DETECTION APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, VEHICLE, AND DETECTION METHOD
First Claim
1. A detection apparatus comprising:
- an image acquisition interface configured to acquire captured images from an imaging apparatus that is installed in a vehicle and captures images of an area surrounding the vehicle; and
a controller configured to calculate, on the basis of the captured images, a distance from the imaging apparatus to a road edge in a width direction of a road on which the vehicle is traveling or to an obstacle on the road and to determine, on the basis of the calculated distance and information on an outer dimension of the vehicle, whether travel on the road by other vehicles will be possible after the vehicle has parked on the road.
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Abstract
A detection apparatus includes an image acquisition interface and a controller. The image acquisition interface acquires captured images from an imaging apparatus that is installed in a vehicle and captures images of an area surrounding the vehicle. The controller calculates, on the basis of the captured images, the distance from the imaging apparatus to a road edge in the width direction of the road on which the vehicle is traveling or to an obstacle on the road and determines, on the basis of the calculated distance and information on an outer dimension of the vehicle, whether travel on the road by other vehicles will be possible after the vehicle has parked on the road.
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1. A detection apparatus comprising:
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an image acquisition interface configured to acquire captured images from an imaging apparatus that is installed in a vehicle and captures images of an area surrounding the vehicle; and a controller configured to calculate, on the basis of the captured images, a distance from the imaging apparatus to a road edge in a width direction of a road on which the vehicle is traveling or to an obstacle on the road and to determine, on the basis of the calculated distance and information on an outer dimension of the vehicle, whether travel on the road by other vehicles will be possible after the vehicle has parked on the road. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8, 9)
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5. An imaging apparatus comprising:
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an image sensor installed in a vehicle and configured to generate captured images of an area surrounding the vehicle; and a controller configured to calculate, on the basis of the captured images, a distance from the image sensor to a road edge in a width direction of a road on which the vehicle is traveling or to an obstacle on the road and to determine, on the basis of the calculated distance and information on an outer dimension of the vehicle, whether travel on the road by other vehicles will be possible after the vehicle has parked on the road.
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6. A vehicle in which an imaging apparatus is installed, wherein
the imaging apparatus comprises: -
an image acquisition interface configured to acquire captured images from an imaging apparatus that is installed in a vehicle and captures images of an area surrounding the vehicle; and a controller configured to calculate, on the basis of the captured images, a distance from the imaging apparatus to a road edge in a width direction of a road on which the vehicle is traveling or to an obstacle on the road and to determine, on the basis of the calculated distance and information on an outer dimension of the vehicle, whether travel on the road by other vehicles will be possible after the vehicle has parked on the road.
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7. A detection method used in a detection apparatus, the detection method comprising:
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acquiring captured images from an imaging apparatus that is installed in a vehicle and captures images of an area surrounding the vehicle; calculating, on the basis of the captured images, a distance from the imaging apparatus to a road edge in a width direction of a road on which the vehicle is traveling or to an obstacle on the road; and determining, on the basis of the calculated distance and information on an outer dimension of the vehicle, whether travel on the road by other vehicles will be possible after the vehicle has parked on the road.
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