METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TO SEGMENT PLANAR REGIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220148184A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17094501

    申请日:2020-11-10

    Abstract: An approach is provided for using a machine learning model for identifying planar region(s) in an image. The approach involves, for example, determining the model for performing image segmentation. The model comprises at least: a trainable filter that convolves the image to generate an input volume comprising a projection of the image at different resolution scales; and feature(s) to identify image region(s) having a texture within a similarity threshold. The approach also involves processing the image using the model by generating the input volume from the image using the trainable filter and extracting the feature(s) from the input volume to determine the region(s) having the texture. The approach further involves determining the planar region(s) by clustering the image regions. The approach further involves generating a planar mask based on the planar region(s). The approach further involves providing the planar mask as an output of the image segmentation.

    METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING A LANE WIDTH

    公开(公告)号:US20230298362A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-21

    申请号:US17698721

    申请日:2022-03-18

    CPC classification number: G06V20/588 G06T7/60 G06T2207/30256

    Abstract: An approach is provided for lane width estimation from incomplete lane marking detections of a road lane. The approach, for example, involves generating one or more perpendicular lines respectively from location centers of one or more first lane marking detections. A respective lane marking detection represents at least a portion of a boundary of the road lane as a line delimited by two location data points in accordance with detections by at least one sensor device onboard at least one vehicle. The approach also involves identifying second lane marking detections that each respectively intersect one of the one or more perpendicular lines. The approach further involves selecting one or more candidate lane widths based on one or more respective distances from the location centers to the second lane marking detections. The approach further involves determining an estimated lane width of the road lane based on the one or more candidate lane widths.

    METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR MODEL PARAMETER SWITCHING FOR DYNAMIC OBJECT DETECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20220276618A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-01

    申请号:US17637361

    申请日:2020-08-28

    Abstract: An approach is provided for providing dynamic model switching and/or model parameter switching (e.g., for object detection). The approach, for example, involves providing a plurality of machine learning models trained to detect one or more objects (e.g., vehicles, pedestrians, etc.) and/or road attributes (e.g., road hazards, road furniture, road signs, etc.). The approach also involves processing sensor data to determine at least one context (e.g., location), at least one use of the one or more road attributes, or a combination thereof. The approach further involves selecting at least one machine learning model of the plurality of machine learning models based on at least one context. The approach further involves providing the selected at least one machine learning model to detect the one or more objects and/or road attributes.

    METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR RECONSTRUCTING A ROAD LINEAR FEATURE

    公开(公告)号:US20230266142A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-24

    申请号:US17678597

    申请日:2022-02-23

    CPC classification number: G01C21/3822 G01C21/3859

    Abstract: An approach is provided for reconstructing a road linear feature. The approach, for example, involves receiving two or more linear feature detections that respectively represent a linear feature of a road as a line segment delimited by two feature points. The approach also involves map matching the two or more linear feature detections to a road link segment of a geographic database. The approach further involves determining an orientation difference for each of the two or more linear feature detections based on an angle difference between each linear feature detection and a link orientation of the map matched road link segment. The approach further involves determining a feature orientation of the linear feature based on an aggregation of the orientation difference for each linear feature detection. The approach further involves constructing a representation of the linear feature based at least in part on the feature orientation.

    METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REAL-WORLD DISTANCE INFORMATION FROM A MONOCULAR IMAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20210019897A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-21

    申请号:US16511892

    申请日:2019-07-15

    Abstract: An approach is provided for estimating a real-world depth information from a monocular image. The approach, for example, involves determining a vanishing point of the monocular image captured by a camera. The approach also involves generating a vanishing point ray from an optical center of the camera through the vanishing point on an image plane of the monocular image to infinity. The approach further involves generating a center line ray from the optical center through a geometric center of the image plane to a feature line that is parallel to the vanishing point ray at a lateral distance. The approach further involves generating a feature ray from the optical center through a location of the feature on the image plane to the feature line. The approach further involves computing the real-world distances of the feature based on image coordinates of the rays, lines, angles derived therefrom, and a known pixel-wise distance of the monocular image.

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