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Object detection device

US11467281B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 2020
Grant dateOct 11, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30261
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an object detection device to be installed to a vehicle and detect an object outside the vehicle, a position calculator sets multiple candidate points representing a candidate position of the object, based on positions of feature points extracted from a first image captured at a first time. The multiple candidate points are set to be denser within a detection range set based on a distance to the object detected by the ultrasonic sensor than outside the detection range. The position calculator estimates positions of the multiple candidate points at a second time which is after the first time, based on the positions of the multiple candidate points and movement information of the vehicle, and calculates the position of the object by comparing the estimated positions of the multiple candidate points at the second time and the positions of the feature points extracted from a second image captured at the second time.

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