Device for detection of obstacles in a horizontal plane and detection method implementing such a device

摘要

The invention relates to an obstacle detection device (10) for equipping a moving vehicle (11) moving parallel to a reference plane (12), characterized in that it comprises: · a first "horizontal" transmitter (14) of a first horizontal electromagnetic beam (15) extending in a first virtual plane (22) substantially parallel to the reference plane (12), · a first image sensor (5) capable of covering a field (36) intended to intersect with the first virtual plane (22) to form a detection surface (71) · and an image analysis means for determining the presence of an obstacle by detection of the presence of an image on the detection surface (71). The invention also relates to a detection method implementing such a device.