发明名称 Real-time road flare detection using templates and appropriate color spaces
摘要 Methods and systems for real-time road flare detection using templates and appropriate color spaces are described. A computing device of a vehicle may be configured to receive an image of an environment of the vehicle. The computing device may be configured to identify a given pixels in the plurality of pixels having one or more of: (i) a red color value greater than a green color value, and (ii) the red color value greater than a blue color value. Further, the computing device may be configured to make a comparison between one or more characteristics of a shape of an object represented by the given pixels in the image and corresponding one or more characteristics of a predetermined shape of a road flare; and determine a likelihood that the object represents the road flare.
申请公布号 US9286520(B1) 申请公布日期 2016.03.15
申请号 US201313942747 申请日期 2013.07.16
申请人 Google Inc. 发明人 Lo Wan-Yen;Ferguson David Ian Franklin;Ogale Abhijit
分类号 H04N7/00;G06K9/00 主分类号 H04N7/00
代理机构 McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP 代理人 McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
主权项 1. A method comprising: receiving, at a computing device of a vehicle, an image of an environment of the vehicle, wherein the image includes a plurality of pixels having respective red color values, green color values, and blue color values; identifying given pixels in the plurality of pixels having one or more of: (i) a red color value greater than a green color value, and (ii) the red color value greater than a blue color value; making a comparison between one or more characteristics of a shape of an object represented by the given pixels in the image and corresponding one or more characteristics of a predetermined shape of a road flare; determining one or more motion characteristics of the object represented by the given pixels; determining, using the computing device, a likelihood that the object represents the road flare based at least on (i) the comparison, and (ii) the one or more motion characteristics of the object, such that the likelihood is increased when the one or more motion characteristics indicate that the object remains stationary; modifying, using the computing device, a control strategy associated with a driving behavior of the vehicle, based on the likelihood; and providing, using the computing device, instructions to control the vehicle based on the modified control strategy.
地址 Mountain View CA US