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Patent No.:

US 12534347 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2021

Vehicle control apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Applicant:

Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Natsuki Kai, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Sughrue Mion, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Anne Marie Antonucci

Assistant Examiner:

Jingli undefined Wang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/06 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/70 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/063 (2013.01); B66F 9/0755 (2013.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/70 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract

An object is to provide a vehicle control apparatus that can accurately control autonomous driving of a vehicle using images. A vehicle control apparatus () according to the present disclosure includes a camera image acquisition unit () configured to acquire an image from a camera included in a forklift; an image recognition unit () configured to recognize a pallet and an insertion opening provided in the pallet from the acquired image; and a movement control unit () configured to determine a direction in which the forklift is present with respect to the insertion opening according to a relative size of the insertion opening relative to a size of the pallet in the image and control movement of the forklift so as to move a fork of the forklift to a position where the fork of the forklift can be inserted into the insertion opening.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Kai, Natsuki. (2026). Vehicle control apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium (U.S. Patent No. 12534347). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12534347

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