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Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 08, 2016
Applicant:

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Koji Iida, Tokyo, JP;

Noritaka Kokido, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01V 8/12 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00805 (2013.01); G01V 8/12 (2013.01); G06K 9/6262 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is an object detection device including: a detection unit configured to detect objects for every detection period to output detection information containing a reliability for each of the detected objects; a determination unit configured to: increment a detection count for each of the objects; calculate, for each of the objects, a sum of latest N reliabilities in the detection period; and determine, as a normally recognized object, an object for which the sum is equal to or larger than a first threshold value, which is set in advance depending on the detection count; and a control unit configured to output, as normally detected object information, detection information on the normally recognized object.


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