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AssigneeContinental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
InventorsDieter Krökel, Jonathan Wache, Stefan Heinrich, Martin Pfitzer, Thomas Fechner
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The present disclosure relates to a method for the detection and determination of the height of objects by means of an environment detection system, including a first environment detection sensor and a second environment detection sensor of a vehicle, wherein at least one of the environment detection sensors is a mono camera. The method includes the following steps: capturing a mono image using the camera; capturing an environment representation using the second environment detection sensor; carrying out object detection in the mono image; carrying out object detection in the environment representation of the second environment detection sensor; measuring the distance from the object in the environment representation of the second environment detection sensor; and carrying out height determination of the detected object.
A method for detection and determination of a height of objects by means of an environment detection system, comprising a first environment detection sensor and a second environment detection sensor of a vehicle, wherein at least one of the environment detection sensors is a mono camera, the method comprising:
An environment detection system for a vehicle, comprising a first environment detection sensor and a second environment detection sensor having a determined angular resolution and a computing unit, wherein at least the first environment detection sensor is configured as a camera, wherein a mono image is captured using the camera and a further environment representation is captured using the second environment detection sensor, wherein the computing unit includes a first input connected to an output of the first environment sensor and a second input connected to an output of the second environment sensor, wherein the computing unit is configured to detect an object in the mono image as well as in the environment representation of the second environment detection sensor, wherein the computing unit is further configured to, after the detection of an object in the mono image as well as in the environment representation, confirm a detected object by comparing the mono image and the second environment representation to determine whether a position of the detected object in the mono image corresponds to a position of the detected object in the environment representation of the second environment detection sensor, wherein the computing unit is further configured to carry out distance determination as well as height determination of the object for use in performing an automated driving operation of the vehicle.
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