Device and method for data fusion between heterogeneous sensors

A method for data fusion between calibrated heterogeneous sensors, comprising:

• identifying image data and point cloud data for a search area by each of a camera sensor and a LiDAR sensor that are calibrated using a marker board having a hole;
• recognizing a translation vector determined through calibrating of the camera sensor and the LiDAR sensor;
• and
• projecting the point cloud data of the LiDAR sensor onto the image data of the camera sensor using the translation vector to fuse the image data and the point cloud data.

An apparatus for data fusion between heterogeneous sensors, comprising:

• a processor configured to perform data fusion between a camera sensor and a LiDAR sensor,
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• identify image data and point cloud data for a search area by each of the camera sensor and the LiDAR sensor that are calibrated using a marker board having a hole;
• recognize a translation vector determined through calibrating of the camera sensor and the LiDAR sensor;
• and
• project the point cloud data of the LiDAR sensor onto the image data of the camera sensor using the recognized translation vector to fuse the identified image data and point cloud data.