To provide an apparatus for visually recognizing the surrounding of an own vehicle which can obtain a more adequate surrounding image of the own vehicle to confirm safety in accordance with a cross angle of roads at a crossing and turning directions of the own vehicle.
Information on the crossing is detected by a crossing information detection means through a position of the own vehicle detected by a detection means for the position of the one's own vehicle and a road map stored in a navigation system. A pick-up area is changed by a pick-up area changing means in accordance with the information on the crossing. The surrounding image of the own vehicle is picked up by a pick-up means in accordance with the pick-up area. This pick-up image is processed by an image process means and the processed image is displayed by a display means. Thus, an area required for a driver to essentially confirm safety is further exactly recognized, and when the own vehicle enters the crossing and turns right or left at the crossing irrespective of the road situation of the crossing, a collision accident with other vehicles or the like is prevented and higher safety is secured.
ARAOKA TOSHIYA
ARITA HIROSHI
TAKATOMI SHINICHIRO
KOMAKI HIROYUKI
NAGOSHI TOSHIMITSU
SAWADA JUNICHI
SENDA MASANORI
FUJITSU TEN LTD
Ikuo Yamanaka
Akika Okado