Apparatus for detecting quantity of vehicle motion
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1. A detecting apparatus for detecting a quantity of vehicle motion, said detecting apparatus being provided on a vehicle, said detecting apparatus comprising:
- a marking mechanism for providing a mark on a road surface, said marking mechanism being provided on said vehicle;
an imaging device for taking images of the road surface including said mark at a first predetermined time interval;
calculating means for calculating the quantity of vehicle motion by detecting a change in a position of said mark during said first predetermined time interval based on a plurality of said images.
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Abstract
A detecting apparatus which detects a quantity of various kinds of vehicle motion without using materials arranged on a road surface. The detecting apparatus is provided on a vehicle. A marking mechanism provides a mark on a road surface, the marking mechanism provided on the vehicle. An imaging device takes images of the road surface including the mark at a predetermined time interval. A quantity of vehicle motion is calculated by detecting a change in a position of the mark during the predetermined time interval based on a plurality of the images.
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1. A detecting apparatus for detecting a quantity of vehicle motion, said detecting apparatus being provided on a vehicle, said detecting apparatus comprising:
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a marking mechanism for providing a mark on a road surface, said marking mechanism being provided on said vehicle; an imaging device for taking images of the road surface including said mark at a first predetermined time interval; calculating means for calculating the quantity of vehicle motion by detecting a change in a position of said mark during said first predetermined time interval based on a plurality of said images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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