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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2015
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An object detecting apparatus and an operating method thereof are disclosed. An apparatus for detecting an object includes: a sensor unit including a light distance and ranging (LiDAR) sensor for collecting LiDAR data and a camera sensor for collecting image data; an area dividing unit configured to divide a common detection area of the LiDAR sensor and the camera sensor into a plurality of areas; a data analyzing unit configured to analyze the LiDAR data to extract a first object information and/or analyze the image data to extract a second object information; and a sensor signal converging unit configured to determine whether a dangerous object exists for each of the divided areas based on the first object information and/or the second object information.