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Calibration apparatus of on-vehicle camera, program, and car navigation system

US8212878B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2007
Grant dateJul 3, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30252
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An on-vehicle camera calibration apparatus includes: an on-vehicle camera; a camera parameter calculation unit configured to calculate camera parameters from a characteristic amount of a road surface sign photographed by the on-vehicle camera and recognized by an image processing and to output the camera parameters, wherein the camera parameters include an installation height and installation angle of the on-vehicle camera in photographing; and a camera parameter calibration unit configured to perform optical axis calibration control of the on-vehicle camera by the camera parameters output from the camera parameter calculation unit.

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