Systems and methods for identifying relevant traffic lights
First Claim
1. A traffic light detection system or a vehicle;
- the system comprising;
at least one image capture device configured to acquire at least one image of an area forward of the vehicle, the area including a plurality of traffic lamp fixtures, wherein each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures is a structure that houses at least one traffic light;
a data interface; and
at least one processing device configured to;
receive the at least one acquired image via the data interface;
use at least one indicator of vehicle position, as determined from the at least one acquired image, to determine a relevance to the vehicle of each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures;
determine, based on the at least one acquired image, a status of a traffic light included in at least one traffic lamp fixture determined to be relevant to the vehicle; and
cause a system response based on the determined status.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a system includes at least one image capture device configured to acquire at least one image of an area forward of the vehicle. The area includes a plurality of traffic lamp fixtures each including at least one traffic light. The system further includes at least one processing device configured to use at least one indicator of vehicle position, as determined from the at least one acquired image, to determine a relevance to the vehicle of each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures. The at least one processing device may determine, based on the at least one acquired image, a status of a traffic light included in at least one traffic lamp fixture determined to be relevant to the vehicle, and cause a system response based on the determined status.
-
Citations
22 Claims
-
1. A traffic light detection system or a vehicle;
- the system comprising;
at least one image capture device configured to acquire at least one image of an area forward of the vehicle, the area including a plurality of traffic lamp fixtures, wherein each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures is a structure that houses at least one traffic light; a data interface; and at least one processing device configured to; receive the at least one acquired image via the data interface; use at least one indicator of vehicle position, as determined from the at least one acquired image, to determine a relevance to the vehicle of each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures; determine, based on the at least one acquired image, a status of a traffic light included in at least one traffic lamp fixture determined to be relevant to the vehicle; and cause a system response based on the determined status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20, 21)
- the system comprising;
-
7. A vehicle, comprising:
-
a body; at least one image capture device configured to acquire at least one image of an area forward of the vehicle, the area including a plurality of traffic lamp fixtures, wherein each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures is a structure that houses at least one traffic light; a data interface; and at least one processing device configured to; receive the at least one acquired image via the data interface; use at least one indicator of vehicle position, as determined from the at least one acquired image, to determine a relevance to the vehicle of each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures; determine, based on the at least one acquired image, a status of a traffic light included in at least one traffic lamp fixture determined to be relevant to the vehicle; and cause a system response based on the determined status. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A method for traffic light detection, the method comprising:
-
acquiring, via at least one image capture device;
at least one image of an area forward of a vehicle, the area including a plurality of traffic lamp fixtures, wherein each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures is a structure that houses at least one traffic light;using at least one indicator of vehicle position, as determined from the at least one acquired image, to determine a relevance to the vehicle of each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures; determining, based on the at least one acquired image, a status of a traffic light included in at least one traffic lamp fixture determined to be relevant to the vehicle; and causing a system response based on the determined status. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22)
-
Specification