Obstacle detection procedure for motor vehicle

US8379928B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Valeo Vision · FR

Inventors

• Siav Kuong Kuoch · Saint-Mandé, FR
• Lowik Chanussot · Paris, FR
• Julien Rebut · Paris, FR
• Adrien Charpentier · Stuttgart, DE
• Eric Dubois · Wasseiges, BE
• Benoist Fleury · Saint-Mandé, FR
• Patrice Reilhac · Eßlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 2, 2010
• Grant date: Feb 19, 2013
• Expiry date: Aug 12, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/30261
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An obstacle detection procedure and detection device within the area surrounding a motor vehicle featuring the following: to define at least one first region of interest by carrying out a first detection of an obstacle by shape recognition in an acquired image of this environment; to define at least one second region of interest by carrying out a second detection of an obstacle by movement detection in relation to the vehicle on a sequence of acquired images of this environment; to classify the detected obstacle with, respectively, a first and second index of confidence applied to the first and second regions of interest in relation to given characteristics; and to validate the classification of the object detected in relation to these indices of confidence and in relation to these regions of interest resulting in validated regions of interest.