Development of a System Using Computer Vision Applied to an Autonomous Car Prototype

• Grant number: 23/06686-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2023
• End date: July 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Talía Simões dos Santos Ximenes
• Grantee: Lorenza Martins Guimarães Tarallo
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Tecnologia (FT). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Limeira , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This work consists of creating a system using computer vision for an autonomous car prototype, previously used for Freescale Cup competitions, sized to identify pedestrians and objects that need to be diverted. The system will be developed in C/C and/or Python programming languages, using a microcontroller board, electronic components for powering the system and sensors, as well as a camera attached to the front of the vehicle, using the OpenCV library to make the identification of pedestrians and objects via computer vision and make the car deviate from identified obstacles. Validation will take place with functional tests of the system embedded in the car prototype, managing to avoid objects without collision.