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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 15, 2013
Lorenzo Caminiti, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffrey Clark Lovell, Midland, MI (US);
James Joseph Richardson, Temecula, CA (US);
Christopher Thomas Higgins, Placentia, CA (US);
Lorenzo Caminiti, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffrey Clark Lovell, Midland, MI (US);
James Joseph Richardson, Temecula, CA (US);
Christopher Thomas Higgins, Placentia, CA (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system for detecting a pedestrian is provided. The system includes a base and a mast extending from the base, and a plurality of sensors mounted on the mast, the plurality of sensors for detecting objects and pedestrians within a predetermined range, and wherein the sensors include a GPS antenna, at least one camera, an alert mechanism, a radio with an integrated directional antenna, and a short range communication antenna. A path predicting circuit is in communication with a system vehicle and the pedestrian detection system. The path predicting circuit processes information from the system vehicle and pedestrian detection system to predict the path of the system vehicle and detected objects. The path predicting circuit is in communication with a path collision circuit and the predicted paths are mapped on the path collision circuit so as to determine if the system vehicle may possibly collide with a detected object.