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Position detecting device

  • US 6,531,959 B1
  • Filed: 07/10/2000
  • Issued: 03/11/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A position detecting device for a vehicle, which detects a position of an object in a real space coordinate system, the position detecting device comprising:

  • imaging means installed on said vehicle for obtaining an image of an object;

    correction amount-calculating means for extracting a plurality of objects from an image obtained by said imaging means, and calculating a pitching-dependent correction amount based on amounts of displacement in position of said plurality of objects in a direction of height; and

    correcting means for correcting positions of said plurality of objects based on said pitching-dependent correction amount.

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