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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Nobuharu Nagaoka, Nasukarasuyama, JP;
Masahito Watanabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Hiroshi Hattori, Utsunomiya, JP;
Nobuharu Nagaoka, Nasukarasuyama, JP;
Masahito Watanabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Hiroshi Hattori, Utsunomiya, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus having an infrared imaging device including a binarized object extraction device that extracts binarized object from image data obtained by binarizing gray scale image; a region setting device that sets a region including the binarized object on the gray scale image; a luminance status quantity calculation device that calculates a luminance status quantity of the region; a luminance distribution status quantity calculation device that calculates luminance distribution status quantity relating to the luminance distribution in the region based on the luminance status quantity, in which the luminance status quantity is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; a luminance distribution status quantity determination device that determines whether or not the luminance distribution quantity exceeds a predetermined value; and an object type determination device that determines the type of the object based on the determination result of the luminance distribution status quantity determination device.