Traffic lane marking recognition apparatus and traffic lane marking recognition program
US9626573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/588
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A traffic lane marking recognition apparatus includes a candidate detecting unit, a gap detecting unit, and a recognition reducing unit. The candidate detecting unit detects a lane dividing line candidate which is a candidate for a lane dividing line that defines a traffic lane on a road, based on an image of the road captured by an on-board camera that is mounted in a vehicle. The gap detecting unit detects a gap included in the lane dividing line candidate detected by the candidate detecting unit. When the gap is detected by the gap detecting unit, the recognition reducing unit reduces a probability of recognition of the lane dividing line candidate as a lane dividing line to a first probability that is lower than the probability when the gap detecting unit does not detect the gap, in a region from the gap closest to the vehicle towards a direction away from the vehicle.
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