Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh

Continental Automotive Gmbh

Continental Teves, Ag and Company Ohg

Christian Exner

Gregory Baratoff

Frederik Lange

Alexander Bachmann

Robert Stueck

Stefan Lüke

Dieter Krökel

Herbert Meier

Jan Salmen

Sebastian Houben

In a method for determining a depth map from stereo images, the disparity for a pixel is selected from a predefined quantity or set of predefined discrete disparity values that are distributed over the entire predefined disparity value range, whereby the distribution is non-uniform or has at least two different distances or intervals between different adjacent disparity values. This method makes it possible to more precisely determine (with finer resolution) especially only those disparities for which a more precise determination is required.

Method for determining depth maps from stereo images with improved depth resolution in a range

A method and an apparatus for displaying the surroundings of a vehicle and to a driver assistance system having such an apparatus having at least one sensor for producing sensor data for the surroundings of a vehicle. In this case, the sensor data are conditioned to produce raw image data, if need be using a grid model of the surroundings of the vehicle, if need be the raw image data are processed to produce object information using a grid model of the surroundings of the vehicle, and the object information obtained is used to condition raw image data to produce image object data, and finally the image object data are displayed.

Method and apparatus for displaying the surroundings of a vehicle, and driver assistance system

In a method for determining a depth map from stereo images, the disparity for a pixel is determined from a discrete quantity of predefined disparity values that are distributed over the entire predefined disparity value range. The distribution has at least two different distances between different pairs of adjacent disparity values. In this method, it is possible that only those disparities for which a more precise determination is required, will be more precisely calculated.

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