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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
May. 16, 2024
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Reo Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Furuya, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A traffic light recognizing apparatus includes: an imager configured to capture a color image of driving environment; a lighting region detector detecting a lighting region in a traffic light body on the image; a first lamp detector detecting a lamp in an ON state in the traffic light body based on the lighting region; a first search area setter setting search areas having the same dimensions as the lamp and horizontally and vertically aligned with the lamp on the image, in accordance with a lighting color of the lighting region; a second lamp detector evaluating luminances at an edge and in a center of each search area, and detecting lamps in an OFF state in the traffic light body; and an orientation determiner determining whether the traffic light body is horizontally or vertically disposed based on the arrangement of the lamps in the ON and OFF states.
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