Method and system for obstacle detection, installed on a automotive vehicle.

摘要

The obstacles intersecting a plane P substantially parallel to the floor of the vehicle 1 are detected and the coordinates of each point of intersection of these obstacles with the plane P are defined in a reference frame related to the plane P. An image sensor 2 is used which consists of an objective, a matrix-configured sensor and means for electronically processing the image, these means being coupled to means for providing information to the vehicle's driver, the objective consisting of a lens or of a portion of a cylindrical lens. The image sensor is placed in the vehicle so that its field is superposed to the plane P. <IMAGE>