Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and vehicle control system to determine the presence of an object from an image of a peripheral area of a moving body
US10769951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/64
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image acquisition unit 341-1 acquires a polarization image and a non-polarization image indicating a peripheral area of a moving body, such as the peripheral area of a vehicle. A discrimination information generation unit 342-1 uses the polarization image acquired by the image acquisition unit 341-1 and generates analysis object discrimination information indicating a road surface or the like. An image analysis unit 344-1 uses an image of an image analysis area set on the basis of the analysis object discrimination information generated by the discrimination information generation unit 342-1 with respect to the non-polarization image acquired by the image acquisition unit 341-1, and performs a discrimination of an object, such as an obstacle on the road surface. It is possible to efficiently perform a determination of the presence of the object from the non-polarization image of the peripheral area of the moving body.
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