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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2014
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University, Seoul, KR;
Seong Sook Ryu, Seoul, KR;
Eu Gene Chang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae Seob Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dae Joong Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae Kyu Suhr, Incheon, KR;
Ho Gi Jung, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A parking area tracking method includes: creating a top view image by capturing surroundings of a vehicle; setting a template by detecting a parking area in the top view image; detecting a location of a pillar in the top view image; detecting a region obstructed by the pillar from the parking area in which the template is set; and changing the shape of the template according to the obstructed region. A parking area tracking apparatus includes an imaging unit with a plurality of cameras for recording images around the vehicle, and a control unit for carrying out the steps of the parking area tracking method.