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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2009
John A. Pawlicki, Warren, MI (US);
Martha A. Mcmahon, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven G. Chinn, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Joel S. Gibson, Linden, MI (US);
John A. Pawlicki, Warren, MI (US);
Martha A. McMahon, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven G. Chinn, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Joel S. Gibson, Linden, MI (US);
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
An imaging system for a vehicle includes an imaging sensor and a control. The imaging sensor is operable to capture an image of a scene occurring exteriorly of the vehicle. The control is responsive to the imaging sensor. The imaging system may be associated with a side object detection system, a lane change assist system, a lane departure warning system, a monitoring system, a passive steering system and/or the like. The control may be operable to process a reduced image data set more than other image data, which are representative of areas of the captured image outside of a target zone, to detect objects present within the target zone.