Patent ID: 8648702

Claim:
An object detection system of a vehicle comprising: a time-of-flight (TOF) sensor receiving a reflected object detection signal at a second time based on an object detection signal transmitted at a first time; an image sensor that generates an image signal including an image of a detected object, wherein the image sensor is distinct from and adjacent to the TOF sensor; a TOF control module that generates distance and size data based on the first time and the second time and determines whether at least a portion of a detected object is within a predetermined distance of the vehicle; an image control module that generates image data based on the image signal; and a detection control module that correlates the distance and size data with the image data to generate a visual warning indicator when at least a portion of the detected object is within the predetermined distance of the vehicle, the visual warning indicator being proportionate in size to the portion of the detected object within the predetermined distance; wherein the detected object is shown on a display and an intersection line is shown on the detected object, the intersection line corresponding to the portion of the detected object within the predetermined distance.