METHOD FOR IMAGING THE SURROUNDING OF A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for imaging the surrounding of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- taking a series of 2D images of the surrounding;
taking a series of 3D images of the surrounding, the 3D images including depth information;
determining at least one object in an area of interest in one of the series of images and tracking the object in the area of interest;
processing the other of the series of images to retrieve object information from the other series of images;
adjusting the objects to be tracked in the one series of images in accordance with the object information received from processing the other series of images.
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Abstract
A method for imaging the surrounding of a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of (i) taking a series of two dimensional images of the vehicle surrounding, (ii) taking a series of three dimensional images of the vehicle surrounding that including depth information, (iii) determining at least one object in an area of interest in one of the series of images and tracking the object in the area of interest, (iv) processing the others of the series of images to retrieve object information from said other series of images, (v) adjusting the objects to be tracked in the one series of images in accordance with the object information received from processing the other series of images.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for imaging the surrounding of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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taking a series of 2D images of the surrounding;
taking a series of 3D images of the surrounding, the 3D images including depth information;
determining at least one object in an area of interest in one of the series of images and tracking the object in the area of interest;
processing the other of the series of images to retrieve object information from the other series of images;
adjusting the objects to be tracked in the one series of images in accordance with the object information received from processing the other series of images. - 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. A system for imaging a vehicle surrounding, the system comprising:
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a 2D image sensor generating a series of 2D images of the vehicle surrounding;
a 3D image sensor generating 3D images of the vehicle surrounding, where the 3D images have depth information; and
an image processing unit processing one of the series of images for detecting objects in the images to be tracked and processing the other series of images to retrieve object information, where the image processing unit adjusts the objects to be tracked in one of series of images in accordance with the object information received from processing the other series of images. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A cruise control system for a vehicle comprising a cruise control unit controlling the engine of the vehicle and further comprising:
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a 2D image sensor generating a series of 2D images of the vehicle surroundings;
a 3D image sensor generating 3D images of the vehicle surroundings, the 3D images including depth information; and
an image processing unit processing one of series of images for detecting objects in the images to be tracked and processing the other series of images to retrieve object information, where the image processing unit adjusts the objects to be tracked in one of the series of images in accordance with the object information received from processing the other series of images. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for controlling a function in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a series of 2D images of the vehicle surroundings;
detecting a series of 3D images of the vehicle surroundings, the 3D images including depth information;
processing one of the series of images to find objects to be tracked;
tracking the objects in the one series of images;
processing both series of images to retrieve object information;
adjusting the objects to be tracked in the one series of images according to the object information retrieved from processing the other series of images; and
controlling a function of the vehicle based on the retrieved object information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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Specification