THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A three-dimensional object detection device comprising:
- an image capturing unit arranged to capture images of a predetermined area relative to an adjacent lane rearward of a host vehicle equipped with the three-dimensional object detection device;
an image conversion unit programmed to convert a viewpoint of the images obtained by the image capturing unit to create bird'"'"'s-eye view images;
a three-dimensional object detection unit programmed to detect a presence of a three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane in which the bird'"'"'s-eye view images obtained at different times by the image conversion unit are aligned, and based on difference waveform information is generated by counting and creating a frequency distribution of a number of pixels that indicate a difference having a predetermined first threshold value or higher in a difference image of the bird'"'"'s-eye view images that were aligned to detect the presence of the three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane upon determining the difference waveform information is at a predetermined second threshold value or higher; and
a light source detection unit programmed to detect a light source present rearward of the host vehicle based on the images obtained by the image capturing unit,the three-dimensional object detection unit setting at least one of the first and second threshold values lower so that the three-dimensional object is more readily detected in a rearward area than a forward area with respect to a line connecting the light source and the image capturing unit in the predetermined area.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional object detection device includes an image capturing unit, an image conversion unit, a three-dimensional object detection unit and a light source detection unit. The image conversion unit converts a viewpoint of the images obtained by the image capturing unit to create bird'"'"'s-eye view images. The three-dimensional object detection unit detects a presence of a three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane. The three-dimensional object detection unit determines the presence of the three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane-when the difference waveform information is at a threshold value or higher. The three-dimensional object detection unit set a threshold value lower so that the three-dimensional object is more readily detected in a rearward area than forward area with respect to a line connecting the light source and the image capturing unit.
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9 Claims
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1. A three-dimensional object detection device comprising:
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an image capturing unit arranged to capture images of a predetermined area relative to an adjacent lane rearward of a host vehicle equipped with the three-dimensional object detection device; an image conversion unit programmed to convert a viewpoint of the images obtained by the image capturing unit to create bird'"'"'s-eye view images; a three-dimensional object detection unit programmed to detect a presence of a three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane in which the bird'"'"'s-eye view images obtained at different times by the image conversion unit are aligned, and based on difference waveform information is generated by counting and creating a frequency distribution of a number of pixels that indicate a difference having a predetermined first threshold value or higher in a difference image of the bird'"'"'s-eye view images that were aligned to detect the presence of the three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane upon determining the difference waveform information is at a predetermined second threshold value or higher; and a light source detection unit programmed to detect a light source present rearward of the host vehicle based on the images obtained by the image capturing unit, the three-dimensional object detection unit setting at least one of the first and second threshold values lower so that the three-dimensional object is more readily detected in a rearward area than a forward area with respect to a line connecting the light source and the image capturing unit in the predetermined area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8)
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4. A three-dimensional object detection device comprising:
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an image capturing unit arranged to capture images of a predetermined area relative to an adjacent lane rearward of a host vehicle equipped with the three-dimensional object detection device; an image conversion unit programmed to convert a viewpoint of the images obtained by the image capturing unit to create bird'"'"'s-eye view images; a three-dimensional object detection unit programmed to detect a presence of a three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane based on edge information having a predetermined first threshold value or higher from the bird'"'"'s-eye view image obtained by the image conversion unit, and the three-dimensional object detection unit determining the presence of the three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane when the edge information is at a predetermined second threshold value or higher; and a light source detection unit programmed to detect a light source present rearward of the host vehicle based on the images obtained by the image capturing unit, the three-dimensional object detection unit setting at least one of the first and second threshold values lower so that the three-dimensional object is more readily detected in a rearward area than a forward area with respect to a line connecting the light source and the image capturing unit in the predetermined area. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 9)
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7. A three-dimensional object detection device comprising:
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an image capturing unit arranged to capture an image of a predetermined area relative to an adjacent lane rearward of a host vehicle equipped with the three-dimensional object detection device; an image conversion unit programmed to convert a viewpoint of the image obtained by the image capturing unit to create a bird'"'"'s-eye view image; a three-dimensional object detection unit programmed to detect a presence of a three-dimensional object within the adjacent lane based on distribution information of pixels in the bird'"'"'s-eye view image obtained by the image conversion unit in which a luminance difference is at a predetermined first threshold value or greater along a direction in which the three-dimensional object collapses when converted in viewpoint to the bird'"'"'s-eye view image, and the three-dimensional object detection unit determining the presence of the three-dimensional object when an amount of distribution of the pixels in the direction in which the three-dimensional object collapses is at a predetermined second threshold value or greater; and a light source detection unit programmed to detect a light source present rearward of the host vehicle based on the image obtained by the image capturing unit, the three-dimensional object detection unit specifying, as an area to be detected, an area in which a possibility of another vehicle traveling in an adjacent lane being present in the predetermined area is at a predetermined value or higher based on a detection position of the light source detected by the light source detection unit, and setting the first threshold value or the second threshold value lower in the area to be detected.
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