Method and apparatus for pedestrian detection

Details Method and apparatus for pedestrian detection Method and apparatus for pedestrian detection

2005-10-18

2005-10-18

Crosland, Donnie L. (Department: 2636)

Communications: electrical

Land vehicle alarms or indicators

Of relative distance from an obstacle

C340S425500, C340S903000, C340S944000, C382S103000, C382S104000, C382S209000, C348S143000, C348S148000, C348S149000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06956469

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle vision system that identifies pedestrians located proximate a vehicle. The system comprises a sensor array that produces imagery that is processed to generate disparity images. A depth map can be produced from the disparity images. Either the depth map or the disparity images are processed and compared to pedestrian templates. A pedestrian list is produced from the results of that comparison. The pedestrian list is processed to eliminate false pedestrians as determined by inverse eccentricity. The pedestrians are then tracked, and if a collision is possible, that information is provided to the driver and/or to an automated collision avoidance or damage or injury mitigation system.

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