Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

2-19-2013

Patent Number

patent number 8379926

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.

Application Number

12/747260

Assignees

Clemson University (Clemson, SC, US)

Filing Date

2008-12-05

Primary/U.S. Class

382/104

Other/U.S. Class

340/907, 340/931, 701/117

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