Road surface gradient detection device
First Claim
1. A road surface gradient detection device, the road surface gradient detection device comprising:
- an image area setting unit configured to divide a captured image to set a plurality of image areas;
a coordinate recognition unit configured to recognize coordinates of a pixel range corresponding to an image area of the plurality of image areas;
a parallax calculation unit configured to calculate a parallax of the pixel range based on the parallax information of the captured image;
a luminance calculation unit configured to calculate a luminance of the pixel range based on luminance information of the captured image;
a weighting setting unit configured, based on the luminance of the pixel range and the coordinates of the pixel range, to set a weight of the pixel range to a first value when the luminance difference between the pixel range and an adjacent pixel range is less than a first threshold value, and configured, based on the luminance of the pixel range and the coordinates of the pixel range, to set the weight of the pixel range to a second value greater than the first value when the luminance difference between the pixel range and the adjacent pixel range is equal to or greater than the first threshold value;
a representative height calculation unit configured to calculate a representative parallax of the image area and a representative height of the image area based on the parallax of the pixel range, the coordinates of the pixel range, and a magnitude of the weight of the pixel range; and
a road surface gradient detection unit configured to detect a road surface gradient from the captured image based on the representative parallax of the image area and the representative height of the image area.
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Abstract
A road surface gradient detection device is provided. The road surface gradient detection device includes an image area setting unit configured to divide a captured image to set a plurality of image areas, a weighting setting unit configured to set the weighting of the pixel range, a representative height calculation unit configured to calculate the representative parallax of each image area and the representative height of each image area based on the parallax of each pixel range, the coordinates of each pixel range, and a magnitude of the weighting of each pixel range, and a road surface gradient detection unit configured to detect the road surface gradient from the captured image based on the representative parallax of each image area and the representative height of each image area.
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16 Claims
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1. A road surface gradient detection device, the road surface gradient detection device comprising:
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an image area setting unit configured to divide a captured image to set a plurality of image areas; a coordinate recognition unit configured to recognize coordinates of a pixel range corresponding to an image area of the plurality of image areas; a parallax calculation unit configured to calculate a parallax of the pixel range based on the parallax information of the captured image; a luminance calculation unit configured to calculate a luminance of the pixel range based on luminance information of the captured image; a weighting setting unit configured, based on the luminance of the pixel range and the coordinates of the pixel range, to set a weight of the pixel range to a first value when the luminance difference between the pixel range and an adjacent pixel range is less than a first threshold value, and configured, based on the luminance of the pixel range and the coordinates of the pixel range, to set the weight of the pixel range to a second value greater than the first value when the luminance difference between the pixel range and the adjacent pixel range is equal to or greater than the first threshold value; a representative height calculation unit configured to calculate a representative parallax of the image area and a representative height of the image area based on the parallax of the pixel range, the coordinates of the pixel range, and a magnitude of the weight of the pixel range; and a road surface gradient detection unit configured to detect a road surface gradient from the captured image based on the representative parallax of the image area and the representative height of the image area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A road surface gradient detection device, the road surface gradient detection device comprising:
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at least one memory comprising computer executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to read and execute the computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing the at least one processor to perform; determining coordinates of a pixel range corresponding to an image area from among a plurality of image areas of a captured image; calculating a parallax of the pixel range based on the parallax information of the captured image; calculating a luminance of the pixel range based on luminance information of the captured image; based on the luminance of the pixel range and the coordinates of the pixel range, setting a weight of the pixel range to a first value when the luminance difference between the pixel range and an adjacent pixel range is less than a first threshold value and setting the weight of the pixel range to a second value greater than the first value when the luminance difference between the pixel range and the adjacent pixel range is equal to or greater than the first threshold value; calculating a representative parallax of the image area and a representative height of the image area based on the parallax of the pixel range, the coordinates of the pixel range, and a magnitude of the weight of the pixel range; and detecting a road surface gradient from the captured image based on the representative parallax of the image area and the representative height of the image area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A road surface gradient detection method, the method comprising:
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determining coordinates of a pixel range corresponding to an image area from among a plurality of image areas of a captured image; calculating a parallax of the pixel range based on the parallax information of the captured image; calculating a luminance of the pixel range based on luminance information of the captured image; based on the luminance of the pixel range and the coordinates of the pixel range, setting a weight of the pixel range to a first value when the luminance difference between the pixel range and an adjacent pixel range is less than a first threshold value and setting the weight of the pixel range to a second value greater than the first value when the luminance difference between the pixel range and the adjacent pixel range is equal to or greater than the first threshold value; calculating a representative parallax of the image area and a representative height of the image area based on the parallax of the pixel range, the coordinates of the pixel range, and a magnitude of the weight of the pixel range; and detecting a road surface gradient from the captured image based on the representative parallax of the image area and the representative height of the image area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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