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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2012
Uwe Franke, Uhingen, DE;
David Pfeiffer, Boeblingen, DE;
Uwe Franke, Uhingen, DE;
David Pfeiffer, Boeblingen, DE;
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for environmental representation, in which two images of an environment (U) are taken respectively and a disparity image is determined by means of stereo image processing. An unobstructed free space (F) is identified in the disparity image, in that each pixel of the disparity image is allocated either to the unobstructed ground surface (B) or to one of several segments (Sto S) depending on disparity values of the respective pixel. Segments (Sto S) of the same width are formed from pixels of the same or similar distance to an image plane. An object (Oto Ok) located outside of the free space (F) is modelled in the environment (U) using one segment (Sto S) or several segments (Sto S).