A method for obstacle detection, the method includes receiving, by processor, preceding road segment information about a preceding road segment that precedes the vehicle; wherein the preceding road segment information is generated by a first sensor; wherein the processor and the first sensor are either positioned within the vehicle or are mechanically coupled to the vehicle; processing, by the processor, the preceding road segment information to determine whether the vehicle is approaching an obstacle; and when determining that the vehicle is approaching the obstacle then generating, within the vehicle, an obstacle approaching alert.
System and Apparatus that Alert Car Drivers Approaching Obstacles in the Road
2017-02-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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