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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Takafumi Sonoura, Yokohama, JP;
Akihito Ogawa, Fujisawa, JP;
Hideichi Nakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Haruna Eto, Kawasaki, JP;
Rie Katsuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Junya Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, an object detection apparatus includes an imaging unit, an extraction unit, an estimation unit, and a detection unit. The imaging unit acquires an image of a plurality of polyhedrons which are loaded, each of the polyhedrons having a marker on a surface, each of marker including a first straight line portion and a second straight line portion. The extraction unit that extracts a plurality of markers included in the image. The estimation unit estimates a region included in the surface by using the first straight line portion and the second straight line portion of the extracted markers. The detection unit detects a region having all corners provided with the markers as a surface of a desired polyhedron.