Object recognition apparatus and method thereof
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorHyun Ju Kim
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Abstract
An apparatus for recognizing an object and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus may comprise a sensor, a memory configured to store reference grid maps representing an appearance of a vehicle, and a processor configured to project a plurality of points indicating an external object, obtained by the sensor, onto a first surface to obtain a first grid map including a first plurality of grids, project the plurality of points indicating the external object onto a second surface to obtain a second grid map including a second plurality of grids, determine, based on at least one of the reference grid maps, the first grid map, or the second grid map, a type of the external object, and output a signal indicating the type of the external object.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor;
- a memory configured to store reference grid maps representing an appearance of a vehicle;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- project a plurality of points indicating an external object onto a first surface to obtain a first grid map including a first plurality of grids, wherein:
- the external object is obtained based on sensing information obtained by the sensor, and
- the first surface is formed by a second axis and a third axis among a first axis, the second axis, and the third axis, wherein the first axis is parallel to a driving direction of the vehicle and perpendicular to the second axis, and the third axis is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis;
- project the plurality of points indicating the external object onto a second surface to obtain a second grid map including a second plurality of grids, wherein the second surface is formed by the first axis and the third axis;
- determine, based on at least one of the reference grid maps, the first grid map, or the second grid map, a type of the external object;
- and
- output a signal indicating the type of the external object.
A method performed by a processor, the method comprising:
- projecting a plurality of points indicating an external object onto a first surface to obtain a first grid map including a first plurality of grids, wherein:
- the external object is obtained based on sensing information obtained by a sensor, and
- the first surface is formed by a second axis and a third axis among a first axis, the second axis, and the third axis, wherein the first axis is parallel to a driving direction of a vehicle and perpendicular to the second axis, and the third axis is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis;
- projecting the plurality of points indicating the external object onto a second surface to obtain a second grid map including a second plurality of grids, wherein the second surface is formed by the first axis and the third axis;
- determining, based on at least one of reference grid maps being stored in a memory, the first grid map, or the second grid map, a type of the external object, wherein the reference grid maps represent an appearance of the vehicle;
- and
- outputting a signal indicating the type of the external object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.