VEHICLE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CATEGORIZING OBJECTS USING RELATIVE MOTION ANALYSIS
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1. An imaging system for a vehicle, comprising:
- an imager configured to image a scene external and forward of the vehicle and to generate image frame data corresponding to each frame of a series of acquired image frames; and
a processor configured to receive and analyze the image frame data to detect a dominant scene motion and to determine relative motion of objects relative to the dominant scene motion,wherein the analysis of the image frame data performed by said processor includes categorizing objects detected in the image frame data using the relative motion of those objects.
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Abstract
An imaging system is provided for a vehicle. The imaging system includes: an imager configured to image a forward external scene of the controlled vehicle and to generate image frame data corresponding to each frame of a series of acquired image frames; and a processor configured to receive and analyze the image frame data to detect a dominant scene motion and to determine relative motion of objects as compared to the dominant scene motion, and wherein the analysis of the image frame data performed by the processor includes categorizing objects detected in the image frame data using the relative motion of those objects.
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1. An imaging system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an imager configured to image a scene external and forward of the vehicle and to generate image frame data corresponding to each frame of a series of acquired image frames; and a processor configured to receive and analyze the image frame data to detect a dominant scene motion and to determine relative motion of objects relative to the dominant scene motion, wherein the analysis of the image frame data performed by said processor includes categorizing objects detected in the image frame data using the relative motion of those objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for categorizing objects detected in a scene forward of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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imaging a scene external and forward of the controlled vehicle and generating image frame data corresponding to each frame of a series of acquired image frames; and receiving and analyzing the image frame data in a processor to detect a dominant scene motion, to determine relative motion of objects relative to the dominant scene motion, and to categorize objects detected in the image frame data using the relative motion of those objects. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to categorize objects in a scene forward of a vehicle, by executing the steps comprising:
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imaging a scene external and forward of the vehicle and generating image data corresponding to each frame of a series of acquired image frames; and receiving and analyzing the image frame data in a processor to detect a dominant scene motion, to determine relative motion of objects relative to the dominant scene motion, and to categorize objects detected in the image frame data using the relative motion of those objects. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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