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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Shintaro Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Shoichi Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Junji Hori, Tokyo, JP;
Wataru Tsujita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); G06K 9/00201 (2013.01); G06K 9/00805 (2013.01); G06K 9/2036 (2013.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); B60T 2201/022 (2013.01); B60T 2210/32 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30261 (2013.01);
Abstract
A first light projector projects first slit light that spreads in the width direction of a vehicle in a direction other than a direction parallel to a contact ground surface. A second light projector projects second slit light that spreads in the width direction of the vehicle in a direction parallel to the contact ground surface. An obstacle detection unit detects an obstacle using a captured image of an area surrounding the vehicle where the first slit light and the second slit light are projected.