Object recognition apparatus
US7499638B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/4802
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The object recognition apparatus has an active range finder having a floodlight unit which floodlights a light onto a target object, and determines a distance up to a target object on the basis of a reflected light therefrom, a stereo camera to determine a distance up to the target object on the basis of image information from the target object, an object recognition unit which recognizes the target object on the basis of an output signal from the active range finder and an output signal from the stereo camera, and a fill light control unit which controls the floodlight unit to operate so as to irradiate a light floodlit by the floodlight unit as a fill light of the stereo camera.
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