公开(公告)号：US20190197321A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16322333

申请日：2017-07-27

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Ciaran Hughes ,  Duong-Van Nguyen ,  Jonathan Horgan ,  Jan Thomanek

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  B60W30/095 ,  G06T7/70 ,  B60R11/04

CPC classification number: G06K9/00805 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60W30/0956 ,  B60W2550/10 ,  G06K9/00362 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T2207/30261

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for capturing an object (9) in an environmental region (8) of a motor vehicle (1) based on a sequence of images (10, 11) of the environmental region (8), which are provided by means of a camera (4) of the motor vehicle (1), including the steps of: recognizing a first object feature (24) in a first image (10) of the sequence, wherein the first object feature (24) describes at least a part of the object (9) in the environmental region (8), estimating a position of the object (9) in the environmental region (8) based on a predetermined movement model, which describes a movement of the object (9) in the environmental region (8), determining a prediction feature (26) in a second image (11) following the first image (10) in the sequence based on the first object feature (24) and based on the estimated position, determining a second object feature (25) in the second image (11), associating the second object feature (25) with the prediction feature (26) in the second image (11) if a predetermined association criterion is satisfied, and confirming the second object feature (25) as originating from the object (9) if the second object feature (25) is associated with the prediction feature (26).

公开(公告)号：US11724742B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US16754289

申请日：2018-10-12

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： German Feijoo ,  Bassam Abdallah ,  Catherine Enright ,  Margaret Toohey ,  Jonathan Horgan

IPC: B62D15/02 ,  B60W30/06 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V10/772 ,  G06V10/46 ,  G06V10/40 ,  G06V10/50 ,  G06V20/56

CPC classification number: B62D15/0285 ,  B60W30/06 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G05D1/0221 ,  G06V10/40 ,  G06V10/462 ,  G06V10/50 ,  G06V10/772 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06V20/586

Abstract: A method for automatically parking a vehicle in a parking slot involves manually driving the vehicle into the parking slot in a training step, and thereafter automatically driving the vehicle into the parking slot in a replay step. Automatically driving the vehicle into the parking slot involves detecting information of features of the environment of the vehicle corresponding to the driven trajectory, matching feature descriptors of the detected features of the environment with feature descriptors stored in the digital map, and re-localizing the vehicle against the trajectory stored in the digital map in order to navigate the vehicle along the stored trajectory into the parking slot. Automatically driving the vehicle into the parking slot is repeated multiple times, and involves deleting a feature descriptor stored in the digital map if the number of matches does not exceed a threshold after a predefined number of repetitions.

公开(公告)号：US20190354778A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16468381

申请日：2017-12-19

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd. ,  Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Pantelis Ermilios ,  Jonathan Horgan ,  Ciaran Hughes ,  Guenter Bauer

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T7/30 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G06K9/62 ,  B60R11/04

Abstract: A clean version of the amended Abstract is shown as follows: The invention relates to a method for recognizing a raised object on the basis of images in an environmental region of a motor vehicle, comprising: capturing a first image from a first camera and a second image from a second camera, transforming the first and second images into a common reference system, forming gradients over pixel values of pixels along gradient lines in the transformed first and second images, summing gradients along parallel summation lines to form a gradient sum, determining a first pair of the maxima of the gradient sum in the transformed first image and a second pair of the maxima of the gradient sum in the transformed second image, recognizing the raised object, if at least one distance between the maxima of the first pair in the transformed first image deviates from a distance of the maxima of the corresponding second pair in the transformed second image.

公开(公告)号：US09393917B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-19

申请号：US14699119

申请日：2015-04-29

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Ciarán Hughes ,  Myles Friel ,  Jonathan Horgan

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G06G7/78 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60R1/08

CPC classification number: B60R11/04 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R1/081 ,  B60R2300/105 ,  B60R2300/303 ,  B60R2300/8026 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: A method for operating a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle is provided. A first image sequence of a first rear environmental region of the motor vehicle is provided by a first camera system of an electronic rearview mirror and the first image sequence is displayed on a display device of the electronic rearview mirror disposed in an interior of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, a second image sequence of a second environmental region of the motor vehicle, which overlaps with the first environmental region at least in certain areas, is provided by a second camera system of an environmental capturing device. The electronic rearview mirror is then checked for presence of a malfunction by a computing device of the driver assistance system and the second image sequence is displayed on the display device of the electronic rearview mirror when the malfunction is present.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于操作机动车驾驶员辅助系统的方法。 机动车辆的第一后部环境区域的第一图像序列由电子后视镜的第一相机系统提供，并且第一图像序列显示在设置在机动车辆内部的电子后视镜的显示装置上 。 此外，至少在某些区域与第一环境区域重叠的机动车辆的第二环境区域的第二图像序列由环境捕获装置的第二照相机系统提供。 然后通过驾驶员辅助系统的计算装置检查电子后视镜是否存在故障，并且当存在故障时，第二图像序列显示在电子后视镜的显示装置上。

公开(公告)号：US11170232B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-09

申请号：US16322333

申请日：2017-07-27

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Ciaran Hughes ,  Duong-Van Nguyen ,  Jonathan Horgan ,  Jan Thomanek

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60W30/095

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for capturing an object (9) in an environmental region (8) of a motor vehicle (1) based on a sequence of images (10, 11) of the environmental region (8), which are provided by means of a camera (4) of the motor vehicle (1), including the steps of: recognizing a first object feature (24) in a first image (10) of the sequence, wherein the first object feature (24) describes at least a part of the object (9) in the environmental region (8), estimating a position of the object (9) in the environmental region (8) based on a predetermined movement model, which describes a movement of the object (9) in the environmental region (8), determining a prediction feature (26) in a second image (11) following the first image (10) in the sequence based on the first object feature (24) and based on the estimated position, determining a second object feature (25) in the second image (11), associating the second object feature (25) with the prediction feature (26) in the second image (11) if a predetermined association criterion is satisfied, and confirming the second object feature (25) as originating from the object (9) if the second object feature (25) is associated with the prediction feature (26).

公开(公告)号：US10902271B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16468381

申请日：2017-12-19

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd. ,  Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Pantelis Ermilios ,  Jonathan Horgan ,  Ciaran Hughes ,  Guenter Bauer

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/30 ,  G06T7/70 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T7/60

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for recognizing a raised object on the basis of images in an environmental region of a motor vehicle, comprising: capturing a first image from a first camera and a second image from a second camera, transforming the first and second images into a common reference system, forming gradients over pixel values of pixels along gradient lines in the transformed first and second images, summing gradients along parallel summation lines to form a gradient sum, determining a first pair of the maxima of the gradient sum in the transformed first image and a second pair of the maxima of the gradient sum in the transformed second image, recognizing the raised object, if at least one distance between the maxima of the first pair in the transformed first image deviates from a distance of the maxima of the corresponding second pair in the transformed second image.

公开(公告)号：US20200339195A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16754289

申请日：2018-10-12

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： German Feijoo ,  Bassam Abdallah ,  Catherine Enright ,  Margaret Toohey ,  Jonathan Horgan

IPC: B62D15/02 ,  B60W30/06 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A method for automatically parking a vehicle in a parking slot involves manually driving the vehicle into the parking slot in a training step, and thereafter automatically driving the vehicle into the parking slot in a replay step. Automatically driving the vehicle into the parking slot involves detecting information of features of the environment of the vehicle corresponding to the driven trajectory, matching feature descriptors of the detected features of the environment with feature descriptors stored in the digital map, and re-localizing the vehicle against the trajectory stored in the digital map in order to navigate the vehicle along the stored trajectory into the parking slot. Automatically driving the vehicle into the parking slot is repeated multiple times, and involves deleting a feature descriptor stored in the digital map if the number of matches does not exceed a threshold after a predefined number of repetitions.

公开(公告)号：US20150314736A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-05

申请号：US14699119

申请日：2015-04-29

Applicant: CONNAUGHT ELECTRONICS LTD.

Inventor： Ciarán Hughes ,  Myles Friel ,  Jonathan Horgan

IPC: B60R11/04 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B60R1/08

CPC classification number: B60R11/04 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R1/081 ,  B60R2300/105 ,  B60R2300/303 ,  B60R2300/8026 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: A method for operating a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle is provided. A first image sequence of a first rear environmental region of the motor vehicle is provided by a first camera system of an electronic rearview mirror and the first image sequence is displayed on a display device of the electronic rearview mirror disposed in an interior of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, a second image sequence of a second environmental region of the motor vehicle, which overlaps with the first environmental region at least in certain areas, is provided by a second camera system of an environmental capturing device. The electronic rearview mirror is then checked for presence of a malfunction by a computing device of the driver assistance system and the second image sequence is displayed on the display device of the electronic rearview mirror when the malfunction is present.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于操作机动车驾驶员辅助系统的方法。 机动车辆的第一后部环境区域的第一图像序列由电子后视镜的第一相机系统提供，并且第一图像序列显示在设置在机动车辆内部的电子后视镜的显示装置上 。 此外，至少在某些区域与第一环境区域重叠的机动车辆的第二环境区域的第二图像序列由环境捕获装置的第二照相机系统提供。 然后通过驾驶员辅助系统的计算装置检查电子后视镜是否存在故障，并且当存在故障时，第二图像序列显示在电子后视镜的显示装置上。