Verifying a target object with reverse-parallax analysis

摘要

A vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous mode may engage in a reverse-parallax analysis that includes a vehicle system detecting an object, capturing via a camera located at a first location a first image of the detected object, retrieving location data specifying (i) a location of a target object, (ii) the first location, and (iii) a direction of the camera, and based on the location data and the position of the detected object in the first image, predicting where in a second image captured from a second location the detected object would appear if the detected object is the target object.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
a vehicle system detecting an object, the vehicle system being communicatively coupled with a vehicle; the vehicle system capturing via a camera located at a first location a first image of the detected object, the detected object having a position in the first image, and the first location being along a predetermined travel pattern of the vehicle; the vehicle system retrieving location data specifying (i) a location of a target object, (ii) the first location, and (iii) a direction of the camera; based on the location data and the position of the detected object in the first image, the vehicle system selecting a second location distinct from the first location and predicting where in a second image captured from the second location the detected object would appear if the detected object is the target object, wherein the predicting occurs without having captured the second image from the second location; and after the selecting and the predicting, the vehicle system causing the vehicle to move to the second location.