, by the controller, a first distance from the selected feature to the vehicle;calculating, by the controller, a second distance from the selected feature to the vehicle; ...

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Номер записи: 86
02-01-2020 дата публикации

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INDICATING AN AUTONOMOUS KINEMATIC ACTION OF A VEHICLE

Номер: US20200004254A1
Автор: AUST Mikael Ljung, FOLKESTAD Fredrik, Gordh Mikael, OMASTA Tomas, VICTOR Trent
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A method performed by an intention indicating system of a vehicle, for indicating to a potential observer an ongoing or impending autonomous kinematic action of said vehicle, said method including: determining an ongoing or impending autonomous kinematic action of said vehicle; and performing a vertical vehicle motion representing said autonomous kinematic action, said vertical vehicle motion including raising and/or lowering a front portion and/or a rear portion of a vehicle body of said vehicle. 1. A method performed by an intention indicating system of a vehicle , for indicating to a potential observer an ongoing or impending autonomous kinematic action of said vehicle , said method comprising:determining an ongoing or impending autonomous kinematic action of said vehicle; andperforming a vertical vehicle motion representing said autonomous kinematic action, said vertical vehicle motion comprising raising and/or lowering a front portion and/or a rear portion of a vehicle body of said vehicle, wherein said vertical vehicle motion comprises:when said autonomous kinematic action comprises a transition from a standstill state to a shut down state, lowering said vehicle body front portion and rear portion from a nominal suspension level (N) to a lower suspension level (L);when said autonomous kinematic action comprises a transition from said shut down state to said standstill state, raising said vehicle body front portion and rear portion from said lower suspension level (L) to said nominal suspension level (N);when said autonomous kinematic action comprises an acceleration, raising said front portion and/or lowering said rear portion; and/orwhen said autonomous kinematic action comprises a deceleration, lowering said front portion and/or raising said rear portion.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said performing the vertical vehicle motion is initiated a predeterminable period of time prior to said autonomous kinematic action starting.3. The method ...

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Номер записи: 87
02-01-2020 дата публикации

CONTROL METHOD OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, AND CONTROL DEVICE THEREFOR

Номер: US20200004257A1
Автор: KIM Soryoung
Принадлежит: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Disclosed is a control method of an autonomous including: generating driving information by merging meta information, including location information, and image information; receiving an object detection algorithm selected based on the meta information; based on the object detection algorithm, setting a driving path while monitoring a main object that has appeared in a place indicated by the location information; and when dangerous object information is received from a server, resetting the driving path to avoid an dangerous object. 1. A control method of an autonomous vehicle traveling while monitoring an image acquired in real time , the method comprising:generating driving information by merging meta information, including location information, and image information;receiving an object detection algorithm selected based on the meta information;based on the object detection algorithm, setting a driving path while monitoring a main object that has appeared in a place indicated by the location information; andwhen dangerous object information is received from a server, resetting the driving path to avoid an dangerous object.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in the generating of the driving information claim 1 , time information and weather information are further included in the meta information.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the object detection algorithm is used to detect a main object that appears in real time in a place indicated by the location information.4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the object detection algorithm is used to detect a main object that appears in real time in a place indicated by the location information and in a time span indicated by the time information.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the object detection algorithm further comprises an algorithm for detecting an auxiliary object to guide traffic rule observation during traveling of the vehicle.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , the receiving of the object ...

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Номер записи: 88
07-01-2021 дата публикации

SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE, SELF-PROPELLING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

Номер: US20210004023A1
Автор: WAKAYAMA Hisaya
Принадлежит: NEC Corporation

A self-propelled device includes a host device movement vector acquisition unit that is configured to acquire a host device movement vector including a movement speed of the self-propelled device and a distance information acquisition unit that is configured to acquire nearby device distance information including a distance and a direction to the self-propelled device for each of nearby devices located near the self-propelled device. The self-propelled device further includes a nearby device movement vector acquisition unit that is configured to acquire a nearby device movement vector including a movement speed and a movement direction of each of the nearby devices for each of the nearby devices and a determination unit that is configured to determine whether a group movement is possible or not for each of the nearby devices based on the nearby device distance information, the host device movement vector and the nearby device movement vector. 1. A self-propelled device comprising:a memory configured to store instructions; anda processor configured to execute the instructions to:acquire a host device movement vector including a movement speed of the self-propelled device;acquire nearby device distance information including a distance and a direction to the self-propelled device for each of nearby devices located near the self-propelled device;acquire a nearby device movement vector including a movement speed and a movement direction of each of the nearby devices for each of the nearby devices; anddetermine whether a group movement is possible or not for each of the nearby devices based on the nearby device distance information, the host device movement vector and the nearby device movement vector.2. The self-propelled device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions claim 1 , when the processor determines that a group movement of a nearby device group constituted by one or more of the nearby devices is possible ...

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Номер записи: 89
05-01-2017 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LANE IDENTIFICATION IN A ROADWAY

Номер: US20170004711A1
Автор: Caveney Derek S., McNew John-Michael, Pandita Rohit, Vladimerou Vladimeros
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A lane identity in a roadway in which a vehicle is traveling can be determined. The roadway can include a plurality of lanes. The determining can include generating a lane identification confidence belief indicating a probability that the vehicle is in a particular lane of the plurality of lanes of the roadway. Generating the lane identification confidence belief can be based on: any detected lane crossings, the number of lanes in the roadway, the lane marker type to a left side and to a right side of the vehicle at the current position of the vehicle or ahead of the current position of the vehicle in a forward direction of travel of the vehicle, and a weighted average of an instantaneous lane identification confidence belief and a lane identification confidence belief prior to a current sample time period. 1. A method of determining a lane identity in a roadway in which a vehicle is traveling , the roadway including a plurality of lanes , the method comprising:obtaining, using one or more sensors, a lane marker type to a left side and to a right side of the vehicle at a current position of the vehicle or ahead of the current position of the vehicle in a forward direction of travel of the vehicle;obtaining, using one or more sensors, an instantaneous position of the vehicle on the roadway;determining, using map data, a number of lanes in the roadway at the instantaneous position of the vehicle;detecting, using one or more sensors, lane crossings of the vehicle between the plurality of lanes in the roadway; and any detected lane crossings,', 'the number of lanes in the roadway,', 'the lane marker type to a left side and to a right side of the vehicle at the current position of the vehicle or ahead of the current position of the vehicle in a forward direction of travel of the vehicle; and', 'a weighted average of an instantaneous lane identification confidence belief and a lane identification confidence belief prior to a current sample time period., 'generating a lane ...

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Номер записи: 90
03-01-2019 дата публикации

MOVING TRAFFIC OBSTACLE DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE

Номер: US20190004523A1
Автор: BILLS TIERRA, BRYANT REGINALD, LONG XIANGZHU, WALCOTT AISHA, WAMBURU JOHN
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The disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting and managing moving traffic obstacles. In embodiments, a database of historical and potential moving traffic obstacles is generated from vehicle sensor data. The database includes vehicle manoeuvre data and characterizations thereof. The database is used to map moving traffic obstacle locations such that driving aids and autonomous vehicles can account for such obstacles. 18-. (canceled)1019.-. (canceled)20. A system comprising:a processor;a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store program instructions for instructing the processor to carry out a method for controlling a maneuver by an object, the method comprising:determining a location of the object and correlating the location of the object to a path in a moving traffic obstacle database, the moving traffic obstacle database comprising an array of interconnected paths and one or more moving traffic obstacles, each moving traffic obstacle having an associated moving traffic obstacle locations along the interconnected paths;determining, from the moving traffic obstacle database, a relevant moving traffic obstacle at a relevant moving traffic obstacle location in close proximity to the location of the object;determining maneuver instructions based on: the relevant moving traffic obstacle; the relevant moving traffic obstacle location; the object; and the object location;communicating the maneuver instructions to a device associated with the object, wherein the communicating causes the device to automatically execute or display the maneuver instructions. In embodiments, the technical field of the invention is methods and systems for detecting and managing moving traffic obstacles.In cities in developing countries like Nairobi, Kenya, it is common for roadways to be shared by a variety of transport modes. These modes include personal vehicles, trucks, two-wheelers, animals, bicycles, pushcarts, and pedestrians. Such road sharing creates ...

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Номер записи: 91
03-01-2019 дата публикации

MOVING TRAFFIC OBSTACLE DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE

Номер: US20190004525A1
Автор: BILLS TIERRA, BRYANT REGINALD, LONG XIANGZHU, WALCOTT AISHA, WAMBURU JOHN
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The disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting and managing moving traffic obstacles. In embodiments, a database of historical and potential moving traffic obstacles is generated from vehicle sensor data. The database includes vehicle manoeuvre data and characterizations thereof. The database is used to map moving traffic obstacle locations such that driving aids and autonomous vehicles can account for such obstacles. 1. A method for controlling a route of an object , the method comprising:receiving a starting location and a destination location from a device onboard the object;determining a first potential route between the starting and destination locations;identifying all moving traffic obstacles along the first potential route from a moving traffic obstacle database, the moving traffic obstacle database comprising an interconnected array of paths;determining a second potential route between the starting and destination locations;identifying all moving traffic obstacles along the second potential route from the moving traffic obstacle database;identifying a preferred route from the first and second routes, the preferred route having a minimum of moving traffic obstacles;communicating instructions to the device to follow the preferred route, wherein the object subsequently follows the preferred route.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the moving traffic obstacle database comprises an interconnected array of paths claim 1 , and the method further comprises:collecting test sensor data for a plurality of test objects traversing a first path;determining, from the test sensor data, the presence of a moving traffic obstacle at a hazard location along the path, and determining a characteristic of the moving traffic obstacle;adding the hazard location to the moving traffic obstacle database.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic of the moving traffic obstacle is whether the moving traffic obstacle is stationary or mobile.4. The method of claim 1 ...

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Номер записи: 92
03-01-2019 дата публикации

ECU, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INCLUDING ECU, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LANE CHANGE FOR THE SAME

Номер: US20190004529A1
Автор: Im Seong Su, Lee Tae Seok, Yang Seok Youl
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A method of controlling lane change of an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes determining a type of a command for lane change by an autonomous driving logic of an electronic control unit (ECU) in response to the command for lane change being generated. When the command for lane change is not a specific command for lane change, attributes of each of at least one region included in a change target region is determined using information regarding the change target region. The attributes of each of the at least one region are corrected using information regarding a lane in which the autonomous vehicle is driven and a lane change region is determined from the at least one region based on the corrected attributes of each of the at least one region. 1. A method of controlling lane change of an autonomous vehicle , comprising:determining, by a controller, a type of a command for lane change using an autonomous driving logic in response to the command for lane change being generated;when the command for lane change is not a specific command for lane change, determining, by the controller, attributes of each of at least one region included in a change target region using information on the change target region;correcting, by the controller, the attributes of each of the at least one region using information regarding a lane in which the autonomous vehicle is being driven; anddetermining, by the controller, a lane change region from the at least one region based on the corrected attributes of each of the at least one region.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the type of the command for lane change is classified into commands for lane change according to first to fourth scenarios; and wherein the determining of the attributes of each of the at least one region is performed for commands for lane change according to second to fourth scenarios.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first scenario is a situation in which lane change is not needed ...

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Номер записи: 93
01-01-2015 дата публикации

OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM

Номер: US20150006070A1
Автор: Kim Young Shin
Принадлежит: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

Provided is an object recognition system including: a transmitting unit configured to include one or more light emitting unit to transmit laser light having different wavelengths to an object; a receiving unit configured to receive light reflected from the object to acquire information on the reflected light of a size, a speed, a number plate, a reflector, and material of the object; and a processing unit configured to store the feature information on objects of a vehicle, a two-wheeled vehicle, and a pedestrian and compare the information on the reflected light of the object received from the receiving unit with the feature information on the object to classify and recognize the objects into the vehicle, the two-wheeled vehicle, and the pedestrian. 1. An object recognition system , wherein information on reflected light of an object is acquired from the reflected light which is transmitted to and reflected from an object ahead of a vehicle and a kind of object is classified from the information on the reflected light.2. The object recognition system of claim 1 , wherein the information on the reflected light is compared with feature information on various objects stored in the object recognition system to differentiate a kind of object.3. An object recognition system claim 1 , comprising:a transmitting unit configured to include one or more light emitting unit to transmit laser light having different wavelengths to an object;a receiving unit configured to receive light reflected from the object to acquire information on the reflected light of a size, a speed, a number plate, and a reflector of the object and the material of the object; anda processing unit configured to store the feature information on objects of a vehicle, a two-wheeled vehicle, and a pedestrian and compare the information on the reflecte light of the object received from the receiving unit with the feature information on the object to classify and recognize the object into the vehicle, the two- ...

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Номер записи: 94
07-01-2021 дата публикации

ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE

Номер: US20210004622A1
Автор: WE Kyoungsoo
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An advanced driver assistance apparatus, a vehicle having the same, and a method of controlling the vehicle are provided. The vehicle may acquire a first image of a road by a first image acquisition unit while traveling, acquire a second image of the road by a second image acquisition unit while traveling, recognize a first lane in the first image by a first lane recognizer, recognize a second lane in the second image by a second lane recognizer, determine whether at least one of the first lane recognizer or the first image acquisition unit has a failure by comparing the first lane with the second lane, and output failure information when at least one of the first lane recognizer or the first image acquisition unit is determined to have the failure. 1. An advanced driver assistance device , comprising:a plurality of image acquisition units configured to acquire images of a road; connect to the plurality of image acquisition units, respectively; and', 'recognize lanes from the acquired images of the road;, 'a plurality of lane recognizers configured to determine whether at least one lane recognizer of the plurality of lane recognizers and the image acquisition unit have a failure by comparing each of lane information recognized by the plurality of lane recognizers; and', 'control failure information when at least one lane recognizer of the plurality of lane recognizers and the image acquisition unit are determined to have the failure; and, 'a controller configured toan output unit configured to output the failure information.2. The advanced driver assistance device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises:a position receiver configured to receive current position information of at least one image acquisition unit of the plurality of image acquisition units; and store distance information between at least one image acquisition unit of the plurality of image acquisition units and remaining image acquisition units of the plurality of image acquisition units; ...

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Номер записи: 95
04-01-2018 дата публикации

Object recognition device

Номер: US20180005056A1
Автор: Toshiyuki Matsubara
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Corp

In an object recognition device, a reliability setting unit sets object presence reliability indicating the reliability of whether or not an object is present with respect to the surrounding area of a host vehicle. Then, a grouping unit groups the reflection points based on the object presence reliability in the area between the reflection points. For this reason, for example, even though two objects are adjacent to each other, in a case where the object presence reliability in the area between the reflection points of one object and the reflection points of the other object is low, the reflection points of the two objects can be separately grouped without being grouped into a single group. As a result, since it is possible to avoid mistakenly recognizing a plurality of objects in a single object, recognition accuracy of the object can be improved.

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Номер записи: 96
07-01-2021 дата публикации

LOCALIZED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR INTELLIGENT ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

Номер: US20210005085A1
Автор: Chen Tianyi, Cheng Yang, Dong Shuoxuan, LI SHEN, Li Xiaotian, Ran Bin, Zhang Zhen, ZHENG Yuan, Zhou Yang
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Provided herein is technology relating to connected and automated highway systems and particularly, but not exclusively, to systems and methods for providing localized self-evolving artificial intelligence for intelligent road infrastructure systems. 191-. (canceled)92. An artificial intelligence (AI) system for automated vehicle control and traffic operations comprising:a) a database of accumulated historical data comprising background, vehicle, traffic, object, and/or environmental data for a localized area;b) sensors configured to provide real-time data comprising background, vehicle, traffic, object, and/or environmental data for said localized area;c) a computation component that compares said real-time data and said accumulated historical data to provide sensing, behavior prediction and management, decision making, and vehicle control for an intelligent road infrastructure system (IRIS).93. The AI system of wherein said computation component is configured to implement a self-evolving algorithm.94. The AI system of wherein said localized area comprises a coverage area served by a roadside unit (RSU).95. The AI system of wherein said system is embedded in an RSU or a group of RSUs.96. The AI system of wherein said system comprises an interface for communicating with other IRIS components claim 92 , smart cities claim 92 , and/or other smart infrastructure.97. The AI system of configured to determine vehicle location.98. The AI system of comprising reference points for determining vehicle location.99. The AI system of comprising reflective fixed structures to assist vehicles to determine their locations.100. The AI system of further comprising a component to provide map services.101. The AI system of further configured to identify high-risk locations.102. The AI system of configured to sense the environment and road in real time to acquire environmental and/or road data.103. The AI system of configured to predict road and environmental conditions using said ...

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Номер записи: 97
03-01-2019 дата публикации

VEHICULAR DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM

Номер: US20190005339A1
Автор: Chundrlik, JR. William J., Raudszus Dominik, Van Dan Elzen Christopher L.
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A vehicular driver assistance system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and a control having an image processor that processes image data captured by the camera to determine lane markings demarcating a traffic lane in which the vehicle is traveling and to estimate a path of travel for the vehicle to maintain the vehicle in the traffic lane in which the vehicle is traveling in situations where the lane markings demarcating the traffic lane in which the vehicle is traveling are not readily determinable. The control estimates the path of travel for the vehicle at least responsive to vehicle information. The system updates the estimated path of travel ahead of the vehicle even when no lane markings are determined present on the road ahead of the vehicle. The control adjusts processing of captured image data responsive at least in part to a driving situation that the vehicle is in. 1. A driver assistance system for a vehicle , said driver assistance system comprising:a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view forward of the vehicle;a control comprising an image processor that is operable to process image data captured by said camera;wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said camera, said control determines lane markings demarcating a traffic lane in which the vehicle is traveling;wherein, responsive to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said camera, said control estimates a path of travel for the vehicle to maintain the vehicle in the traffic lane in which the vehicle is traveling in situations where the lane markings demarcating the traffic lane in which the vehicle is traveling are not readily determinable;wherein said control estimates the path of travel for the vehicle at least responsive to vehicle information, and wherein the vehicle information comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) vehicle speed, (ii) vehicle differential wheel speeds and (iii) ...

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Номер записи: 98
02-01-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTITATIVELY ASSESSING COLLISION RISK AND SEVERITY

Номер: US20200005648A1
Автор: YANG Jidong
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Systems and methods for quantitatively assessing collision risk of bodies, such as vehicles, and severity of a conflict between the bodies are disclosed. A method may comprise receiving image data associated with bodies. Based on the image data, an affinity (proneness) to collision of the bodies may be determined. Based on the determined affinity (proneness) to collision, a proximity (closeness) of collision of the bodies may be determined. Based on the determined proximity (closeness) of collision of the bodies, a collision risk of the bodies may be determined. The determined collision risk may be transmitted to a computing device, such as via a user interface. The determined collision risk may be used to control operations of a traffic control device or an autonomous vehicle. 1. A method comprising:receiving, by a first computing device, image data associated with a first body and a second body;determining, based on the image data, an affinity to collision of the first body and the second body;determining, based on the determined affinity to collision, a proximity to collision of the first body and the second body;determining, based on the determined proximity to collision, a collision risk of the first body and the second body; andtransmitting, to a second computing device, an indication of the determined collision risk.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining claim 1 , based on the determined collision risk claim 1 , a severity of conflict associated with the first body and the second body.3. The method of any one of - claim 1 , further comprising generating claim 1 , using the image data claim 1 , a three-dimensional model of trajectories of the first body and the second body; andwherein the determining the affinity to collision of the first body and the second body is based on the trajectories.4. The method of any one of - claim 1 , wherein the determining the affinity to collision is further based at least on a displacement between the first ...

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Номер записи: 99
03-01-2019 дата публикации

Optimization of a Motion Profile for a Vehicle

Номер: US20190005820A1
Автор: Bansal Gaurav, Kenney John, Lu Hongsheng
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The disclosure includes embodiments for optimizing a motion profile of a vehicle. A method includes, according to some embodiments, receiving, by a first dedicated short range communication (DSRC) chip of a DSRC-enabled vehicle, a pedestrian safety message (a PSM message) including pedestrian safety message data (PSM data) describing a relationship of a pedestrian to a roadway infrastructure that includes the DSRC-enabled vehicle. The method includes the PSM message being broadcast by a DSRC-enabled device that includes a second DSRC chip that is operable to broadcast the PSM message via DSRC. In some embodiments, the DSRC-enabled device is carried by the pedestrian described by the PSM data. 1. A method comprising:receiving, by a first dedicated short range communication (DSRC) chip of DSRC-enabled vehicle, a pedestrian safety message (a PSM message) including pedestrian safety message data (PSM data) describing a relationship of a pedestrian to a roadway infrastructure that includes the DSRC-enabled vehicle; andwherein the PSM message is broadcast by a DSRC-enabled device which is carried by the pedestrian and includes a second DSRC chip that is operable to broadcast the PSM message via DSRC.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the DSRC-enabled vehicle wirelessly transmitting the PSM data to a server which determines characteristic behavior data describing a typical behavior of pedestrians at a geographic location where the PSM message was broadcast based on the PSM data.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein a vehicle which is different than the DSRC-enabled vehicle is proximate to the geographic location where the PSM message was broadcast claim 2 , further comprising the vehicle receiving optimization data describing one or more modifications for an advanced driver assistance system (an ADAS system) of the vehicle which are determined based on the characteristic behavior data and the vehicle modifying one or more parameters of the ADAS system based on the ...

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Номер записи: 100