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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Ogura, Shizuoka, JP;
Naoto Ishikawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/393 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/393 ;
Abstract
In a danger deciding means for a vehicle, information which changes according to the road structure around a vehicle concerned is acquired. When a plurality of images obtained by picking up different monitoring regions are received, on the basis of the acquired information, the image of the region which must be monitored is selected from the plurality of images. The selected image is processed to detect the approaching degree of an approaching object. On basis of the approaching degree, danger of contact or collision with the approaching object is decided.