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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2019
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus capable of efficiently detecting a target object even when the target object is shielded by other objects is provided. An object recognition unitrecognizes a target objectpresent in a 3D environmentby using measurement data acquired from a sensor. An information generation unitgenerates 3D environmental information by integrating a plurality of measurement data. A position determination unitdetermines an optimal position of the sensorfor performing the next measurement. A sensor control unitmoves the sensorto the determined optimal position. The position determination unitdetermines, by using the 3D environmental information, a position of the sensorwhere the sensorcan take an image in which a size of an area shielded by at least one first object is larger as the optimal position.