Image segmentation-based depth estimation system and depth estimation method

Abstract

A depth estimation system based on image segmentation is provided. The system includes a first camera device for capturing an observed image, a second camera device for capturing a target image, and a processing unit executing instructions stored in a storage unit. The processing unit generates feature maps through feature extraction, identifies multiple segments in the images through an image segmentation process, computes an epipolar constraint for each observed point, performs segment-level and pixel-level matching based on the epipolar constraint to obtain a target point corresponding to the observed point, and estimates a depth value based on the disparity between the observed point and the corresponding target point.

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