Front vehicle detecting method and front vehicle detecting apparatus
US8848980B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/584
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for detecting a front vehicle comprises: a moving light detecting step of detecting a front moving light area of an own vehicle in at least one image of a front scene of the own vehicle obtained at a time; a vehicle candidate generating step of extracting a light area pair from the detected front moving light area so that a front vehicle candidate is generated; and a vehicle candidate verifying step of verifying that the front vehicle candidate is the front vehicle in cases where the front vehicle candidate meets predetermined characteristics of a vehicle light.
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