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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Faroog Ibrahim, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Michael J. Higgins-luthman, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Faroog Ibrahim, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Michael J. Higgins-Luthman, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/76 (2006.01); G06G 7/78 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/167 (2013.01); G06K 9/00798 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver assistance system includes a stereo vision system that includes at least one camera and at least one sensor disposed on or in a vehicle; a roadside marker detection unit configured to receive stereo image data from the stereo vision system, and to detect roadside markers from the stereo image data; and a road path estimation unit configured to estimate a road path in a direction of travel of the vehicle, based on the roadside markers detected by the roadside marker detection unit.