Denso Corporation

Hisanori Takamaru

Naoki Fukaya

Hironobu Fujiyoshi

Yuusuke Sakashita

A method for detecting an ellipsoid includes: extracting an ellipsoid candidate; extracting an ellipsoid contour; calculating an ellipsoid parameter; calculating an adaptability ratio; and eliminating the ellipsoid candidate. Extracting the ellipsoid candidate includes: inputting an image with figures; selecting the ellipsoid candidate from the figures; and extracting a contour candidate point and a center point. Extracting the ellipsoid contour includes: drawing straight lines; determining contour candidate points; calculating first and second distances; and defining ellipsoid contour points. Calculating the ellipsoid parameter is based on the ellipsoid contour points and the center point. Calculating the adaptability ratio includes: drawing a complete ellipsoid; and calculating the adaptability ratio between the complete ellipsoid and the ellipsoid candidate. Eliminating the ellipsoid candidate is performed when the adaptability ratio is equal to or smaller than a threshold.

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