Method and device for detecting electric vehicle using external camera and electric vehicle charging robot using the same

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method of detecting a position of a vehicle such as an electric vehicle (EV) using a camera to determine whether the EV may be parked or located in a proper position. The vehicle position detection method, which may be performed by a device comprising a processor, includes: acquiring an original image of a vehicle from a camera; converting the original image into a bird's eye view image; detecting a bounding box associated with of the vehicle in the bird's eye view image by using the original image and the bird's eye view image; projecting the bird's-eye view image including the bounding box into a plane parallel with a ground to generate a projection image; and estimating a distance to the vehicle from a predetermined reference point or an orientation of the vehicle with respect to a predetermined reference line.