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MEASURING THE RANGE TO AN OBJECT, IN AN IMAGE, USING SIZE CATEGORIZATION

  • US 20150003670A1
  • Filed: 06/28/2013
  • Published: 01/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for estimating distance from a host vehicle to an object, comprising:

  • capturing image data;

    identifying an object in the image data;

    determining a relative location of the object within at least one frame of image data;

    determining a median feature measurement, in pixels, of the object;

    classifying the object as belonging to at least one of a plurality of size categories as a function of the relative location and median feature measurement of the object;

    identifying a distance range to the object based on the classification.

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