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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Makoto Ohkado, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
In an apparatus for localizing a center of an intersection, a data obtainer obtains, from a surrounding monitor that monitors a surrounding situation around a vehicle traveling on a road, data indicative of the surrounding situation. A road center identifier identifies a location of a center of the road based on the data indicative of the surrounding situation around the vehicle. A traffic light detector detects, based on the data indicative of the surrounding situation around the vehicle, at least two traffic light devices located in an intersection to which the road joins. A center localization unit detects an intersection point between the location of the center of the road identified by the road center identifier and a line connecting between the at least two traffic light devices detected by the traffic light detector, thus localizing the detected intersection point as a center of the intersection.