Vehicle zone monitoring apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle zone monitoring apparatus that detects a physical body present in the vicinity of the vehicle from infrared images photographed by a photographing device, comprising:
- an object detection device that detects an object that emits infrared radiation from said infrared images; and
an artificial structure identifying device that compares an image of an object extracted by said object extraction device to a reference image of an element that defines an artificial structure and identifies whether or not said object is an artificial structure.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a vehicle zone monitoring apparatus that eliminates artificial structures based on shape identification using a reference image from an infrared image photographed by a photographing device provided in the vehicle, and detects remaining objects as physical bodies that move, such as pedestrians and animals. The vehicle zone monitoring apparatus that detects the physical bodies present in the vicinity of the vehicle from infrared images photographed by infrared cameras 2R and 2L provided on the vehicle comprises an object extracting device that extracts object images that emit infrared radiation from the infrared image and an artificial structure identifying device that identifies whether or not an object is an artificial structure by comparing the object image extracted by the object image extracting device to a reference image that comprises a straight line pattern or a right angle pattern.
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4 Claims
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1. A vehicle zone monitoring apparatus that detects a physical body present in the vicinity of the vehicle from infrared images photographed by a photographing device, comprising:
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an object detection device that detects an object that emits infrared radiation from said infrared images; and
an artificial structure identifying device that compares an image of an object extracted by said object extraction device to a reference image of an element that defines an artificial structure and identifies whether or not said object is an artificial structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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