System and method for autonomous valet parking using plenoptic cameras

摘要

Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for autonomously valet parking a vehicle based on images obtained from a plurality of plenoptic (light field) cameras. According to one embodiment, an autonomous valet parking system comprises a plenoptic camera configured to: obtain an image external to a vehicle, and for the image, generate a depth map including location information for an object in the image; and a controller configured to: using the depth map, generate an occupancy map indicating whether each of a plurality of regions surrounding the vehicle is occupied; and using the occupancy map, control the vehicle to navigate to a desired parking space.

主权项

1. An autonomous parking system comprising:
a plenoptic camera configured to generate a depth map based on the image external to the vehicle, the depth map including location information for object in the image; and a controller configured to:
using the depth map, generate an occupancy map indicating occupied regions in a plurality of concentric sets of regions surrounding the vehicle; andusing the occupancy map, control the vehicle to navigate to a desired parking space.