OBJECT IDENTIFYING APPARATUS, MOVING BODY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An object identifying apparatus for identifying an object existing in an image pickup area, said object identifying apparatus comprising:
- an imaging part configured to receive two polarized lights having a different polarization direction included in light reflected from the object existing in the image pickup area and capture two polarization images; and
an object identification processing part configured to conduct an identification process for identifying the object existing at a place corresponding to each of multiple process areas in the image pickup area by using the two polarization images captured by the imaging part.
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Abstract
An object identifying apparatus is disclosed, including: an imaging part, and an object identification processing part. The imaging part receives two polarized lights having a different polarization direction included in light reflected from the object existing in the image pickup area and captures two polarization images. The object identification processing part conducts an identification process for identifying the object existing at a place corresponding to each of multiple process areas in the image pickup area by using the two polarization images captured by the imaging part.
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20 Claims
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1. An object identifying apparatus for identifying an object existing in an image pickup area, said object identifying apparatus comprising:
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an imaging part configured to receive two polarized lights having a different polarization direction included in light reflected from the object existing in the image pickup area and capture two polarization images; and an object identification processing part configured to conduct an identification process for identifying the object existing at a place corresponding to each of multiple process areas in the image pickup area by using the two polarization images captured by the imaging part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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14. A solid object identifying apparatus for identifying a solid object existing in an image pickup area and having an outer surface facing towards a different direction than a predetermined plane, said solid object identifying apparatus comprising:
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an imaging part configured to receive two polarized lights having a different polarization direction included in light reflected from an object existing in the image pickup area; and a solid object identification processing part configured to conduct a solid object identification process for determining whether or not the object existing at a place corresponding to each of process areas in the image pickup area is the solid object, by using two polarization images captured by the imaging part. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A solid object identifying apparatus for identifying a solid object existing in an image pickup area having an outer surface facing towards a different direction than a predetermined plane, said solid object identifying apparatus comprising:
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an imaging part configured to receive two polarized lights having a different polarization direction included in light reflected from an object existing in the image pickup area; a luminance calculating part configured to divide each of two polarization images captured by the imaging part into predetermined process areas, and to calculate a total luminance value in the two polarization images for each of the predetermined process areas; a polarized intensity difference calculating part configured to calculate a polarized intensity difference indicating a ratio of a polarized intensity difference value between the two polarization images to the total luminance value, for each of the process areas; and a solid object identification processing part configured to conduct a solid object identification process for identifying whether or not an object existing at a place corresponding to each of the process areas in the image pickup area is the solid object, by using the total luminance value and the polarized intensity difference. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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