Vehicle traveling state determining apparatus

Details Vehicle traveling state determining apparatus Vehicle traveling state determining apparatus

2008-05-06

2008-05-06

Nguyen, Cuong (Department: 3661)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Relative location

Collision avoidance

C701S300000, C701S001000, C348S118000, C382S104000, C382S107000, C180S167000, C180S168000, C180S169000, C180S272000, C280S734000, C280S735000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11076435

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a vehicle traveling state determining apparatus including a camera which picks up an image of a road surface in a direction in which a vehicle is traveling, and zigzag state detecting section for determining a zigzag amount on the basis of the road surface image picked up using the camera, wherein the zigzag state detecting section is comprised of speed vector calculating section for calculating a speed vector of the road surface image by comparing a last road surface image picked up using the camera with a current road surface image picked up using the camera, and determining section for determining whether or not the vehicle is traveling in a zigzag line on the basis of the speed vector of the road surface image calculated by the speed vector detecting section.

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