RECONFIGURABLE CLEAR PATH DETECTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A reconfigurable clear path detection system for a vehicle comprising:
- an image capture device for capturing images of a scene in a path of travel;
a primary clear path detection module determining a clear path in an input image captured from the image capture device;
a plurality of secondary clear path detection modules, each secondary clear path detection module configured to independently assist in identifying a respective clear path of the road of travel in the input image, wherein one or more of the secondary clear path detection modules are selectively enabled for assisting in identifying the clear path of the road of travel, wherein only the selectively enabled secondary clear path detection modules are used to identify the clear path of the road of travel in the input image; and
a fusion module for collectively analyzing the clear path detection results of the primary clear path detection module and the selectively enabled secondary clear path detection modules for identifying the clear path in the input image.
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Abstract
A reconfigurable clear path detection system includes an image capture device and a primary clear path detection module for determining corresponding probability values of identified patches within a captured image representing a likelihood of whether a respective patch is a clear path of the road. A plurality of secondary clear path detection modules each are used to assist in identifying a respective clear path of the traveled road in the input image. One or more of the secondary clear path detection modules are selectively enabled for identifying the clear path. The selectively enabled secondary clear path detection modules are used to identify the clear path of the road of travel in the input image. A fusion module collectively analyzes the clear path detection results of the primary clear path detection module and the selectively enabled secondary clear path detection modules for identifying the clear path in the input image.
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26 Claims
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1. A reconfigurable clear path detection system for a vehicle comprising:
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an image capture device for capturing images of a scene in a path of travel; a primary clear path detection module determining a clear path in an input image captured from the image capture device; a plurality of secondary clear path detection modules, each secondary clear path detection module configured to independently assist in identifying a respective clear path of the road of travel in the input image, wherein one or more of the secondary clear path detection modules are selectively enabled for assisting in identifying the clear path of the road of travel, wherein only the selectively enabled secondary clear path detection modules are used to identify the clear path of the road of travel in the input image; and a fusion module for collectively analyzing the clear path detection results of the primary clear path detection module and the selectively enabled secondary clear path detection modules for identifying the clear path in the input image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for detecting a clear path of a road of travel for a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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capturing images of a scene in a path of travel by an image capture device; determining a clear path in an input image by a primary clear path detection module, the primary clear path detection module analyzing the input image from the captured image device, the primary clear path detection module segmenting the input image into a plurality of patches, determining probability values for each of the patches representing a likelihood of whether a respective patch is a clear path of travel, associating feature data of the input image with the segmented patches, and applying a trained classifier for identifying a clear path of travel in the input image based on the feature data and the corresponding probability values; providing a plurality of secondary clear path detection modules for independently identifying a respective clear path of the travel in the input image; selectively enabling one or more of the secondary clear path detection modules for identifying the clear path of the travel, wherein only the selectively enabled secondary clear path detection modules are used for identifying the clear path of the road of travel in the input image; a fusion module collectively analyzing the clear path detection results of the primary clear path detection module and the selectively enabled secondary clear path detection modules for identifying the clear path in the input image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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