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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jang Yoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Woong Hyun Ka, Seoul, KR;
Jin Sol Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jin Woo Bae, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for generating a depth map, the method includes obtaining a LiDAR point cloud generated by a LiDAR, obtaining a 3D bounding box for at least a portion of the LiDAR point cloud, generating a first vehicle mask corresponding to the 3D bounding box from an image point cloud obtained by projecting coordinates of points of the LiDAR point cloud into an image coordinate system, and generating the depth map by removing distant points that are not included in the 3D bounding box among points included in the first vehicle mask.