Patent ID: 11970184
Assignee: HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A driving apparatus comprising:
a body;
a surroundings detection unit detecting surroundings of the body, the surrounding detection unit comprising a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device and a camera; and
at least one processor configured to control the driving of the body based on a detection result from the surroundings detection unit,
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to detect a ramp and a flat ground that are present on a driving path based on an image obtained by the camera, and determine the detected ramp or the detected flat ground from a detection result from the LIDAR device as a non-obstacle,
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to detect the ramp and the flat ground that are present on the driving path based on a moving direction of a feature pattern included in the image obtained by the camera in an image area,
wherein based on the feature pattern not being recognized from the image area, the at least one processor is further configured to apply a first weight to the detection result from the LIDAR device and a second weight a detection result from the camera, and detect the ramp and the flat ground that are present on the driving path based on the first weight-applied detection result from the LIDAR device and the second weight-applied detection result from the camera.