Vehicle, image processing system image processing method, image processing program, method for configuring image processing system, and server
US8135175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/588
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing system and the like capable of accurately recognizing lane edges defined by dotted lane marks are provided. According to an image processing system (100) of the present invention, a first processing unit (110) searches a road surface image captured by a vehicle-mounted camera for a “small area,” which is composed of high- or low-luminance pixels and satisfies “eligibility conditions” on the “size,” “shape,” and “arrangement” in the road surface image. Additionally, a second processing unit (120) recognizes “lane edges” of the lane along which the vehicle travels on the basis of the “small area.” Furthermore, a third processing unit (130) sets a “search range” of the small area searched by the first processing unit (110) on the basis of a result of the foregoing recognition of the lane edges by the second processing unit (120).
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