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Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, And Relative Location > Relative Location > Collision Avoidance Collision AvoidanceCollision Avoidance patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/07/06 - 20060276965 - Device and method for detecting collision of vehicle A method for detecting a collision of a vehicle based on an output value of a pressure sensor for detecting change of a pressure in an interior space of the vehicle, includes: a process for calculating an environmental pressure around the vehicle; a process for correcting a pressure value determined ... 11/23/06 - 20060265130 - Sensor arrangement for the detection of collisions A sensor system for impact detection is situated in the front region of the vehicle. The sensor system is able to detect kinematic variables in both the longitudinal and vertical directions of the vehicle. The sensor system is suited in particular for truck underride crashes. ... 11/09/06 - 20060253254 - Ground-based sense-and-avoid display system (savds) for unmanned aerial vehicles The present invention is a Sense-and-Avoid Display System (SAVDS) that integrates data from a ground-based short-range tracking radar with positional data from a global positioning system (GPS) element in the flight management autopilot system in the unmanned aerial vehicle. Using a high-resolution display, the SAVDS shows the GPS location of ... 10/05/06 - 20060224322 - Digital integrated motion system A process that records, transmits and analyzes moment-to-moment data of objects of interest at an event for the production of a digital representation of the event. This representation is the result of a short-range radiolocation system used for tracking objects. Computing systems re-create timed sequences of event and broadcasts the ... 09/28/06 - 20060217887 - Lane departure prevention system The present lane departure prevention system can prevent a vehicle from departing from a lane of travel, even when the vehicle tows a towed vehicle. When the towed vehicle is detected, the lane departure prevention system changes a target yaw moment which is used in normal departure avoidance control operation, ... 09/21/06 - 20060212222 - Safe movement support device A safe movement support apparatus includes an environmental three-dimensional information acquisition unit 1 for acquiring environmental three-dimensional information corresponding to a state of an actual object within a virtual space surrounding a moving body or an assumed movement track relating the moving body with a prescribed finite expanse; a moving ... 09/07/06 - 20060200314 - Collision determination program and collision determination apparatus A collision determination area set for a dog as an object in a virtual three-dimensional space is, for example, a sphere having the center at the chest of the dog and having a radius of 30 in the “on all fours” state, a sphere having the center at the hip ... 08/24/06 - 20060190176 - Side collision plausibility with lateral velocity The method and system of this invention discriminates between a lateral collision and a static non-collision event by measuring lateral velocity of the vehicle and adjusting a threshold value causing occupant restraint system actuation according to the measured lateral velocity. The threshold value is decreased in response to an increase ... 08/24/06 - 20060190175 - Collision predicting apparatus and collision predicting method A collision predicting apparatus detects subject targets present in the traveling course of the own vehicle by using the relative distance and the relative velocity, etc. The apparatus also calculates the predicted collision time of each subject target on the basis of the relative distance and the relative velocity. The ... 08/10/06 - 20060178830 - Vehicle collision warning system An apparatus for facilitating avoidance of a vehicle collision with an object, comprises a vision sensor providing image data, and an image analyzer, operable to provide an estimated time to collision of the vehicle with the object. The estimated time to collision is determined from a rate of expansion of ... 08/03/06 - 20060173621 - Collision mitigation system The present invention is an automotive collision mitigation system comprising at least one sensor for sensing first and second detection zones. A controller, responsive to the at least one sensor, determines at least one countermeasure attribute for reducing occupant injury potential. ... 07/13/06 - 20060155469 - Crash-safe vehicle control system A crash-safe vehicle control system for controlling operating devices of an own vehicle such as a vehicle decelerating device and an occupant protecting device, on the basis of information on at least one preceding object existing in front of the own vehicle. The vehicle control system is arranged to effect ... 06/22/06 - 20060136132 - Vehicular control object determination system Whether or not a radar device detects an object is determined by a detection state determinator. Whether or not a time during which the object is not detected and which is measured by a clocking device becomes a determination threshold value or more, is determined by a non-detection determinator. Based ... 06/01/06 - 20060116821 - Apparatus and method for preventing collision of vehicle at crossroads An apparatus and method of preventing a collision of vehicle in a crossroad are disclosed. The apparatus includes: an information generating unit installed at each of roads near the crossroad for generating real-time vehicle information by integrating vehicle's information including a speed and a position provided from the vehicles on ... 05/25/06 - 20060111842 - Vehicle departure determination apparatus A vehicle departure determination apparatus includes: an object detection device which detects objects present in a direction of travel of a subject vehicle, and detects a relative position and relative speed of the objects and the subject vehicle; a running state detection device which detects a running state of the ... 05/25/06 - 20060111841 - Method and apparatus for obstacle avoidance with camera vision The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus of operating an obstacle avoidance system with camera vision. The invention is used during both day and night, and provides a strategy of obstacle avoidance without complicated fuzzy inference for safe driving. The method includes the following steps: analyzing plural ... 05/18/06 - 20060106538 - Cooperative collision mitigation A method of predicting severity of a potential collision of a vehicle and an object. The method includes determining a probability of the potential collision. An elicitation signal is directed and transmitted to the object from the vehicle when the probability of the potential collision is greater than a threshold ... 05/11/06 - 20060100783 - Monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle A method for monitoring the surroundings of vehicles, especially driverless transport vehicles, and controlling the vehicle. Objects in the surroundings of the vehicle are monitored with a surface sensor. Data generated by the surface sensor is grouped into monitoring strips that run parallel to the driving direction of the vehicle. ... 05/04/06 - 20060095207 - Obstacle detection using stereo vision A system and method for detecting an obstacle comprises determining a vegetation height of a vegetation canopy at corresponding coordinates within a field. An object height is detected, where the object height of a object exceeds the vegetation height. A range of the object is estimated. The range of the ... 04/27/06 - 20060089802 - Vehicular control object determination system A vehicular control object determination system includes: a radar device for detecting an object that is present in the direction of travel of a vehicle; a travel locus estimator for estimating a future travel locus of the vehicle; and a control object determiner for determining a control object based on ... 04/27/06 - 20060089801 - Vehicular control object determination system A vehicular control object determination system includes: a radar device for detecting an object that is present in the direction of travel of a vehicle; a travel locus estimator for estimating a future travel locus of the vehicle; a control object determiner for determining a control object based on a ... 04/27/06 - 20060089800 - System and method for multi-modal control of an autonomous vehicle System and method for multi-modal control of a vehicle. Actuators (e.g., linkages) manipulate input devices (e.g., articulation controls and drive controls, such as a throttle, brake, accelerator, throttle lever, steering gear, tie rods, or transmission shifter) to direct the operation of the vehicle. Behaviors that characterize the operational mode of ... 04/20/06 - 20060085131 - Path estimation and confidence level determination system for a vehicle A path prediction system (10) for a vehicle (12) includes vehicle state sensors (18) that generate vehicle state signals. A tracking sensor (20) generates a path characteristic signal. A path prediction module (16) determines predicted path estimations in response to data received from each of the vehicle state sensors (18) ... 04/06/06 - 20060074559 - Onboard terrain anticollision display device Terrain anticollision equipment generally uses a display device showing a two-dimensional synthetic map of the terrain overflown by the aircraft and in which the relief is shown by superposed slices assigned false colors representative of the magnitude of the risk of collisions. The allocation of the false colors and/or the ... 03/30/06 - 20060069509 - Collision determining apparatus for a vehicle A collision determining apparatus for a vehicle includes a first acceleration measuring device which measures an acceleration acting on the vehicle, a movement amount calculating device which calculates an amount of movement of an occupant, a change in movement speed calculating device which calculates a change in movement speed of ... 03/30/06 - 20060069508 - Collision determining apparatus for a vehicle A collision determining apparatus for a vehicle includes: a first acceleration measuring device; a second acceleration measuring device; a first change in movement speed calculating device which calculates a first change in movement speed; an interval integral value calculating device; a second change in movement speed calculating device; a first ... 03/30/06 - 20060069507 - Mobile device and method for controlling the same A mobile device includes a mobile section having left and right independently and concurrently driven wheels. The mobile device can rotate about the axis thereof by spinning the wheels in directions opposite to each other. The mobile device further includes a sensor to detect an obstacle in front. The mobile ... 03/23/06 - 20060064245 - Vehicle collision shield In the present disclosure, systems and methods for preventing collisions between a ground services vehicle and other objects are described. In one embodiment, a system includes a digital three dimensional map of the outer dimensions of the ground vehicle, a micro radar device, a comparator, and an indicator. The micro ... 03/16/06 - 20060058964 - Method and device for triggering emergency braking A method and a device for triggering emergency braking of a vehicle for avoiding a collision or for reducing the severity of a collision, the vehicle having at least one object detection sensor, an ascertainment being made as a function of the detected objects as to whether a collision with ... 03/16/06 - 20060058963 - Method for determining driving task demand based on speed variability A system and method of assessing the driving task demand on the driver of a vehicle, and further controlling one or more devices on the vehicle as a function of the assessed driver demand is provided. The method includes sensing a coverage zone in relation to a vehicle, determining a ... 02/23/06 - 20060041381 - Method for determing an accident risk between a first object with at least one second object A method for determining an accident risk of a first object with at least one second object is proposed, a collision probability and a hazard probability of the at least one second object being determined in a predefined region around the first object, the collision probability and the hazard probability ... 02/09/06 - 20060031016 - Obstacle detecting apparatus An obstacle detecting apparatus includes sensors and a control device. The sensors detect an obstacle and are connected to the control device through a bus. The control device includes communication error determination and detection means. The communication error determination means determines an occurrence of a communication error if communication with ... 02/09/06 - 20060031015 - Imminent-collision detection system and process A process of determining an imminent-collision between a vehicle and an object, said vehicle having a sensing system for obtaining one or more images representing at least one observed object within a field of detection, said process comprising: (a) obtaining one or more images representing an observed object within said ... 01/19/06 - 20060015252 - Lane recognition image processing apparatus A lane recognition image processing apparatus can improve lane marking recognition performance by preventing false detection by addition of a condition without changing the basic principle of an one-dimensional image filter. A search area is set for each lane marking with respect to images stored in a image storage part ... 01/12/06 - 20060009910 - Lane changing assistant for motor vehicles A lane changing assistant for motor vehicles, having a speed control system and a surroundings sensor system for recording the traffic environment including the traffic in an adjacent lane, having a decision device for deciding whether a lane changing request of the driver is to be accepted, and having a ... 01/12/06 - 20060009909 - Systems and methods for determining bearing A system determines bearing for situational awareness. The system may include a receiver, a processor, and a memory comprising an engine for performing a method. The method includes receiving signals using directional reception; receiving positional data; calculating a correction amount; and applying the correction amount to subsequent uncorrected bearings to ... 12/08/05 - 20050273264 - Method and device for warning a driver of lane departure A method and device for warning a driver of lane departure, wherein a first analyzer is used to detect the vehicle's lane departure based on image data and/or vehicle data and/or driver activity. The driver then receives a warning as a function of the detection by the first analyzer. In ... 12/08/05 - 20050273263 - Driving assistance method and system for conveying risk information A driving assisting system for conveying risk information to a driver of a vehicle. The system includes a detector configured to acquire data related to a driving condition of the vehicle and an object in the vicinity of the vehicle, and a data processor configured to calculate a collision risk ... 12/08/05 - 20050273262 - Driving control apparatus and method A driving control apparatus of the present invention has a driving road keeping device for providing a torque to a steering mechanism so as to keep a vehicle traveling at a predetermined position on a driving road; a driving road departure warning device for issuing a warning of a departure ... 12/08/05 - 20050273261 - Apparatus for estimating of deviation from lane, and apparatus for warning of same and method for same An apparatus for warning deviation from a lane has a deviation evaluation ECU 1. The deviation evaluation ECU 1 has a deviation evaluator 14 for performing an evaluation on a deviation by comparing a future position of a host vehicle with a lane future position. Before this deviation evaluation, a ... 12/08/05 - 20050273260 - Lane boundary detector A boundary detector includes a candidate line detecting unit that detects a candidate line of a lane boundary position drawn on the road surface based on image information from a camera. The detector also includes a lane boundary position selecting unit that selects the lane boundary position based on the ... 12/08/05 - 20050273259 - Passive measurement of terrain parameters The present invention relates to determination of a terrain parameter relative to a vehicle (100) by registering a first image from the vehicle (100) when it is located at a first point in space (O1). The first image includes a primary representation of a first terrain point (P1) and a ... 12/01/05 - 20050267684 - Driving control apparatus A driving control apparatus of the present invention has a driving road keeping device for providing a torque to a steering mechanism so as to keep a vehicle traveling at a predetermined position on a driving road, a setting device for setting a need or no need for execution of ... 12/01/05 - 20050267683 - Vehicle operation assisting system A vehicle operation assisting system includes an assist yaw rate calculator which calculates an assist yaw rate necessary to avoid an obstacle based on a detection result of the obstacle by a radar device, an actual vehicle moving amount calculator which calculates an actual vehicle moving amount from a yaw ... 11/24/05 - 20050261834 - Generation a sequence of pulse trains A pulse sequence is produced by repeatedly selecting individual pulse trains at random from a set thereof, each pulse train meeting predetermined autocorrelation constraints and the pulse trains collectively meeting predetermined cross-correlation constraints. The pulse trains are preferably separated by gaps of random length. At least some pulse trains may ... 11/10/05 - 20050251337 - Anti-collision device for trains and the like The Anti-Collision Device (ACD) for the trains and the like transportation system, which prevents collision between the trains and between the train and other vehicles. The invention includes a microprocessor based central processor in the nature of a command and control unit, a receiver with a satellite signal antenna for ... 11/10/05 - 20050251336 - Vehicle traveling state determining apparatus The present invention provides zigzag state detecting section which is comprised of white line determining section for determining parts of the road surface which are similar to white lines, white line position detecting section for detecting positions, approximating section for approximating the positions, left-hand zigzag amount determining means for calculating ... 11/03/05 - 20050246101 - Video enhanced stability control in road vehicles A stability control system for road vehicles comprising a limit handling assistance controller which uses video lane detection measurements in conjunction with vehicle dynamics information, including inertial brakes and steering measurements to control vehicle EPS and VSC systems to assist the driver stabilize the vehicle and correct for any lane ... 11/03/05 - 20050246100 - Imminent collision warning system and method The invention is directed to methods and systems for sensing the presence of objects in the intended path of an automobile with a system to warn both the operator of the vehicle and the object of regard. ... 10/13/05 - 20050228588 - Lateral guidance assistance for motor vehicles Method for lane keeping support in motor vehicles, in which a setpoint value for the lateral position of the vehicle is determined, the actual position of the vehicle in relation to the boundaries of the lane in which the host vehicle is traveling is detected by a sensor device and ... 09/15/05 - 20050203706 - Vehicle traveling state determining apparatus The present invention provides a vehicle traveling state determining apparatus including a camera which picks up an image of a road surface in a direction in which a vehicle is traveling, and zigzag state detecting section for determining a zigzag amount on the basis of the road surface image picked ... 09/15/05 - 20050203705 - Vehicle driving control device and vehicle control unit A vehicle driving control device includes a body detection mechanism for detecting a body existing forward of a driver's own vehicle, a driver's own vehicle speed detection mechanism for detecting velocity of the driver's own vehicle, a steering control mechanism for controlling steering angle of steered wheels on the basis ... 09/08/05 - 20050197771 - Potential accident detection assessment wireless alert network Disclosed herein are systems and methods for detecting a potential collision between a plurality of vehicles and alerting the operator to the potential collision. If the operator fails to heed the alert, the system may also assume control of the vehicle until the dangerous situation is passed. In connection with ... 09/08/05 - 20050197770 - Collision detection system and method of estimating target crossing location A collision detection system and method of estimating a crossing location are provided. The system includes a first sensor for sensing an object in a field of view and sensing a first range defined as the distance between the object and the first sensor. The system also includes a second ... 09/01/05 - 20050192749 - Point -to-point path planning A path planner and a method for determining a path for a vehicle comprises defining a starting point for the vehicle. A termination point is defined. An obstacle detector detects one or more obstacles in a work area between the starting point and the termination point. A boundary zone is ... 08/25/05 - 20050187713 - Driving assist system A driving assist system for assisting effort by an operator to operate a vehicle in traveling is provided. The driving assist system receives data including information on vehicle state and information on environment in a field around the vehicle. A controller, mounted to the vehicle, determines future environment in the ... 08/25/05 - 20050187712 - Lift collision avoidance system The present invention is directed to systems, devices and methods for avoiding collisions and detecting objects proximate to a surface. In one embodiment, a system for collision avoidance includes at least one sensor adapted to sense an object above a lift device and a controller linked to the at least ... 08/11/05 - 20050177308 - Lane deviation avoidance system A lane deviation avoidance system is arranged to execute a lane deviation avoidance control of controlling a vehicle behavior of the host vehicle so as to avoid the host vehicle from deviating from a traveling lane when the lane deviation tendency is detected, to suppress the driving force when the ... 07/28/05 - 20050165550 - Obstacle detection apparatus and a method therefor An obstacle detection apparatus includes an image input unit inputting a image sequence captured by an image sensor, a velocity detector deriving velocity vectors representing motions of a to-be-detected point and a to-be-compared point on each image of the image sequence, a predictive velocity vector calculator calculating a predictive velocity ... 07/21/05 - 20050159893 - Collision possibility determination device A computer of a collision possibility determination device has a pixel position setting section, a travel vector calculating section, a vector direction determining section, and a collision possibility determining section. The pixel position setting section sets a travel direction pixel position in an image of view ahead of a vehicle ... 07/21/05 - 20050159892 - Collision prevention automatic warning system The present invention provides a collision prevention automatic warning system, constructed to comprise a control circuit embracing a controller, a plurality of sensors, a light-emitter, a sound-emitter, an electric battery power supply, and a standby battery supply, therewith the system is installed in a vehicle. When a vehicle collision occurs, ... 07/14/05 - 20050154530 - Colliding obstacle detection apparatus for vehicle The present colliding obstacle detection apparatus comprises a pedestrian bumper, which is supported below a front bumper of the vehicle by a body of the vehicle, at least one collision detector, which is located on the pedestrian bumper, and a control circuit, which determines whether the collision has actually occurred ... 07/07/05 - 20050149263 - Red light visual inductive anti-collision system I, Cho-Ki Chow, have invented a Red Light Visual Inductive Anti-collision System, as set forth in the following specification. The claimed system is used to assist drivers in controlling the vehicles under any weather conditions. In particular, it can warn the drunk drivers of the collision risk, cut off the ... 06/30/05 - 20050143918 - Gps collision avoidance apparatus A GPS collision avoidance apparatus which uses Global Positioning System (GPS) information and computer processing to determine the location of man made and natural occurring obstacles to allow a user to avoid a collision with these obstacles. The collision avoidance apparatus has a collision decision processor which analyzes position and ... 06/23/05 - 20050137801 - Vehicle sensing system for drive-through retail outlet A vehicle sensing system for a drive-through retail outlet. The vehicle sensing system includes a building housing a drive-through retail outlet. The building has exterior defining walls with at least one service window. A service lane is provided which is adapted to accommodate vehicular traffic. The service lane is positioned ... 06/16/05 - 20050131646 - Method and apparatus for object tracking prior to imminent collision detection A method and apparatus for performing collision detection is described. An object is detected within a first operational range of an object tracker. A classification of the object is determined using the object tracker. The object tracker tracks the object. The object is detected within a second operational range of ... 06/09/05 - 20050125155 - Vehicle traveling control device A control device sets avoidance traveling reaching points, avoidance traveling target points, and a final avoidance target point of an obstacle to be avoided based on the position of the obstacle to be avoided and the position of the vehicle for the target passing position based on obstacle information recognized ... 06/09/05 - 20050125154 - Sensor fusion system and vehicle control system therewith Each of multiple probability distribution outputting units computes a probability distribution of a data value detected by the corresponding sensor or algorithm in an image recognition processing or the like. The respective probability distributions of the multiple probability distribution outputting units are given as outputs to a synthetic determination processing ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |