Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for calculating the actual height of an object and displaying the calculated height on an image, including: an object detection unit that detects an object in an image of the vehicle's surroundings acquired by a camera disposed on a vehicle; an object position measurement unit that measures a position of the object in the image and measures an object distance and an object length of the object in the image based on a distance value acquired by a distance measuring sensor disposed on the vehicle; an object height calculation unit that calculates an object height using the object distance and the object length of the object displayed in the image; and a display controller controlling display of the calculated the height of the object on a display.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for recognizing a parking space line marking for a vehicle, including: detecting, by a processor, a plurality of parking spaces from a portion of a parking space line marking in an image; calculating, by the processor, an overlap coefficient representing a degree of overlapping between the detected parking spaces; selecting, by the processor, a parking space having a largest brightness coefficient as a final parking space by determining overlap when the overlap coefficient has a predetermined magnitude and comparing the brightness degrees of the overlapped parking spaces.

Abstract: A parking area detecting method includes generating a top view image by capturing images of surroundings of a vehicle, detecting a first directional parking line from the top view image, detecting a second directional parking line having a direction different from a direction of the first directional parking line from the top view image, and detecting a parking area by combining the first directional parking line and the second directional parking line.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for parking assistance is provided that include a controller configured to determine an intention to park based on vehicle condition information and environmental information. In addition, the controller is configured to set a parking mode of a vehicle by analyzing the direction of the vehicle and a gear position, when the vehicle stops in an area in response to determining that the vehicle is to be parked. Furthermore, the controller is configured to assist the vehicle in automatic parking into a target parking lot based on the set parking mode.

Abstract: A parking area tracking method includes: creating a top view image by capturing surroundings of a vehicle; setting a template by detecting a parking area in the top view image; detecting a location of a pillar in the top view image; detecting a region obstructed by the pillar from the parking area in which the template is set; and changing the shape of the template according to the obstructed region. A parking area tracking apparatus includes an imaging unit with a plurality of cameras for recording images around the vehicle, and a control unit for carrying out the steps of the parking area tracking method.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for parking position display of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a processor configured to detect objects around a vehicle by analyzing sensor values obtained by a distance sensor that is installed in the vehicle and surrounding images captured by imaging devices that are disposed in the vehicle. The processor is also configured to locate the detected objects based on the sensor values and the surrounding images. Additionally, the processor is configured to control display elements corresponding to the detected objects to be output on the surrounding images based on the positions of the detected objects.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for tracing a parking-lot is provided that includes a controller configured to recognize at least one parking-lot from a previous image frame which photographed a surrounding of a vehicle and extract a template according to a type of a parking-lot line of the recognized parking-lot. In addition, the controller is configured to generate a template transformed based on a position information of the parking-lot and calculate similarity by comparing a template generated from a previous image frame with a parking-lot line recognized from a current image frame. A position of a parking-lot is determined according to the calculated similarity and the controller is configured to correct the template based on an information of a parking-lot line extracted from the determined position.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for parking assistance is provided that include a controller configured to determine an intention to park based on vehicle condition information and environmental information. In addition, the controller is configured to set a parking mode of a vehicle by analyzing the direction of the vehicle and a gear position, when the vehicle stops in an area in response to determining that the vehicle is to be parked. Furthermore, the controller is configured to assist the vehicle in automatic parking into a target parking lot based on the set parking mode.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for determining an available parking space. The apparatus includes: an ROI setter setting an ROI for a parking space based on an entrance region of a searched parking space when searching for the corresponding parking space for parking a vehicle; a sensed value processor extracting sensed values measured in the set ROI from sensed values measured by an ultrasonic wave sensor and projecting the extracted sensed values upon an end of the corresponding parking space; a weight applier identifying a shape of the parking space and an output direction of the ultrasonic wave sensor and applying a weight to the projected sensed values according to the shape of the parking space and the output direction of the ultrasonic wave sensor; and a space occupancy determiner determining whether the corresponding parking space is occupied based on the applied weight to the projected sensed values.

Abstract: A parking guidance method and apparatus that includes a controller that is configured to recognize and determine a user selected area as a target parking area when a vehicle parking mode is operated. In addition, the controller is configured to calculate a parking starting point based on the determined target parking area and calculate a parking trajectory from the parking starting point. The controller is configured to generate operation guidance information that induces the vehicle to the parking starting point based on the selected parking starting point and a location of the vehicle and for guiding parking from the parking starting point to the target parking area. Further, the controller is configured to set up a guidance screen that includes generated information when the vehicle is operated in the parking mode.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing parking assistance includes: a parking space searching unit that searches parking spaces around a vehicle by analyzing images and sensor-measuring values inputted from a camera and a sensor in the vehicle; a parking path range calculating unit that calculates a range available for generating parking paths for a target parking space selected from the searched parking spaces; a parking type determining unit that determines types of available parking in the calculated available range for generating parking paths and provides parking path ranges on the basis of parking paths estimated from the types of parking; and a parking assistance processing unit that provides parking assistance information for the vehicle in accordance with a target parking path range selected from the parking type-differentiated parking path ranges.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for parking position display of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a processor configured to detect objects around a vehicle by analyzing sensor values obtained by a distance sensor that is installed in the vehicle and surrounding images captured by imaging devices that are disposed in the vehicle. The processor is also configured to locate the detected objects based on the sensor values and the surrounding images. Additionally, the processor is configured to control display elements corresponding to the detected objects to be output on the surrounding images based on the positions of the detected objects.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for recognizing a parking space line marking for a vehicle, including: detecting, by a processor, a plurality of parking spaces from a portion of a parking space line marking in an image; calculating, by the processor, an overlap coefficient representing a degree of overlapping between the detected parking spaces; selecting, by the processor, a parking space having a largest brightness coefficient as a final parking space by determining overlap when the overlap coefficient has a predetermined magnitude and comparing the brightness degrees of the overlapped parking spaces.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for calculating the actual height of an object and displaying the calculated height on an image, including: an object detection unit that detects an object in an image of the vehicle's surroundings acquired by a camera disposed on a vehicle; an object position measurement unit that measures a position of the object in the image and measures an object distance and an object length of the object in the image based on a distance value acquired by a distance measuring sensor disposed on the vehicle; an object height calculation unit that calculates an object height using the object distance and the object length of the object displayed in the image; and a display controller controlling display of the calculated the height of the object on a display.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining including a processor configured to: analyze a surrounding image of a vehicle; recognize a parking line in the surrounding image based the analysis of the surrounding image; sense a plurality of parking areas based on the recognized parking line; analyze the plurality of sensed parking areas divided into a plurality of predetermined intervals; determine an occupied state of the plurality of sensed parking areas based on analyzing each sensed parking area; and set an empty parking area as a parkable area.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a three dimensional object using an image around a vehicle includes a plurality of imaging devices disposed on a front, a rear, a left side, and a right side of the vehicle; a processor configured to: collect an image of the front, the rear, the left side, and the right side of the vehicle through a virtual imaging device; generate a composite image by compounding a plurality of top view images of the image; extract a boundary pattern of the plurality of top view images in each boundary area; compare the boundary pattern of the plurality of top view images to analyze a correlation between a plurality of neighboring images in each boundary area; and detect a three dimensional object according to the correlation between the plurality of neighboring images in each boundary area.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for recognizing a parking space line marking for a vehicle. In particular, a corner capturing process is configured to capture an angled corner in an image including the parking space line marking, and a cross capturing process is configured to capture a cross point by combining adjacent corners among the captured corners. A space capturing process captures a space which is an end periphery of the parking space line marking by combining the captured cross points. As a result of the above processes, a type selecting process can then select a type of the parking space line marking from the captured space, and a final selection process may select a final space based on the selected type.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method of setting a parking position based on an around-view (AV) image. After the continuous AV images of the parking space are obtained in cooperation with an around-view monitoring (AVM) system, a parking space, designated by a driver in various designating schemes, is set to a parking position, allowing the driver to select the parking space and easily identify a surrounding space limitations of the selected parking space.

Abstract: An inspecting method using an electro-optical detecting device is disclosed. The electro-optical detecting device includes: an upper substrate and a lower substrate; a nematic liquid crystal layer interposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate; a transparent electrode interposed between the nematic liquid crystal layer and the upper substrate, the transparent electrode connected to a device under test (DUT) via a power supply; a polarizing plate located over the nematic liquid crystal layer; and a reflecting plate located under the nematic liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: An electro-optical detecting device is disclosed. The electro-optical detecting device includes: an upper substrate and a lower substrate; a nematic liquid crystal layer interposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate; a transparent electrode interposed between the nematic liquid crystal layer and the upper substrate, the transparent electrode connected to a device under test (DUT) via a power supply; a polarizing plate located over the nematic liquid crystal layer; and a reflecting plate located under the nematic liquid crystal layer. A method using the electro-optical detecting device includes applying a voltage between the transparent electrode and the BUT to generate an electric field across the liquid crystal layer; illuminating the detector and capturing an image of the detector using the light reflected from the detector: and determining the DUT has some defects from the image of the detector by an abnormal electric field generated between the transparent electrode and the DUT.