METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AN OBJECT IN A SURROUNDING REGION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for identifying an object in a surrounding region of a motor vehicle as a pedestrian, the method comprising:
- capturing the surrounding region in images by means of at least one vehicle-side camera;
detecting a shadow that is projected from the object onto a ground in the surrounding region and a contrast pattern that is formed on the ground and depends on the shadow in at least one of the captured images; and
identifying the object on the basis of a comparison of the contrast pattern that was formed with a predetermined contrast pattern that characterizes a pedestrian.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for identifying an object (3) in a surrounding region (4) of a motor vehicle (1) as a pedestrian (5), in which the surrounding region (4) is captured in images (B) by means of at least one vehicle-side camera (6), wherein a shadow (11) that is projected from the object (3) onto a ground (12) in the surrounding region (4) and a contrast pattern (13) that is formed on the ground (12) and depends on the shadow (11) are detected in at least one of the captured images (B) and the object (3) is identified on the basis of a comparison of the contrast pattern (13) that was formed with a predetermined contrast pattern that characterizes a pedestrian (5). The invention moreover relates to a driver assistance system (2) and a motor vehicle (1).
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1. A method for identifying an object in a surrounding region of a motor vehicle as a pedestrian, the method comprising:
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capturing the surrounding region in images by means of at least one vehicle-side camera; detecting a shadow that is projected from the object onto a ground in the surrounding region and a contrast pattern that is formed on the ground and depends on the shadow in at least one of the captured images; and identifying the object on the basis of a comparison of the contrast pattern that was formed with a predetermined contrast pattern that characterizes a pedestrian. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A driver assistance system for identifying an object in a surrounding region of a motor vehicle as a pedestrian, the driver assistance system comprising:
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at least one vehicle-side camera for capturing the surrounding region in images; and an image processing device configured to; detect a shadow that is projected from the object onto a ground in the surrounding region, detect a contrast pattern that is formed on the ground and depends on the shadow in at least one of the captured images, and identify the object on the basis of a comparison of the contrast pattern that was formed with a predetermined contrast pattern that characterizes a pedestrian. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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