Stereo camera-based autonomous driving method and apparatus
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1. An autonomous driving method comprising:
- estimating a driving situation of a vehicle based on at least a driving speed of the vehicle;
determining a parameter to control a stereo camera width of a stereo camera based on the driving situation;
controlling a capturer, comprising two cameras of the stereo camera, configured to control an arrangement between the two cameras for a first direction based on the parameter; and
measuring a depth of an object located in the first direction based on two images respectively captured by the two cameras with the controlled arrangement,wherein the controlling of the capturer further comprises;
detecting a vehicle or an obstacle in the first direction based on the estimated driving situation;
assigning a priority to the two cameras located in the first direction;
selecting the two cameras that are separated apart from each other by a distance corresponding to the parameter based on the assigned priority; and
operating a remaining cameras other than the selected two cameras in a standby or power off mode.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a stereo camera-based autonomous driving method and apparatus, the method including estimating a driving situation of a vehicle, determining a parameter to control a stereo camera width of a stereo camera based on the estimated driving situation, controlling a capturer configured to control arrangement between two cameras of the stereo camera for a first direction based on the determined parameter, and measuring a depth of an object located in the first direction based on two images respectively captured by the two cameras with the controlled arrangement.
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1. An autonomous driving method comprising:
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estimating a driving situation of a vehicle based on at least a driving speed of the vehicle; determining a parameter to control a stereo camera width of a stereo camera based on the driving situation; controlling a capturer, comprising two cameras of the stereo camera, configured to control an arrangement between the two cameras for a first direction based on the parameter; and measuring a depth of an object located in the first direction based on two images respectively captured by the two cameras with the controlled arrangement, wherein the controlling of the capturer further comprises; detecting a vehicle or an obstacle in the first direction based on the estimated driving situation; assigning a priority to the two cameras located in the first direction; selecting the two cameras that are separated apart from each other by a distance corresponding to the parameter based on the assigned priority; and operating a remaining cameras other than the selected two cameras in a standby or power off mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An autonomous driving apparatus comprising:
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a capturer comprising at least two cameras, the capturer being configured to control arrangement between the at least two cameras; and a controller configured to; determine a parameter related to a stereo camera width, of a stereo camera represented by the at least two cameras, based on an estimated driving situation of a vehicle, to control the capturer to control the arrangement between the at least two cameras based on the determined parameter, and to measure a depth of an object located in a first direction based on two images respectively captured by the at least two cameras with the controlled arrangement, wherein the estimated driving situation is determined based on at least a driving speed of the vehicle, and wherein the controller is further configured to; detect a vehicle or an obstacle in the first direction based on the estimated driving situation; assign a priority to the two cameras located in the first direction; select the at least two cameras that are separated apart from each other by a distance corresponding to the parameter based on the assigned priority; and operate a remaining cameras other than the selected two cameras in a standby or power off mode. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An autonomous driving apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured; to determine a parameter to control a stereo camera width of a stereo camera based on an estimated driving situation of a vehicle, wherein the estimated driving situation is determined based on at least a driving speed of the vehicle, to control a capturer configured to control arrangement between two cameras of the stereo camera for a first direction based on the parameter, and to measure a depth of an object located in the first direction based on two images respectively captured by the two cameras with the controlled arrangement, wherein the processor is further configured to; detect a vehicle or an obstacle in the first direction based on the estimated driving situation; assign a priority to the two cameras located in the first direction; select the two cameras that are separated apart from each other by a distance corresponding to the parameter based on the assigned priority; and operate a remaining cameras other than the selected two cameras in a standby or power off mode. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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