Method and apparatus for detecting position of object present in a surrounding detection zone of automotive vehicle
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1. A method for detecting a position of an object present in a surrounding detection zone of an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- measuring a distance of the vehicle to a longitudinal edge of the object using detection beams;
photographing the surrounding detection zone of the vehicle;
image processing the photographed surrounding detection zone to extract at least one longitudinal edge from the photographed surrounding detection zone of the vehicle, wherein the longitudinal edge obtained by the image processing is the longitudinal edge of the object to which the distance from the vehicle has been measured, and wherein a direction of the longitudinal edge of the object is detected through the image processing; and
detecting the position of the object relative to the vehicle from the direction of the extracted longitudinal edge and a measured value of the distance to the object.
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Abstract
In method and apparatus for detecting a position of an object present in a surrounding detection zone of an automotive vehicle, a distance of the vehicle to the object is measured, the surrounding detection zone of the vehicle is photographed, the photographed surrounding detection zone to extract is image processed at least one longitudinal edge from the photographed surrounding detection zone of the vehicle, and the position of the object to the vehicle is detected on the basis of a direction of the extracted longitudinal edge and a measured value of the distance to the object.
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1. A method for detecting a position of an object present in a surrounding detection zone of an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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measuring a distance of the vehicle to a longitudinal edge of the object using detection beams;
photographing the surrounding detection zone of the vehicle;
image processing the photographed surrounding detection zone to extract at least one longitudinal edge from the photographed surrounding detection zone of the vehicle, wherein the longitudinal edge obtained by the image processing is the longitudinal edge of the object to which the distance from the vehicle has been measured, and wherein a direction of the longitudinal edge of the object is detected through the image processing; and
detecting the position of the object relative to the vehicle from the direction of the extracted longitudinal edge and a measured value of the distance to the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for detecting a position of an object present in a surrounding detection zone of an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a distance measurement unit adapted to measure a distance of the vehicle to a longitudinal edge of the object using detection beams;
a photograph device adapted to photograph the surrounding detection zone of the vehicle;
an image processing section adapted to perform image processing of the photographed surrounding detection zone to extract at least one longitudinal edge from the photographed surrounding detection zone image, wherein the longitudinal edge obtained by the image processing is the longitudinal edge of the object to which the distance from the vehicle has been measured, the image processing section being further adapted to detect a direction of the longitudinal edge of the object through the image processing; and
a position detecting section adapted to detect the position of the object to the vehicle from the direction of the extracted longitudinal edge and a measured value of the distance to the object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for detecting a position of an object present in a surrounding detection zone of an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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distance measurement means for measuring a distance of the vehicle to a longitudinal edge of the object using detection beams;
photographing means for photographing the surrounding detection zone of the vehicle;
image processing means for performing an image processing for the photographed surrounding detection zone to extract at least one longitudinal edge from the photographed surrounding detection zone image, wherein the longitudinal edge obtained by the image processing means is the longitudinal edge of the object to which the distance from the vehicle has been measured, and for detecting a direction of the longitudinal edge of the object through the image processing; and
position detecting means for detecting the position of the object to the vehicle from the direction of the extracted longitudinal edge and a measured value of the distance to the object.
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21. A method for detecting a position of an object present in a surrounding detection zone of an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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measuring a distance of the vehicle to the object using detection beams;
photographing the surrounding detection zone of the vehicle to obtain an image;
estimating a direction (θ
e) of the object as viewed from a distance measurement device;
determining an optimum image processing range (±
Δ
θ
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performing a longitudinal edge extracting processing for the image within a range in which the direction of the object is present to detect a longitudinal edge E(θ
) through image processing corresponding to an edge portion of a vehicular surrounding obstacle; and
selecting the longitudinal edge detected through image processing corresponding to the edge portion of the vehicular surrounding obstacle on the basis of estimated direction (θ
e) and edge intensity, wherein the position of the object present in the surrounding detection zone of the vehicle is detected from the selected longitudinal edge detected through image processing and the measured value of the distance.
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