Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, a collision prevention control apparatus is provided which includes an image sensor that detects an object near the vehicle; a radar sensor that detects the object near the vehicle; and a controller that, if only one of the sensors, among the image sensor and the radar sensor, detects the object, determines reliability of the other sensor, and changes, based on the determined reliability, a way of performing a collision prevention control for preventing a collision with the object detected by the one of the sensors.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, a collision prevention control apparatus is provided which includes an image sensor that detects an object near the vehicle; a radar sensor that detects the object near the vehicle; and a controller that, if only one of the sensors, among the image sensor and the radar sensor, detects the object, determines reliability of the other sensor, and changes, based on the determined reliability, a way of performing a collision prevention control for preventing a collision with the object detected by the one of the sensors.

Abstract: Provided is an object identification device and a method for the same that are capable of identifying a three-dimensional object and a road surface static object, irrespective of situations. The object identification device identifies an object, based on a transmission signal and a reflection signal caused by the object reflecting the transmission signal. The object identification device includes: a measurement section configured to measure at least one of the relative distance and the relative velocity with respect to the object; an intensity detection section configured to detect the intensity of the reflection signal; and an object identification section configured to identify the object which can be an obstacle object, based on at least one of the relative velocity and the variation in the relative distance, and on the variation in the intensity.

Abstract: Provided is an object identification device and a method for the same that are capable of identifying a three-dimensional object and a road surface static object, irrespective of situations. The object identification device identifies an object, based on a transmission signal and a reflection signal caused by the object reflecting the transmission signal. The object identification device includes: a measurement section configured to measure at least one of the relative distance and the relative velocity with respect to the object; an intensity detection section configured to detect the intensity of the reflection signal; and an object identification section configured to identify the object which can be an obstacle object, based on at least one of the relative velocity and the variation in the relative distance, and on the variation in the intensity.

Abstract: An obstacle detection device includes; a primary device that determines the presence or absence of the target object on the basis of a comparison between the transmitted wave and the reception wave; a storage device that, when it is determined that the object is present, acquires a reception power of the reception wave at a control period determined beforehand, and stores the reception power as reception power time series data; a secondary device that determines whether a value relating to a time series change pattern of the data falls within a predetermined range set beforehand on the basis of phase interference, of the reception wave, that depends on a height of the object from a road; and a output device that determines the object to be an obstacle and outputs a result of this determination, when it is determined that the value relating to the pattern falls within the range.

Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes a radar that detects the position of an object; an imaging device that detects the position and size of an object; a fusion processing device that fuses the object detected by the radar device and the object detected by the imaging device as the same object, when the detection results of the radar device and the imaging device satisfy a prescribed fusion condition, to generate a fusion object having position information and size information. A provisional fusion object is generated if the detection result from the imaging device does not satisfy the fusion condition with respect to the detection result from the radar.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an object detection apparatus capable of detecting an object at high precision in accordance with the type of the object. The object detection apparatus of the present invention comprises: object position detection means 2, 22, 3, 23 for detecting the positions of objects; object type estimating means 24 for estimating the types of the objects; and object estimating means 24 for integrating a plurality of detection results for positions within a search area obtained by the object position detection means 2, 22, 3, 23 and thereby estimating the sizes of the objects, the object detection apparatus of the present invention being characterized in that the search area is set based on the types of the objects estimated by the object type estimating means 24.

Abstract: Clothing 12 made of a cloth is put on a dummy object 11 that is formed into a human-like shape and made of a material having less reflection of electric wave, in order to form a dummy doll 10. Then, a collision prediction test or inspection by a millimeter wave radar is performed while swaying the clothing 12 by a blower 14. By swaying the clothing 12, the result of the measurement with the use of the millimeter wave radar same as that obtained by using an actual human can be obtained. Further, the clothing 12 may be swayed by vibrating the dummy doll 10 or moving the same, instead of the sending air. A reflection plate may be incorporated into the dummy object 11 to change the reflection state of the reflection plate. According to these configurations, the result of the test or inspection similar to the vehicle collision prediction by the millimeter wave radar for an actual pedestrian can be obtained with the use of the dummy doll.

Abstract: There is provided a running support system for a vehicle, which supports running of a vehicle by using a radar and image recognition means as obstacle detecting means, and in which appropriate support control based on a result of detection performed by each control means is set. A result of obstacle detection performed by a millimeter wave radar (21) is checked against a result of obstacle detection performed by image recognition means (22). Then, a starting condition for the running support control is changed depending on whether an obstacle has been detected by both the millimeter wave radar (21) and the image recognition means (22), or an obstacle has been detected by only one of the millimeter wave radar (21) and the image recognition means (22). Thus, the control support is performed based on an inattentive condition of a driver.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an object detection apparatus capable of detecting an object at high precision in accordance with the type of the object. The object detection apparatus of the present invention comprises: object position detection means 2, 22, 3, 23 for detecting the positions of objects; object type estimating means 24 for estimating the types of the objects; and object estimating means 24 for integrating a plurality of detection results for positions within a search area obtained by the object position detection means 2, 22, 3, 23 and thereby estimating the sizes of the objects, the object detection apparatus of the present invention being characterized in that the search area is set based on the types of the objects estimated by the object type estimating means 24.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an obstacle recognition system and an obstacle recognition method. A radar detects existence of an object around a vehicle, an image taking part such as a camera takes an image of the object around the vehicle, a determination threshold is set at a low value when it is determined based on image information of the photographic image that a possibility of presence of an obstacle is high, the determination threshold is set at a high value when it is determined that the possibility of the presence of the obstacle is low, and these determination threshold values are used to detect the obstacle to travel of the vehicle on the basis of the output from the radar.

Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes a radar means that detects the position of an object; an imaging means that detects the position and size of an object; a fusion processing means that fuses the object detected by the radar means and the object detected by the imaging means as the same object, when the detection results of the radar means and the imaging means satisfy a prescribed fusion condition, to generate a fusion object having position information and size information. A provisional fusion object is generated if the detection result from the imaging means does not satisfy the fusion condition with respect to the detection result from the radar.

Abstract: An object detection system includes a radar detection means (2), an image detection means (3), and a collating means (4). The collating means (4) performs a collation between an object detected by the radar detection means (2) in a present collation and an object that has been determined as being detected by the radar detection means (2) and the image detection means (3) in a previous collation (S 10, S 11), further performs a collation between an object detected by the image detection means (3) in a present collation and an object that has been determined as being detected by the radar detection means (2) and the image detection means (3) in the previous collation (S 12, S 13) when it is determined that the identical object is detected by the radar detection means (2) and the image detection means (3) in the previous collation. Then the collating means (4) determines whether the radar detection means (2) and the image detection means (3) detect the identical object based on the collations (S 14).

Abstract: An object detection system is provided with radar detection means (2), image detection means (3), and collating means (4).

Abstract: Clothing 12 made of a cloth is put on a dummy object 11 that is formed into a human-like shape and made of a material having less reflection of electric wave, in order to form a dummy doll 10. Then, a collision prediction test or inspection by a millimeter wave radar is performed while swaying the clothing 12 by a blower 14. By swaying the clothing 12, the result of the measurement with the use of the millimeter wave radar same as that obtained by using an actual human can be obtained. Further, the clothing 12 may be swayed by vibrating the dummy doll 10 or moving the same, instead of the sending air. A reflection plate may be incorporated into the dummy object 11 to change the reflection state of the reflection plate. According to these configurations, the result of the test or inspection similar to the vehicle collision prediction by the millimeter wave radar for an actual pedestrian can be obtained with the use of the dummy doll.

Abstract: There is provided a running support system for a vehicle, which supports running of a vehicle by using a radar and image recognition means as obstacle detecting means, and in which appropriate support control based on a result of detection performed by each control means is set. A result of obstacle detection performed by a millimeter wave radar (21) is checked against a result of obstacle detection performed by image recognition means (22). Then, a starting condition for the running support control is changed depending on whether an obstacle has been detected by both the millimeter wave radar (21) and the image recognition means (22), or an obstacle has been detected by only one of the millimeter wave radar (21) and the image recognition means (22). Thus, the control support is performed based on an inattentive condition of a driver.

Abstract: An object detection system includes a radar detection means (2), an image detection means (3), and a collating means (4). The collating means (4) performs a collation between an object detected by the radar detection means (2) in a present collation and an object that has been determined as being detected by the radar detection means (2) and the image detection means (3) in a previous collation (S 10, S 11), further performs a collation between an object detected by the image detection means (3) in a present collation and an object that has been determined as being detected by the radar detection means (2) and the image detection means (3) in the previous collation (S 12, S 13) when it is determined that the identical object is detected by the radar detection means (2) and the image detection means (3) in the previous collation. Then the collating means (4) determines whether the radar detection means (2) and the image detection means (3) detect the identical object based on the collations (S 14).

Abstract: An object detection system is provided with radar detection means (2), image detection means (3), and collating means (4).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an obstacle recognition system and an obstacle recognition method. A radar detects existence of an object around a vehicle, an image taking part such as a camera takes an image of the object around the vehicle, a determination threshold is set at a low value when it is determined based on image information of the photographic image that a possibility of presence of an obstacle is high, the determination threshold is set at a high value when it is determined that the possibility of the presence of the obstacle is low, and these determination threshold values are used to detect the obstacle to travel of the vehicle on the basis of the output from the radar.

Abstract: A radar apparatus of the present invention is provided with a reception array antenna having a plurality of antenna elements, a first bearing detector for detecting a bearing of a target by carrying out signal processing on individual element signals received on an element-by-element basis through the respective antenna elements, and a second bearing detector for detecting a bearing of a target by carrying out signal processing different from that of the first bearing detector, on the individual element signals received through the respective antenna elements. Since the radar apparatus is provided with the two detectors of the first bearing detector and second bearing detector as means for acquiring the target bearing, both or either one of the results of detection by the two detectors can be selectively utilized as occasion demands.