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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University, Seoul, KR;
Minkyun Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Hyunju Kim, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Hoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Youngwon Kim, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Hyungsun Jang, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Baehoon Choi, Seoul, KR;
Beomseong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Euntai Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for extracting a feature point to recognize an obstacle using a laser scanner are provided. The apparatus includes a laser scanner that is installed at a front of a traveling vehicle and is configured to obtain laser scanner data having a plurality of layers in real time. In addition, a controller is configured to separate the laser scanner data obtained by the laser scanner into a plurality of layers to extract measurement data present in each layer and determine feature points of the measurement data to classify a type of obstacle based on a plurality of stored feature points.