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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Tanemichi Chiba, Novi, MI (US);
Hiroto Uesaka, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Michael A. Wiegand, Birmingham, MI (US);
Tanemichi Chiba, Novi, MI (US);
Hiroto Uesaka, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Michael A. Wiegand, Birmingham, MI (US);
DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of detecting an object in or near a path of a vehicle utilizes object detection and warning system, including one or more cameras mounted to the vehicle. The method includes taking a first image with a camera when the vehicle is operated in a first predetermined manner, taking a second image with the camera when the vehicle is operated in a second predetermined manner, comparing the second image with the first image, and operating the system based on the compared first and second images. The method may further include storing a plurality of first images in a memory and comparing the second image with one of the first images stored in the memory. The method may further include alerting a vehicle driver when the object is detected, disabling the vehicle and then enabling the vehicle when no object is in a potential path of the vehicle.