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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Ikuo Goto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); G06T 2207/30261 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver assistance apparatus configured to assist in driving to avoid collision with an object is configured to: detect a shadow of an object present in a blind spot region as viewed from a vehicle, on the basis of image data that captures a surrounding view around the vehicle; estimate a position of a light source that causes the shadow; and calculate a position, a direction of movement, and a speed of movement of the object on the basis of the position of the light source and a time change in the shadow, and determines possibility of collision between the vehicle and the object.