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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2006
Shinichi Yoshida, Nara, JP;
Shinichi Yoshida, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A mobile body surrounding surveillanceA apparatus according to the present invention includes: an image capturing section; a particular region setting sectionfor setting a particular region for image data captured by the image capturing section; an own mobile body movement direction detection sectionfor detecting a movement direction of the own mobile body and outputting a movement direction information indicating the detected movement direction; a movement vector information extraction section for taking the image data of the particular region for each of one or a plurality of frame images captured by the image capturing section in time series and adjusting a detection sensitivity based on the movement direction information so as to extract a movement vector information on another mobile body; and a change detection sectionfor detecting a moving state of the other mobile body which is present in the surrounding of the own mobile body based on the movement vector information.