The invention relates to a vehicle object detection system for detecting a target object in a detection area located behind a subject vehicle, the vehicle object detection system comprising judging means configured to generate a judgement on whether a target object which has been detected to enter the detection area is an alert object, and to output the judgement to warning means which is configured to output a warning to a driver of the subject vehicle that a target object is present in the detection area behind the subject vehicle based on the judgement indicating that the target object is an alert object, wherein the judging means is configured to delay generating the judgment until a specified period of time has elapsed from a point in time when the target object is detected to enter a detectable area included in a field of view of a sensor, wherein the detectable area overlaps with only a part of the detection area.Moreover, the invention relates to a corresponding method for detecting a target object in a detection area located behind a subject vehicle, particularly for controlling a vehicle object detection system according to the invention.
VEHICLE OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TARGET OBJECT IN A DETECTION AREA LOCATED BEHIND A SUBJECT VEHICLE
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SYSTÈME DE DÉTECTION D'OBJET DE VÉHICULE ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION D'UN OBJET CIBLE DANS UNE ZONE DE DÉTECTION SITUÉE DERRIÈRE UN VÉHICULE SUJET
2024-04-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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