METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TUNNEL DECISION
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1. A tunnel decision apparatus, comprising:
- a camera which outputs an image in front of a vehicle;
a road area classifying unit which detects a vanishing point from the image in front of a vehicle to output at least one of a road area and a non-road area;
a pattern detecting unit which detects at least one of a lamp pattern from the non-road area and a lane pattern from the road area; and
a tunnel decision unit which determines whether the vehicle enters a tunnel in consideration of at least one of the lamp pattern and the lane pattern.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a tunnel decision apparatus, including: a camera which outputs an image in front of a vehicle; a road area classifying unit which detects a vanishing point from the image in front of a vehicle to output at least one of a road area and a non-road area; a pattern detecting unit which detects at least one of a lamp pattern from the non-road area and a lane pattern from the road area; and a tunnel decision unit which determines whether the vehicle enters a tunnel in consideration of at least one of the lamp pattern and the lane pattern.
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1. A tunnel decision apparatus, comprising:
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a camera which outputs an image in front of a vehicle; a road area classifying unit which detects a vanishing point from the image in front of a vehicle to output at least one of a road area and a non-road area; a pattern detecting unit which detects at least one of a lamp pattern from the non-road area and a lane pattern from the road area; and a tunnel decision unit which determines whether the vehicle enters a tunnel in consideration of at least one of the lamp pattern and the lane pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A tunnel decision method, comprising:
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outputting an image in front of a vehicle; detecting a vanishing point from the image in front of a vehicle to output at least one of a road area and a non-road area; detecting at least one of a lamp pattern from the non-road area and a lane pattern from the road area; and determining whether the vehicle enters a tunnel in consideration of at least one of the lamp pattern and the lane pattern. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A tunnel decision method, comprising:
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outputting an image in front of a vehicle; detecting a vanishing point from the image in front of a vehicle to output at least one of a road area and a non-road area; and detecting a lamp pattern from the non-road area and detecting a lane pattern from the road area. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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