Patent ID: 7388474
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: B60Q,B60R,G01S,G08G

Abstract:
1. An obstacle detection system provided in a vehicle, comprising: a first sensor that detects which distance range an obstacle enters, of a plurality of distance ranges into which a detection zone is divided based on a distance from the vehicle, wherein the detection zone of the first sensor includes at least one of a zone facing a front side of the vehicle and a zone facing a front corner of the vehicle; a second sensor that detects which distance range an obstacle enters, of a plurality of distance ranges into which a detection zone is divided based on a distance from the vehicle, wherein the detection zone of the second sensor includes at least one of a zone facing a rear side of the vehicle and a zone facing a rear corner of the vehicle; a single warning unit that warns an occupant of the vehicle; a first warning control unit that causes, in a single-sensor detection condition where only one of the two sensors detects an obstacle entering in the detection zone, the warning unit to warn by using the warning unit a second warning control unit that causes, in a both-sensor detection condition where each of the two sensors detects an obstacle entering in the detection zone, the warning unit to warn by using the warning unit