Method of object detection
First Claim
1. A method for the detection of an object in the surroundings within view of an optical sensor attached to a vehicle, comprising:
- determining a relevant spatial region below a horizon within view of the optical sensor;
producing a gray scale image by means of the optical sensor, said gray scale image including a relevant image region corresponding to the relevant spatial region;
adding gray scale values for every column of pixels within the relevant image region of the gray scale image;
producing an upper envelope of a gray value signal integrated column-wise;
determining a difference between the upper envelope and the gray value signal in order to obtain a one-dimensional profile representing the vertical orientation within the relevant image region of the gray scale image; and
searching the difference to detect an object, said searching being carried out only in the relevant image region corresponding to the relevant spatial region below the horizon.
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Abstract
A method is set forth for the detection of an object, in particular in a road, in particular of a pedestrian, in the surroundings in the range of view of an optical sensor attached to a carrier such as in particular a vehicle, wherein, from the range of view of the optical sensor, a relevant spatial region disposed below the horizon is determined, a gray scale image is produced by means of the optical sensor which includes a relevant image region corresponding to the relevant spatial region, and a search for a possible object is only made in this relevant image region corresponding to the relevant spatial region disposed below the horizon for the detection of the object.
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1. A method for the detection of an object in the surroundings within view of an optical sensor attached to a vehicle, comprising:
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determining a relevant spatial region below a horizon within view of the optical sensor; producing a gray scale image by means of the optical sensor, said gray scale image including a relevant image region corresponding to the relevant spatial region; adding gray scale values for every column of pixels within the relevant image region of the gray scale image; producing an upper envelope of a gray value signal integrated column-wise; determining a difference between the upper envelope and the gray value signal in order to obtain a one-dimensional profile representing the vertical orientation within the relevant image region of the gray scale image; and searching the difference to detect an object, said searching being carried out only in the relevant image region corresponding to the relevant spatial region below the horizon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A media including computer-readable instructions for detection of an object in the surroundings of a moving vehicle using an optical sensor having a view, said computer-readable instructions being adapted to configure a data processing device to carry out a method comprising:
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determining a relevant spatial region below a horizon within view of the optical sensor; producing a gray scale image by means of the optical sensor, said gray scale image including a relevant image region corresponding to the relevant spatial region; adding gray scale values for every column of pixels within the relevant image region of the gray scale image; producing an upper envelope of a gray value signal integrated column-wise; determining a difference between the upper envelope and the gray value signal in order to obtain a one-dimensional profile representing the vertical orientation within the relevant image region of the gray scale image; and searching the difference to detect an object, said searching being carried out only in the relevant image region corresponding to the relevant spatial region below the horizon.
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9. An apparatus for the detection of an object in the surroundings of a moving vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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an optical sensor attached to the moving vehicle; and a data processing device connected to the optical sensor and configured to carry out a method comprising; determining a relevant spatial region below a horizon within view of the optical sensor; producing a gray scale image by means of the optical sensor, said gray scale image including a relevant image region corresponding to the relevant spatial region; adding gray scale values for every column of pixels within the relevant image region of the gray scale image; producing an upper envelope of a gray value signal integrated column-wise; determining a difference between the upper envelope and the gray value signal in order to obtain a one-dimensional profile representing the vertical orientation within the relevant image region of the gray scale image; and searching the difference to detect an object, said searching being carried out only in the relevant image region corresponding to the relevant spatial region below the horizon.
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