摘要 |
A method of automatically detecting objects in front of a motor vehicle comprises the steps of pre-storing template objects (20a, 20b) representing possible objects (21a, 21b) in front of the motor vehicle, detecting images from a region in front of the vehicle by a vehicle mounted imaging means (11), generating a processed image (23) containing disparity or vehicle-to-scene distance information from said detected images, comparing said pre-stored template objects (20a, 20b) with corresponding regions-of-interest of said processed image (23), and generating a match result relating to the match between said processed image (23) and said template objects (20a, 20b). Each of said pre-stored template objects (20a, 20b) is a flat two-dimensional multi-pixel area (26a, 26b) of predetermined shape. |