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US08164432B2 Apparatus, method for detecting critical areas and pedestrian detection apparatus using the same 有权
用于检测关键区域的装置,方法以及使用该方法的行人检测装置

Apparatus, method for detecting critical areas and pedestrian detection apparatus using the same
Abstract:
An apparatus, method for detecting critical areas and a pedestrian detection apparatus using the same are provided. An application of the pedestrian detection system is provided to help limit critical urban environment to particular areas. Contrary to traditional pedestrian detection systems that localize every pedestrians appearing in front of the subject vehicle, the apparatus first finds critical areas from urban environment and performs a focused search of pedestrians. The environment is reconstructed using a standard laser scanner but the subsequent checking for the presence of pedestrians is performed by incorporating a vision system. The apparatus identifies pedestrians within substantially limited image areas and results in boosts of timing performance, since no evaluation of critical degrees is necessary until an actual pedestrian is informed to the driver or onboard computer.
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