Target detection device for avoiding collision between a vehicle and a target detected by a sensor mounted on the vehicle

摘要

Target detection device, wherein the target detection device (1) is used mounted in a vehicle to avoid collision between the vehicle and a target detected by a sensor mounted on the vehicle, wherein the target detection device (1) comprises:a radar sensor capable of transmitting radar waves to a target located around a reference vehicle (103) in which the target detection device (1) is mounted and capable of receiving reflected waves from the target;an image sensor (5) capable of capturing an image of an area around the reference vehicle (103); andone ECU (7), where the ECU (7) comprises:a CPU;an initial target acquisition unit configured to allow the CPU to detect a target using radar sensor information;a selector unit configured to allow the CPU to select a predetermined target from targets detected by the radar sensor;an output unit configured to allow the CPU to output information about the target selected by the selection unit;a stationary vehicle detection unit configured to allow the CPU to detect a stationary vehicle (105) present around the reference vehicle (103); anda second target detection unit configured such that it allows the CPU to detect a target from the image detected by the image sensor (5) by performing an image recognition with predetermined patterns of a target,wherein, when the detection unit for a stationary vehicle detects a stationary vehicle (105), and the second target detection unit detects a first target present behind the stationary vehicle, which is a pedestrian, when detected from the reference vehicle (103) using patterns of a pedestrian's torso, the selection unit performs the predetermined selection condition for a second target corresponding to the first target; among the targets covered by the first target acquisition unit, less restrictive than the predetermined selection condition for other targets to allow selection of the second target.