公开(公告)号：US11011062B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

申请号：US16315411

申请日：2017-06-05

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Shinya Kitayama ,  Hirokazu Oyabu ,  Masaaki Hirose ,  Toshiyuki Kondo ,  Tadashi Kamada

IPC: G08G1/16 ,  B60Q1/52 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G08G1/005 ,  B60R21/00 ,  B60Q1/54 ,  G06T7/20

Abstract: A target pedestrian who is present within a range of a predetermined distance from a roadway is detected. Whether or not the target pedestrian has gazed at a crossing destination and whether or not the target pedestrian has performed a safety confirmation regarding vehicles traveling on the roadway are determined based on a gaze direction of the target pedestrian. As a result, when the target pedestrian has performed one action of either of gazing at the crossing destination and the safety confirmation, and then performed the other action within a predetermined amount of time, the target pedestrian is detected as a pre-crossing pedestrian who has an intention to cross the roadway. Consequently, a pedestrian who is attempting to cross the roadway can be accurately detected at a stage before the pedestrian actually starts crossing.