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Title:
ROAD ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/115319
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This invention is provided with an imaging device (21) for forming an image of the direction of movement of a host vehicle, and an electronic control device (1), the electronic control device (1) being provided with: an image-processing region calculation unit for setting a predetermined region within the image formed by the imaging device (21), the predetermined region including a center portion and at least a portion of a feature object present on a road in the direction of movement of the host vehicle when the feature object is present, the predetermined region being set as an image-processing region, and the image-processing region calculation unit reducing the size of the image-processing region as the host vehicle approaches the feature object; and a feature object detector for detecting the feature object on the basis of the image information about the image-processing region. For example, the image-processing region calculation unit sets a region within a predetermined angle as the image-processing region, the predetermined angle being centered on the center portion.

Inventors:
KASHIWAI TADAHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/051663
Publication Date:
July 31, 2014
Filing Date:
January 25, 2013
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Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
KASHIWAI TADAHIRO (JP)
International Classes:
B60R1/00; G08G1/09; G06T7/00; G06V10/25
Domestic Patent References:
WO2011048718A12011-04-28
Foreign References:
JP2000293670A2000-10-20
JP2006003994A2006-01-05
JP2007241469A2007-09-20
JP2007200005A2007-08-09
JP2006003994A2006-01-05
Other References:
See also references of EP 2950291A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SAKAI, Hiroaki et al. (JP)
Hiroaki Sakai (JP)
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