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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2015
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-Pref., JP;
Abstract
A road shape recognition apparatus is mounted in a vehicle. The road shape recognition apparatus acquires a road image, determines a road shape using the road image, recognizes the road shape based on the road image within a predetermined recognition range, and estimates the road shape outside of the recognition range based on the road shape within the recognition range. The road shape recognition apparatus estimates the road shape outside of the recognition range and within a first distance as a curved line of which a curvature change rate is constant, and the road shape farther than the first distance as a curved line of which a curvature is constant.