Wayne Alexander Sarasua

US Patent:

20100322476, Dec 23, 2010

Filed:

Dec 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/747260

Inventors:

Neeraj Krantiveer Kanhere - Clemson SC, US
Stanley T. Birchfield - Clemson SC, US
Wayne A. Sarasua - Clemson SC, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382103

Abstract:

A system and method for detecting and tracking one or more vehicles using a system for obtaining two-dimensional visual data depicting traffic flow on a road is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the system and method identifies groups of features for determining traffic data. The features are classified as stable features or unstable features based on whether each feature is on the frontal face of a vehicle close to the road plane. In another exemplary embodiment, the system and method identifies vehicle base fronts as a basis for determining traffic data. In yet another exemplary embodiment, the system and method includes an automatic calibration procedure based on identifying two vanishing points