OBSTACLE DETECTION IN THE TRACK AREA ON THE BASIS OF DEPTH DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20240326883A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18574098

    申请日:2022-04-06

    IPC分类号: B61L23/04 B61L15/00 G06V20/58

    摘要: A method for detecting obstacles for a rail vehicle includes capturing 3D image data from an area surrounding the rail vehicle and generating 2D image data from the 3D image data. Rails are detected and localized in the 2D image data. Depth data are determined in the 2D image data based on the 3D image data. The 2D image data are divided into linear image segments, each having a rail section with a constant depth. A depth value of a pixel of a linear image segment outside the rails is then compared with the respective depth value of the rails. If the difference between the depth value of the pixel and the depth value of the rails exceeds a threshold value, the pixel is part of an object projecting above the level of the terrain. Depending on its position and/or movement, the object is considered a potential collision obstacle.