August 27, 2011
Innovative technology awarded
Recognising Hazards Faster than the Human Eye
The Daimler research team's 6D Vision project opens up whole new possibilities for future assistance systems that will make our roads safer for all road users. Key to bringing about reductions in accidents is a timely and full understanding of the often very complex issues going on around a vehicle and of the traffic situation.
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The basis technology 6D Vision enables new options to make Mercedes-Benz vehicles even safer. |
Other road users have to be recognised within split seconds and possible collision hazards reliably identified. For the first time in a car, 6D Vision is able to convey the three-dimensional perception of a person and the identification of potential risks on a small, powerful piece of hardware that is absolutely viable for series production.
6D Vision uses a stereo camera, acting in much the same way as the two eyes of its human exemplar, to compute the three-dimensional geometry of the situation in front of the vehicle in real time from the images it sees, using special algorithms developed by Daimler to do so. An analysis of consecutive pairs of images allows instant and reliable identification of any movement. Dr Uwe Franke: "The capability of 6D Vision is such that we are able to support the driver in precisely the sort of situation where the complexity of traffic conditions increases the potential for an accident, for example at junctions or in roadworks." | ||||||||||
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