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Vehicle detection apparatus, vehicle detection program and light control apparatus

  • US 20100091513A1
  • Filed: 10/08/2009
  • Published: 04/15/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle detection apparatus that detects vehicles during the hours of darkness comprising:

  • an acquisition means that acquires an acquired image repeatedly by an image acquisition means that picks up an image of a road;

    a light source detection means that detects a light source which is an order of magnitude more than a standard brightness during each image acquisition;

    a variation detecting means that detects brightness or area for the every light source repeatedly, and detects any variable light sources, that is light sources of which the brightness or area is changed within a reference time beyond a predetermined variation reference value; and

    a determining means that determines that vehicles exist in the acquired image when the variable light source is detected by the variation detecting means.

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