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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Chikao Tsuchiya, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Furushou, Atsugi, JP;
Shinya Tanaka, Zama, JP;
Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Chikao Tsuchiya, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Furushou, Atsugi, JP;
Shinya Tanaka, Zama, JP;
Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Sagamihara, JP;
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
A three-dimensional object detection deviceincludes a cameraand a calculator. The calculatorperforms viewpoint conversion processing on an image captured by the camerato create a bird's eye view image, calculates, for each of a plurality of positions along a vertical imaginary line extending in a vertical direction in an actual space, a luminance difference between two pixels near the position, and detects a three-dimensional object on the basis of continuities of the calculated luminance differences of the respective positions.