A moving image processing system for personal vehicle system

The authors detail two moving-image processing algorithms, a visual information processing system developed to guide a vehicle through white line detection on a road, and the implementation results. The detection algorithm was developed for worst-case conditions. The visual direction decision algorithm enables the TV camera to obtain optimum white-line images even when the personal vehicle system (PVS) turned at an intersection or negotiated hairpin turns. The visual information processing system for the autonomous PVS detected white lines on a test track under a variety of worst-case conditions, including shadows, in the rain, and at night. >