System to determine distance to a lead vehicle

Details System to determine distance to a lead vehicle System to determine distance to a lead vehicle

2007-06-12

2007-06-12

Zanelli, Michael J. (Department: 3661)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

Indication or control of braking, acceleration, or deceleration

C348S118000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11080234

ABSTRACT:
A system implemented in a vehicle to detect a lead vehicle includes a camera which captures an image of the rear of the lead vehicle and an image processing system that receives image data from the camera. The image processing system is implemented with an algorithm that includes a preprocessing layer, an image segmentation layer, and a detection layer to analyze the image data to determine the relative distance between the vehicle and the lead vehicle.

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