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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Wende Zhang, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Mark J. Wolski, Warren, MI (US);
Inventors:
Wende Zhang, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Mark J. Wolski, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00791 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for vehicle clear path detection using a camera includes imaging a ground area in front of the vehicle with the camera to produce a ground image and analyzing the ground image to formulate a clear path free of objects limiting travel of the vehicle.