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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2021
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Yew Kwang Low, Singapore, SG;
Ronald M. Taylor, Greentown, IN (US);
Ward K. Everly, Westfield, IN (US);
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Abstract
This document describes techniques, apparatuses, and systems for enabling multispectral object-detection with thermal imaging. A thermal sensor, a multispectral stereo camera system, and an illumination system are used in combination to provide a multispectral object-detection system for use with safety or driving systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles. The illumination system can provide illumination for the stereo camera system and serve as a range-finder that can determine a distance between the stereo camera system and an object in the system's field-of-view. The stereo camera system can include one or more of various camera or sensor technologies, including infrared or near-infrared, thermal imaging, or visible light. The system can be used to detect objects in the field-of-view, determine a distance to the object, and estimate the object's size and relative motion. The system can reduce costs and resource usage while enabling accurate, high-quality object-detections for safety and autonomous or semi-autonomous control.