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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2006
Osamu Yamazaki, Saitama, JP;
Osamu Yamazaki, Saitama, JP;
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A distance measuring device () is included of a feature point detecting element () for detecting a set of feature points from a plurality of images () picked up at a plurality of places (a, b) by a pickup element, a change detecting element () for detecting relative changes among images with respect to the detected set of the feature points, and a first specifying element () for specifying rotation quantities of the image pickup element among the places in accordance with the detected changes. Here, the feature point detecting element detects a set of points (P, P, P, P) composing lines () that belong to a stationary object and that are substantially perpendicular to the optical axis of the image pickup element as a set of feature points.