Method and apparatus for detecting a pedestrian by a vehicle during night driving
US10391937B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Y2400/92
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for detecting a pedestrian by a vehicle during night driving are provided, in which the apparatus includes: a first camera configured to take a first image including color information of a vicinity of the vehicle during night driving; a second camera configured to take a second image including thermal distribution information of the vicinity of the vehicle; a pedestrian detector configured to detect a non-pedestrian area by using the color information from the first image and detect a pedestrian area by excluding the non-pedestrian area from the second image; and a display configured to match and display the pedestrian area on the second image.
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