Vehicle Lane Deviation Detection Using Aerial View Lane Fitting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing lane detection technologies struggle to accurately determine vehicle deviation due to the complexity of road environments, leading to inefficiencies in driverless or assisted driving systems.

Innovation Solution

A method involving image preprocessing, perspective transformation, and sliding window fitting to enhance lane line detection, including distortion correction, binary image generation, and dynamic sliding window adjustment for precise lane line identification, followed by distance calculation to assess vehicle deviation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional lane detection technology is used, then the system is simple to implement, but the detection accuracy deteriorates due to road complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelane detection accuracyVSAvoiddetection system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the lane detection task into multiple processing stages: image acquisition, preprocessing (distortion correction, binary conversion), perspective transformation, and sliding window fitting. Each stage handles a specific aspect of the detection problem, improving overall accuracy while keeping each individual processing step manageable and well-defined

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary actions by conducting distortion correction and binary image conversion before the actual lane line detection. The sliding window method also performs preliminary fitting on image blocks before determining final lane lines. These preliminary processing steps prepare the data in advance, making the subsequent detection more accurate and reliable

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If complex road environments are considered, then the detection coverage is improved, but the detection accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveroad environment adaptabilityVSAvoidvehicle deviation detection accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes key parameters including the perspective transformation parameters that convert different road views to a standardized aerial view, and the sliding window parameters (size, step length) that adapt to different lane line configurations. This allows the system to handle various road environments while maintaining detection accuracy through parameter optimization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical or rule-based lane detection methods with image processing and mathematical transformation techniques. By using perspective transformation and sliding window fitting algorithms, the system achieves better adaptability to complex road environments while maintaining precision through computational rather than mechanical approaches

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Measurement precision

If more processing steps are added to improve detection accuracy, then the measurement precision is improved, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelane line detection precisionVSAvoidimage processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the image processing into distinct, optimized stages: preprocessing (distortion correction, binary conversion), perspective transformation, and sliding window fitting. This segmentation allows each stage to be processed efficiently with appropriate algorithms, reducing overall processing time while maintaining high detection precision through specialized handling of each processing aspect

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12573014B2Method for detecting vehicle deviation, electronic device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.03.10 HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO LTD
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AI summary

A method for detecting vehicle deviation, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided. In the method, a first foreground image is acquired, a first corrected image is obtained by performing a distortion correction on the first foreground image and an aerial view is obtained. Based on the aerial view, a distribution map of non-zero pixel points is generated. An initial position of a left lane line and an initial position of a right lane line in the aerial view are determined. A first curve corresponding to the left lane line and a second curve corresponding to the right lane line are fitted. It can be determined whether the vehicle deviates from any lane line according to a distance between the vehicle and any lane line. The method can effectively detect lane lines, and improve an accuracy of identifying lane line detection.