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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Chihiro Inaba, Nerima-ku, JP;
Akie Sakiyama, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Makoto Tamura, Oota-ku, JP;
Toshiyuki Hagiya, Shiki, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A map generation device that detects a pre-specified target object based on image information obtained by imaging from each of a plurality of vehicles; estimates position information that is an absolute position of the detected target object, the position information being estimated based on a relative position of the detected target object and each vehicle imaging the image information in which the target object is detected, and position information that is an absolute position of each vehicle at a time of imaging the target object; and integrates matching target objects included in a plurality of estimated target objects, the matching target objects being integrated based on the position information of the respective target objects and the image information of the images in which the respective target objects are included, and a number and positions of the target objects being specified.