VHDL implementation of the lane detection algorithm

The aim of the following paper is to present a proposed VHDL implementation of a vision based lane detection algorithm. During the research several approaches to edge and line detection were analysed, which resulted in an optimal combination. The proposed algorithm is based on the Canny edge detector and the linear Hough transform for line detection. The system had been pre-developed using the Matlab environment, followed by a synthesizable hardware description using VHDL. A wide range of testing procedures for structural and behavioural verification was designed. The presented evaluation of both the hardware and software simulations, as well as the synthesis results proved high capabilities of the designed architecture.