OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An object recognition apparatus mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of recognizers each adapted to conduct object recognition ahead of the vehicle at intervals; and
an object continuity determiner adapted to conduct object continuity determination based on a result of the object recognition conducted by the recognizers;
wherein;
the object continuity determiner determines that, when a first object recognized by any of the object recognizers at time (N) is present at a position within a predetermined area defined by a position of a second object recognized by other of the object recognizers at time (N−
1) earlier than the time (N), the first object and the second object are identical to each other to be one object which is kept recognized continuously for a time period ranging from at least the time (N−
1) to the time (N).
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Abstract
In an object recognition apparatus mounted on a vehicle, comprising: a plurality of recognizers each adapted to conduct object recognition ahead of the vehicle at intervals; and an object continuity determiner adapted to conduct object continuity determination based on a result of the object recognition conducted by the recognizers; the object continuity determiner determines that, when a first object recognized by any of the object recognizers at time (N) is present at a position within a predetermined area defined by a position of a second object recognized by other of the object recognizers at time (N−1) earlier than the time (N), the first object and the second object are identical to each other to be one object which is kept recognized continuously for a time period ranging from at least the time (N−1) to the time (N).
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18 Claims
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1. An object recognition apparatus mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of recognizers each adapted to conduct object recognition ahead of the vehicle at intervals; and an object continuity determiner adapted to conduct object continuity determination based on a result of the object recognition conducted by the recognizers; wherein; the object continuity determiner determines that, when a first object recognized by any of the object recognizers at time (N) is present at a position within a predetermined area defined by a position of a second object recognized by other of the object recognizers at time (N−
1) earlier than the time (N), the first object and the second object are identical to each other to be one object which is kept recognized continuously for a time period ranging from at least the time (N−
1) to the time (N). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An object recognition method of a vehicle having a plurality of recognizers each adapted to conduct object recognition ahead of the vehicle at intervals, comprising the steps of:
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determining object continuity based on a result of the object recognition conducted by the recognizers; wherein; the step of object continuity determining determines that, when a first object recognized by any of the object recognizers at time (N) is present at a position within a predetermined area defined by a position of a second object recognized by other of the object recognizers at time (N−
1) earlier than the time (N), the first object and the second object are identical to each other to be one object which is kept recognized continuously for a time period ranging from at least the time (N−
1) to the time (N). - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification