Patent ID: 8410920
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. A proximity notification device for a vehicle to notify proximity of a self-vehicle to a pedestrian, the proximity notification device comprising: a distance acquisition unit configured to obtain a detection result of a position of a pedestrian around the self-vehicle; a probability acquisition unit configured to read a collision probability from a data map with reference to the obtained position of the pedestrian, the collision probability being a probability that a pedestrian collides against the self-vehicle, the data map including positions of a pedestrian beforehand associated with collision probabilities; a function control unit configured to activate an alarm unit to cause an alarm when the read collision probability is higher than a predetermined threshold; an obstacle acquisition unit configured to obtain a detection result of an obstacle, which obstructs movement of a pedestrian; and a traveling path estimation unit configured to estimate a traveling path of the self-vehicle on the data map, wherein the probability acquisition unit is further configured to decrease a collision probability in a region of the data map, the region being beyond the detected obstacle when viewed from the traveling path.