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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoji Sasabuchi, Tochigi-Ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Koike, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/10 (2006.01); G06G 7/78 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B61L 29/24 (2006.01); B61L 29/30 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2006.01); G01S 11/12 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01); B61L 23/04 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B61L 23/041 (2013.01); B61L 29/246 (2013.01); B61L 29/30 (2013.01); G01S 11/12 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 17/936 (2013.01); G06K 9/00805 (2013.01); G08G 1/165 (2013.01); B60W 2550/10 (2013.01); G01S 2013/936 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9342 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9346 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9353 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9375 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9378 (2013.01); G08G 1/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
A railroad crossing barrier estimating apparatus and a vehicle that incorporates therein such a railroad crossing barrier estimating apparatus are provided. When at least one of an external object the transverse width of which increases over time and an external object having a given length at a certain height from the ground is detected, the vehicle or the railroad crossing barrier estimating apparatus estimates the detected external object as a railroad crossing barrier.