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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2012
Yoshie Samukawa, Kariya, JP;
Toyohito Nozawa, Aichi-ken, JP;
Mai Sakamoto, Konan, JP;
Hiroshi Ookata, Kariya, JP;
Yoshie Samukawa, Kariya, JP;
Toyohito Nozawa, Aichi-ken, JP;
Mai Sakamoto, Konan, JP;
Hiroshi Ookata, Kariya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An example of recognition of the shape of a road where a vehicle travels is provided. An object type as to whether an object is a moving or stationary object is determined according to a relative speed of the object and a speed of the vehicle. Object-unit data effective for recognizing a road shape is extracted according to the determination. The object-unit data is used for forming data of a roadside object group, based on which a road edge is recognized. A series of the processes is repeatedly performed at a predetermined cycle. After the extraction process, a data addition process is performed to add object-unit data obtained in the extraction process of the previous cycle to object-unit data obtained in the extraction process of the present cycle. In a recognition process, a road edge is recognized according to the object-unit data obtained in the data addition process.