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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2018
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Nakanishi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshitsugu Sawa, Tokyo, JP;
Emiko Kurata, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An obstacle detection device installed in a train includes: a sensor that monitors surroundings of the train and generates a range image that is a result of monitoring; a storage unit that stores map information including position information of structures installed along a railroad track on which the train travels; a correction unit that corrects, using the range image acquired from the sensor and the map information stored in the storage unit, first train position information that is information acquired from a train control device and indicates a position of the train, and outputs second train position information that is a result of correction; and a monitoring condition determination unit that determines a monitoring range of the sensor using the second train position information and the map information.