Characteristic estimation of a vehicle using slopes from images
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsXintong Deng, Yufei Zhu, Taro Tsukada
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Abstract
A computing system may include a processor. The computing system may include a memory having a set of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the computing system to obtain, from an imaging sensor, an image, determine isothermal lines on portions of the image that represent the sky, and determine a characteristic of a vehicle based on slopes of the isothermal lines.
Claims17
A control system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having a set of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the control system to:
- obtain, from an imaging sensor, an image;
- determine isothermal lines on portions of the image that represent the sky;
- and
- determine a characteristic of a vehicle based on slopes of the isothermal lines, wherein the image includes first and second images, and the imaging sensor includes a first imaging sensor that obtains the first image, and a second imaging sensor that obtains the second image, wherein the second imaging sensor is perpendicularly-oriented relative to the first imaging sensor to obtain images that are oriented perpendicular to each other.
At least one computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:
- obtain, from an imaging sensor, an image;
- determine isothermal lines on portions of the image that represent the sky;
- and
- determine a characteristic of a vehicle based on slopes of the isothermal lines, wherein the image includes first and second images, and the imaging sensor includes a first imaging sensor that obtains the first image, and a second imaging sensor that obtains the second image, wherein the second imaging sensor is perpendicularly-oriented relative to the first imaging sensor to obtain images that are oriented perpendicular to each other.
A machine comprising:
- an imaging sensor that obtains an image;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having a set of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the machine to:
- determine isothermal lines on portions of the image that represent the sky;
- and
- determine a characteristic of a vehicle based on slopes of the isothermal lines, wherein the image includes first and second images, and the imaging sensor includes a first imaging sensor that obtains the first image, and a second imaging sensor that obtains the second image, wherein the second imaging sensor is perpendicularly-oriented relative to the first imaging sensor to obtain images that are oriented perpendicular to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.