Patent ID: 9168867
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: B60Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. A pedestrian notification apparatus which is configured to be used in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an ambient object detector configured to detect ambient objects present around the vehicle; a notification target detector configured to detect a notification target pedestrian based on the detection results of the ambient object detector; a notifier configured to notify the notification target pedestrian that the notification target pedestrian has been detected by the notification target detector; a position detector that is configured to detect a position of the notification target pedestrian, and a speed detector that is configured to detect a moving speed of the notification target pedestrian, wherein the notifier comprises a marking light irradiator that irradiates, based on the position of the notification target pedestrian detected by the position detector, a predetermined marking light onto a road surface, the marking light being indicative of information to be communicated to the notification target pedestrian; and the marking light irradiator is configured to irradiate the marking light with the color of the marking light being changed according to both the position of the notification target pedestrian detected by the position detector and the moving speed of the notification target pedestrian detected by the speed detector.