Some objects in an external environment of a vehicle may be difficult to detect by a human driver or by vehicle sensors. Such object may be indirectly detected using information in the external environment of the vehicle. Sensor data of the external environment of the vehicle can be acquired using one or more sensors, which can be located onboard the vehicle. An external transmitter or transmission can be detected based on the acquired sensor data. The acquired sensor data can also be used to identify the external transmitter or transmission. A shadow can be detected in the acquired sensor data. An object in the external environment can be detected using at least in part the detected shadow. In some instances, a characteristic associated with the identified external transmitter or transmission can also be used to detect the object and/or one or more characteristics of the object.
OBJECT DETECTION USING SHADOWS
2020-02-06
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G06K Erkennen von Daten , RECOGNITION OF DATA / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / G06T Bilddatenverarbeitung oder Bilddatenerzeugung allgemein , IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL |
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