In-vehicle apparatus for recognizing running environment of vehicle
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle running-environment recognition apparatus, comprising:
- an input unit for inputting image signals transmitted from in-vehicle imaging devices for photographing an external environment of a vehicle,an image processing unit for detecting a first image area by processing said image signal inputted via said input unit, said first image area having a factor which prevents recognition of said external environment of said vehicle,a to-be-processed image determination unit for determining that environment recognition processing is possible when a size and a position of said first image area in each of said image signals inputted to said image processing unit are less than predetermined threshold values, and determining a second image area based on said size and said position of said first image area, andan environment recognition unit for recognizing said external environment of said vehicle based on said second image area determined by said to-be-processed image determination unit.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle running-environment recognition apparatus including an input unit for inputting an image signal from in-vehicle imaging devices for photographing external environment of a vehicle, an image processing unit for detecting a first image area by processing the image signal, the first image area having a factor which prevents recognition of the external environment, an image determination unit for determining a second image area based on at least any one of size of the first image area, position thereof, and set-up positions of the in-vehicle imaging devices having the first image area, an environment recognition processing being performed in the second image area, the first image area being detected by the image processing unit, and an environment recognition unit for recognizing the external environment of the vehicle based on the second image area.
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13 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle running-environment recognition apparatus, comprising:
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an input unit for inputting image signals transmitted from in-vehicle imaging devices for photographing an external environment of a vehicle, an image processing unit for detecting a first image area by processing said image signal inputted via said input unit, said first image area having a factor which prevents recognition of said external environment of said vehicle, a to-be-processed image determination unit for determining that environment recognition processing is possible when a size and a position of said first image area in each of said image signals inputted to said image processing unit are less than predetermined threshold values, and determining a second image area based on said size and said position of said first image area, and an environment recognition unit for recognizing said external environment of said vehicle based on said second image area determined by said to-be-processed image determination unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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