Method and Apparatus for Stereo-Based Proximity Warning System for Vehicle Safety
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsGoksel Dedeoglu, Andrew Miller
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for stereo-based proximity warning system for vehicle safety. The method comprising capturing a right and a left image utilizing the right and left of stereo cameras, performing stereo analysis and depth computation for comparing and determining the depth deviation between the current depth image with the depth model, updating the depth model when there is minimal or no deviation, otherwise, performing morphological operations for clean-up and connected components analysis, and determining if the object is too close to be safe utilizing the component analysis, and generating a warning when the object is too close.
Claims6
A method for stereo-based proximity warning system for vehicle safety, comprising:
- capturing a right and a left image utilizing the right and left of stereo cameras;
- performing stereo analysis and depth computation for comparing and determining the depth deviation between the current depth image with the depth model;
- updating the depth model when there is minimal or no deviation, otherwise, performing morphological operations for clean-up and connected components analysis;
- and
- determining if the object is too close to be safe utilizing the component analysis;
- and generating a warning when the object is too close.
A apparatus for stereo-based proximity warning system for vehicle safety, comprising:
- means for capturing a right and a left image utilizing the right and left of stereo cameras;
- means for performing stereo analysis and depth computation for comparing and determining the depth deviation between the current depth image with the depth model;
- means for updating the depth model utilized when there is minimal or no deviation and means for performing morphological operations for clean-up and connected components analysis utilized otherwise;
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- means for determining if the object is too close to be safe utilizing the component analysis;
- and generating a warning when the object is too close.
A non-transitory computer readable storage comprising computer instruction, when executed performs a method for stereo-based proximity warning system for vehicle safety, the method comprising:
- capturing a right and a left image utilizing the right and left of stereo cameras;
- performing stereo analysis and depth computation for comparing and determining the depth deviation between the current depth image with the depth model;
- updating the depth model when there is minimal or no deviation, otherwise, performing morphological operations for clean-up and connected components analysis;
- and
- determining if the object is too close to be safe utilizing the component analysis;
- and generating a warning when the object is too close.
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