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Vehicle with improved traffic-object position detection using symmetric search

US9313462B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

Nils Einecke · Offenbach, DE
Sven Rebhan · Offenbach am Main, DE
Morimichi Nishigaki · Utsunomiya, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2013
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 3, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2013/93271
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for detecting the position of a target object in the environment of a host vehicle. The method may include receiving a first position of the target object as detected by an object position sensor which emits waves and receives the waves that are reflected back by the target object, and receiving an image containing the target object as detected by an image sensor. The method may also include projecting the first position on the image, and refining the first position by computing a second refined position of the target object on the basis of a symmetry search within the image.

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