System and method of object detection based on image data

A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions for making a computing device execute a method of detecting objects, the method comprising:

• generating first edge information from first image data representing an object based on a first mode of image capture;
• generating second edge information from second image data representing the object based on a second mode of image capture, the second mode being different from the first mode;
• fusing the first edge information with the second edge information to generate fused edge information;
• generating an object detection hypothesis based on the fused edge information;
• and
• validating the object detection hypothesis based on the fused edge information, the first edge information, and/or the second edge information.

An object detection system for detecting objects, the system comprising:

• a system interface configured for receiving first image data representing an object based on a first mode of image capture and receiving second image data representing the object based on a second mode of image capture, the second mode being different from the first mode;
• a processor, communicatively coupled to the system interface, the processor configured to perform an object detection method comprising:
• generating first edge information from the first image data representing an object based on a first mode of image capture;
• generating second edge information from the second image data representing an object based on a second mode of image capture, the second mode being different from the first mode;
• fusing the first edge information with the second edge information to generate fused edge information;
• generating an object detection hypothesis based on the fused edge information;
• and
• validating the object detection hypothesis based on the fused edge information, the first edge information, and/or the second edge information.