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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Masakazu Saka, Utsunomiya, JP;
Nobuharu Nagaoka, Nasukarasuyama, JP;
Masahito Watanabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Takayuki Tsuji, Utsunomiya, JP;
Masakazu Saka, Utsunomiya, JP;
Nobuharu Nagaoka, Nasukarasuyama, JP;
Masahito Watanabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Takayuki Tsuji, Utsunomiya, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An abnormality detecting apparatus for an imaging apparatus that detects the presence of abnormalities in an imaging apparatus mounted on a vehicle to capture vehicle surroundings which includes: a region setting device that sets a region including at least a road boundary portion in an image obtained by the imaging apparatus; a luminance variance value calculating device that calculates a luminance variance value using the luminance value acquired from the image with respect to the region set by the region setting device; and an abnormality detecting device that detects the presence of abnormalities in the imaging apparatus according to the luminance variance value calculated by the luminance variance value calculating device.