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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kohei Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Fujiyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Cornoration, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/758 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2510/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A histogram is calculated based on a road surface image of a portion around a vehicle, a running-allowed region in which the vehicle can run is detected based on the histogram, an obstacle region is extracted based on the running-allowed region, and a position of an obstacle in the obstacle region is detected, to further enhance the accuracy of detecting an obstacle around the vehicle as compared with conventional art.