发明名称 System for measuring vehicle distance and method thereof
摘要 The present invention relates to a vehicle distance measurement system and method in which a distance to a leading vehicle is measured using predetermined tread information of a tire of the vehicle in order to measure an accurate distance to the leading vehicle even when a vehicle runs at night.
申请公布号 US9127941(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.09.08
申请号 US201414307226 申请日期 2014.06.17
申请人 MANDO CORPORATION 发明人 Suh Seuk Gyo
分类号 G01C3/02 主分类号 G01C3/02
代理机构 Ladas & Parry, LLP 代理人 Ladas & Parry, LLP
主权项 1. A vehicle distance measurement system, comprising: an image reception unit that receives an image of surroundings including an image of a specific vehicle; a database unit that stores light source information indicating positions of vehicle taillights corresponding to a first light source and a second light source, and vehicle model data corresponding to the light source information; a control unit that extracts the first and the second light source of the specific vehicle from the image received through the image reception unit, extracts the light source information corresponding to the first light source and the second light source from the database, and extracts the vehicle model data corresponding to the extracted light source information to recognize a type of the specific vehicle; and a distance measurement unit that measures a distance to the specific vehicle based on the type of the specific vehicle recognized through the control unit wherein: the vehicle model data includes tread information indicating a position in which a tire of the specific vehicle comes in contact with a road surface, and the distance measurement unit extracts the position of the specific vehicle based on the tread information and measures the distance to the specific vehicle based on the extracted position of the specific vehicle.
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