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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2003
Paul K. Zoratti, South Lyon, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An object location of a 3-D object to a side of a transportation vehicle is classified wherein the transportation vehicle moves along a front-to-rear directional axis and has a remote sensor mounted at a predetermined reference point. A set of detection points is identified substantially to the side of the transportation vehicle using the remote sensor. A detection point is found having a closest range to the vehicle reference point. The object is classified as on-center if a position Y along the directional axis corresponding to the closest-range detection point is within a predetermined threshold distance from a position Y along the directional axis corresponding to the predetermined reference point. If not on-center, then the object is classified as spanning if a first position Y along the directional axis and a second position Y along the directional axis are on opposite sides of the position Y . If not spanning, then the object is classified as front if any particular detection point is forward of the position Y . If not spanning, then the object is classified as rear if any particular detection point is rearward of the position Y .