Apparatus for safety-driving of vehicle
First Claim
1. An apparatus for safety-driving of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of cameras mounted on the vehicle, photographing a vicinity of the vehicle in different directions, and outputting a plurality of images of the vicinity of the vehicle in the different directions, the plurality of images including a left image and a right image of the vehicle;
at least one processor configured to;
synthesize the plurality of images to output a top-view image;
detect a left or right traffic lane of the vehicle from the top-view image based on a traffic lane feature of the top-view image;
detect a wheel of another vehicle from at least one of the left image and the right image by using at least one of a plurality of Haar-like features detected in the at least one of the left image and the right image;
estimate an existing area of another vehicle based on a location of the detected wheel of another vehicle; and
output a warning signal when the vehicle enters the existing area of another vehicle; and
a warning unit configured to announce a danger to a driver of the vehicle when receiving the warning signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus for safety-driving of a vehicle, including: a camera unit outputting images of different directions based on a vehicle by photographing the vicinity of the vehicle, the images including a left image and a right image of the vehicle; a top-view image output unit synthesizing the images to output a top-view image; a traffic lane detecting unit detecting a left or right traffic lane of the vehicle from the top-view image by considering a traffic lane feature of the top-view image; a side vehicle detecting unit detecting a wheel of another vehicle in at least one of the left image and the right image; an another vehicle area estimating unit estimating an existing area of another vehicle by considering the location of the detected wheel; and a warning signal output unit outputting a warning signal when the vehicle enters the existing area of another vehicle.
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8 Claims
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1. An apparatus for safety-driving of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of cameras mounted on the vehicle, photographing a vicinity of the vehicle in different directions, and outputting a plurality of images of the vicinity of the vehicle in the different directions, the plurality of images including a left image and a right image of the vehicle; at least one processor configured to; synthesize the plurality of images to output a top-view image; detect a left or right traffic lane of the vehicle from the top-view image based on a traffic lane feature of the top-view image; detect a wheel of another vehicle from at least one of the left image and the right image by using at least one of a plurality of Haar-like features detected in the at least one of the left image and the right image; estimate an existing area of another vehicle based on a location of the detected wheel of another vehicle; and output a warning signal when the vehicle enters the existing area of another vehicle; and a warning unit configured to announce a danger to a driver of the vehicle when receiving the warning signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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