Claims:We claim:

1. A method of stitching frames to assist driver of a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving, by a driver assistance system (103), a plurality of frames from a plurality of image sensors (111), configured in a vehicle (101);
identifying, by the driver assistance system (103), one or more objects and corresponding pixel coordinates, in the plurality of frames;
determining, by the driver assistance system (103), one or more set of mapped objects based on correspondence between the one or more objects, in each of the plurality of frames, wherein the correspondence is determined based on the pixel coordinates of the one or more objects;
determining, by the driver assistance system (103), a visibility status for each object in each set of the mapped objects, based on pre-defined visibility conditions;
identifying, by the driver assistance system (103), a priority index for each object in each set of the mapped objects, based on the visibility status and corresponding object parameters; and
generating, by the driver assistance system (103), a resultant image by stitching the plurality of frames, considering an object from each set of the mapped objects having highest priority index, wherein the resultant image is displayed to assist the driver of the vehicle (101).

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of frames is captured with a pre-defined overlapping value and at a pre-defined rate from each of the plurality of image sensors (111).

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more objects are identified based on a pre-trained object recognition classifier.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the visibility status for each object in each set of the mapped objects comprises a relative object position of each object in one frame of the plurality of frames with respect to another frame of the plurality of frames.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pre-defined visibility conditions comprises at least one of presence, partial presence and absence of the one or more objects.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the object parameters comprises object size, relative object ratio, object type and proximity of the one or more objects to the plurality of image sensors (111).

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the object size and the relative object ratio are determined based on the pixel coordinates of the corresponding object.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising eliminating discontinuity in the plurality of stitched frames using an image smoothening filter.

9. A driver assistance system (101) for stitching frames to assist driver of a vehicle (101), comprising:
a processor (109); and
a memory (107) communicatively coupled to the processor (109), wherein the memory (107) stores processor instructions, which, on execution, causes the processor (109) to:
receive a plurality of frames from a plurality of image sensors (111), configured in a vehicle (101);
identify one or more objects and corresponding pixel coordinates, in the plurality of frames;
determine one or more set of mapped objects based on correspondence between the one or more objects, in each of the plurality of frames, wherein the correspondence is determined based on the pixel coordinates of the one or more objects;
determine a visibility status for each object in each set of the mapped objects, based on pre-defined visibility conditions;
identify a priority index for each object in each set of the mapped objects, based on the visibility status and corresponding object parameters; and
generate a resultant image by stitching the plurality of frames, considering an object from each set of the mapped objects having highest priority index, wherein the resultant image is displayed to assist the driver of the vehicle (101).

10. The driver assistance system (101) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the plurality of frames is captured with a pre-defined overlapping value and at a pre-defined rate from each of the plurality of image sensors (111).

11. The driver assistance system (101) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processor identifies the one or more objects based on a pre-trained object recognition classifier.

12. The driver assistance system (101) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the visibility status for each object in each set of the mapped objects comprises a relative object position of each object in one frame of the plurality of frames with respect to another frame of the plurality of frames.

13. The driver assistance system (101) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the pre-defined visibility conditions comprises at least one of presence, partial presence and absence of the one or more objects.

14. The driver assistance system (101) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the object parameters comprises object size, relative object ratio, object type and proximity of the one or more objects to the plurality of image sensors (111).

15. The driver assistance system (101) as claimed in claim 14, wherein the processor (109) determines the object size and the relative object ratio based on the pixel coordinates of the corresponding object.

16. The driver assistance system (101) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processor (109) eliminates discontinuity in the plurality of stitched frames using an image smoothening filter.

Dated this 31st day of October, 2017

R Ramya Rao
Of K&S Partners
Agent for the Applicant
, Description:TECHNICAL FIELD
The present subject matter is related in general to the field of imaging systems, more particularly, but not exclusively to method and system of stitching frames to assist driver of a vehicle.