G06V20/582

Imaging system and object identifying apparatus to be mounted in vehicle, and object identifying method to be employed by vehicle

An imaging system to be mounted in a vehicle is provided. The imaging system includes an optical wide-angle camera acquiring an image, and an object identifying apparatus. This object identifying apparatus executes a distortion correcting process with the acquired image and apply previously-prepared reference patterns to the image which has been subjected to the distortion correcting process such that objects in the acquired image are recognized.

Aligning road information for navigation

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for aligning navigation information from a plurality of vehicles. In one implementation, at least one processing device may receive first navigational information from a first vehicle and second navigational information from a second vehicle. The first and second navigational information may be associated with a road segment. The processor may divide the first navigational information into at least a first portion and a second portion; divide the second navigational information into at least a first portion and a second portion; align the first portion of the first navigational information with the first portion of the second navigational information; align the second portion of the first navigational information with the second portion of the second navigational information; generate a road model based on the aligned portions; and send the road model to vehicles for use in navigating along the road segment.

Measuring the vulnerability of AI modules to spoofing attempts
11500998 · 2022-11-15 · ·

A method is described for measuring the vulnerability of an AI module to spoofing attempts, including the classification and/or regression onto which the AI module maps the update data set is ascertained as an unperturbed result for a predefined data set in the input space E; at least one perturbation S having a dimensionality d<D is applied to the predefined data set so that at least one perturbed data set results in the input space E; the classification and/or regression onto which the AI module maps the perturbed data set is ascertained as the perturbed result; the deviation of the perturbed result from the unperturbed result is ascertained using predefined metrics; in response to the deviation satisfying a predefined criterion, it is determined that the AI module with regard to the predefined data set is vulnerable to spoofing attempts having a dimensionality d.

AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF ROADWAY SIGNAGE

The disclosed technology provides solutions for detecting and localizing road signage, such as speed limit signs. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving a first set of sensor data comprising a signage feature, wherein the first set of sensor data is associated with a first location, receiving a second set of sensor data comprising the signage feature, wherein the second set of sensor data is associated with a second location, and determining a location of the signage feature based on the first location and the second location. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSISTING VEHICLE NAVIGATION
20220355815 · 2022-11-10 ·

Systems and methods for assisting navigation of a vehicle are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of assisting navigation of a vehicle includes receiving navigational data relating to an intended route of the vehicle, receiving object data relating to at least one external object detected within a vicinity of a current position of the vehicle, determining whether the at least one external object affects an ability of the vehicle to proceed along the intended route, and generating at least one instruction relating to the ability of the vehicle to proceed along the intended route.

DETERMINING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE STATUS BASED ON MAPPING OF CROWDSOURCED OBJECT DATA
20230045250 · 2023-02-09 ·

A map in a cloud service stores physical objects previously detected by other vehicles that have previously traveled over the same road that a current vehicle is presently traveling on. New data received by the cloud service from the current vehicle regarding new objects that are being encountered by the current vehicle can be compared to the previous object data stored in the map. Based on this comparison, an operating status of the current vehicle is determined. In response to determining the status, an action such as terminating an autonomous navigation mode of the current vehicle is performed.

License Plate Reading System with Enhancements

System and methods are disclosed for capturing license plate (LP) information of a vehicle in relative motion to a camera device. In one example, the camera system detects the LP in multiple frames, then aligns and geometrically rectifies the image of the LP by scaling, warping, rotating, and/or performing other functions on the images. The camera system may optimize capturing of the LP information by executing a temporal noise filter on the aligned, geometrically rectified images to generate a composite image of the LP for optical character recognition. In some examples, the camera device may include an image sensor, such as a high dynamic range (HDR) sensor, modified to set long and short exposures of the HDR sensor to capture frames of a vehicle's LP, but without consolidating the images into a composite image. The camera system may set optimal exposure settings based on detected relative speed of the vehicle.

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE WITH PATH PLANNING SYSTEM
20230029480 · 2023-02-02 ·

A vehicular control system determines a planned path of travel for a vehicle along a traffic lane in which the vehicle is traveling on a road. The system determines a respective target speed for waypoints along the planned path that represents a speed the vehicle should travel when passing through the respective waypoint. The system determines a speed profile for the vehicle to travel at as the vehicle travels along the planned path, with at least two different speeds being based on a difference in target speeds of at least two consecutive respective waypoints of the plurality of waypoints. The system determines an acceleration profile for the vehicle to follow as it changes from one speed to another speed of the speed profile. The system controls the vehicle to maneuver the vehicle along the planned path in accordance with the determined speed and acceleration profiles.

ROAD SIGN INFORMATION PRESENTATION

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device connected to a vehicle, an indication of a road sign in proximity to the vehicle; storing, subsequent to the capturing, information associated with the road sign in a data repository; identifying, by accessing a ruleset, a point at which to provide the information associated with the road sign to a user; and providing, responsive to the identifying and by accessing the data repository, the information to the user at the identified point. Other aspects are described and claimed.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING DRIVING OF VEHICLE
20220348199 · 2022-11-03 · ·

Disclosed is an apparatus for assisting driving of a vehicle including a camera provided in the vehicle, a lidar sensor provided in the vehicle, and a controller configured to control the vehicle to prevent to deviate from a lane based on lane information obtained by the camera and the lidar sensor, wherein the controller excludes the lane information obtained by the camera and controls the vehicle to prevent to deviate from the lane based on the lane information obtained by the lidar sensor, when the vehicle enters a tunnel.