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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2006
Tomoyoshi Aoki, Wako, JP;
Sachio Kobayashi, Wako, JP;
Naoki Mori, Wako, JP;
Takuma Nakamori, Wako, JP;
Tomoyoshi Aoki, Wako, JP;
Sachio Kobayashi, Wako, JP;
Naoki Mori, Wako, JP;
Takuma Nakamori, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing system and the like capable of accurately recognizing lane edges defined by dotted lane marks are provided. According to an image processing system () of the present invention, a first processing unit () searches a road surface image captured by a vehicle-mounted camera for a 'small area,' which is composed of high- or low-luminance pixels and satisfies 'eligibility conditions' on the “size,” “shape,” and “arrangement” in the road surface image. Additionally, a second processing unit () recognizes “lane edges” of the lane along which the vehicle travels on the basis of the “small area.” Furthermore, a third processing unit () sets a “search range” of the small area searched by the first processing unit () on the basis of a result of the foregoing recognition of the lane edges by the second processing unit ().