Detecting and localising obstacles in front of a moving vehicle using linear stereo vision

  • Authors:
  • J. -C. Burie;J. -L. Bruyelle;J. -G. Postaire

  • Affiliations:
  • Centre d'Automatique Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France;Centre d'Automatique Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France;Centre d'Automatique Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France

  • Venue:
  • Mathematical and Computer Modelling: An International Journal
  • Year:
  • 1995

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Abstract

The problem addressed in this paper is obstacle detection in front of vehicles. A specific stereo vision setup, using two linear cameras installed on top of a car, has been developed to acquire sequences of stereo linear images. The analysis of the left and right images acquired simultaneously requires a new edge matching procedure. The system has been evaluated in real traffic conditions; a sequence shot during this evaluation is presented.