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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Cheng Xu, Beijing, CN;
Su Liu, Austin, TX (US);
Kuo-Liang Chou, New Taipei, TW;
Shun Xian Wu, Beijing, CN;
Yin Xi Guo, Beijing, CN;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/076 (2012.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/076 (2013.01); G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); B60W 2552/15 (2020.02);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for fording depth estimation based on a real-time image recognition is provided according an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the method, a first image of a low-lying road being submerged under a bridge can be acquired. At least one second image of the low-lying road without being submerged can be determined. A fording depth of the low-lying road can be estimated based on the first image and the at least one second image.