Method and system for vehicular guidance using a crop image
First Claim
1. A method of guiding a vehicle, the method comprising:
- collecting color image data to distinguish crop image data from background image data;
defining a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to a transverse axis of the vehicle or of an imaging system;
determining a scan line intensity for each of the scan line segments; and
identifying a preferential heading of the vehicle that is generally aligned with respect to a crop feature, associated with the crop image data, based on the determined scan line intensity meeting or exceeding a maximum value or minimum threshold value.
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Abstract
The method and system for vehicular guidance comprises an imaging device for collecting color image data to facilitate distinguishing crop image data (e.g., crop rows) from background data. A definer defines a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to a transverse axis of the vehicle or of the imaging device. An intensity evaluator determines scan line intensity data for each of the scan line segments. An alignment detector (e.g., search engine) identifies a preferential heading of the vehicle that is generally aligned with respect to a crop feature, associated with the crop image data, based on the determined scan line intensity meeting or exceeding a maximum value or minimum threshold value.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of guiding a vehicle, the method comprising:
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collecting color image data to distinguish crop image data from background image data;
defining a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to a transverse axis of the vehicle or of an imaging system;
determining a scan line intensity for each of the scan line segments; and
identifying a preferential heading of the vehicle that is generally aligned with respect to a crop feature, associated with the crop image data, based on the determined scan line intensity meeting or exceeding a maximum value or minimum threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system of guiding a vehicle, the system comprising:
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an imaging device for collecting color image data to distinguish crop image data from background image data;
a definer for defining a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to a transverse axis of the vehicle or of an imaging system;
an intensity evaluator for determining a scan line intensity for each of the scan line segments; and
an alignment detector for identifying a preferential heading of the vehicle that is generally aligned with respect to a crop feature, associated with the crop image data, based on the determined scan line intensity meeting or exceeding a maximum value or minimum threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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