Localization of autonomous vehicles via ground image recognition

A system and method for localizing an autonomous vehicle using a digital stereo camera mounted to the autonomous vehicle and oriented to obtain images of the road surface. The system comprises an image processor configured to analyze the images of the road surface and identify micro-features, such a...

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Hauptverfasser:	Zavodny, Maximilian, Goodstein, Mark, Antonsson, Erik Karl, Gross, Bill
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL MEASURING MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS NAVIGATION PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY PHYSICS ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT SURVEYING TESTING TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and method for localizing an autonomous vehicle using a digital stereo camera mounted to the autonomous vehicle and oriented to obtain images of the road surface. The system comprises an image processor configured to analyze the images of the road surface and identify micro-features, such as pores, holes, cracks, and granular material embedded in the street. The image processor is configured to compile previously obtained images of the road surface into reference mosaics and to compare the micro-features identified in newly obtained images to the reference mosaic to determine the location of the autonomous vehicle. The system may be further configured with a communications module to transmit images and localization information to a database repository or server.