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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2017
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Korea National University of Transportation Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Sung Won Yoon, Yongin-si, KR;
Jeyeon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hoon Jo, Seoul, KR;
Ho Gi Jung, Seoul, KR;
Jae Kyu Suhr, Incheon, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-Do, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of detecting obstacle around a vehicle. The method of detecting an obstacle around a vehicle, includes: acquiring an image of the obstacle around the vehicle using a monocular camera; creating, by a controller, a distance based cost map, a color based cost map and an edge based cost map from the image; and integrating, by the controller, the distance based cost map, the color based cost map, and the edge based cost map to create a final cost map, and estimating, by the controller, a height of the obstacle from the final cost map.