Object recognition apparatus for vehicle, inter-vehicle...

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2006-11-14

2006-11-14

Keith, Jack (Department: 3663)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Relative location

Collision avoidance

C701S300000, C342S070000, C342S085000, C342S118000, C356S028000, C340S903000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07136753

ABSTRACT:
In an object recognition apparatus for a vehicle which uses intensities of reflected waves from reflecting objects to make a recognition on whether a reflecting object is a vehicle or a non-vehicle, a plurality of transmission waves are emitted to receive a plurality of reflected waves from the reflecting objects, and a decision is made as to whether or not the reflecting object producing the plurality of reflected waves is a unitary reflecting object. If the decision shows a unitary reflecting object, the highest intensity of intensities of the reflected waves from the unitary reflecting object is compared with a reference intensity to makes a decision on whether the reflecting object is a vehicle or a non-vehicle. This enables univocally making a decision for each unitary reflecting object as to whether the reflecting object is more likely to be a vehicle or to be a non-vehicle, thus improving the recognition accuracy.

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