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Driving assist system for vehicle and method thereof

US9940527B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2015
Grant dateApr 10, 2018
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30261
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A driving assist system for a vehicle and a method thereof includes a broadband camera which photographs the surrounding area of the vehicle to create an image including four channels of light information having different wavelengths. The broadband image data and the position of the vehicle are matched so that a road and an obstacle are easily recognized using a minimal number of cameras while driving the vehicle. Recognition performance of a drivable area is significantly improved, navigation for the vehicle is easily measured, and the biometric recognizing abilities of a driver monitoring camera is improved, thereby improving the convenience of a driver by the improvement of a the performance of a driving assist device.

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