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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
May. 18, 2012
Mirai Higuchi, Hitachi, JP;
Yuji Otsuka, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takeshi Shima, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kimiyoshi Machii, Novi, MI (US);
Shoji Muramatsu, Hitachinaka, JP;
Kota Irie, Hitachinaka, JP;
Tatsuhiko Monji, Hitachinaka, JP;
Mirai Higuchi, Hitachi, JP;
Yuji Otsuka, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takeshi Shima, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kimiyoshi Machii, Novi, MI (US);
Shoji Muramatsu, Hitachinaka, JP;
Kota Irie, Hitachinaka, JP;
Tatsuhiko Monji, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An in-vehicle running-environment recognition apparatus including an input unit for inputting an image signal from in-vehicle imaging devices for photographing external environment of a vehicle, an image processing unit for detecting a first image area by processing the image signal, the first image area having a factor which prevents recognition of the external environment, an image determination unit for determining a second image area based on at least any one of size of the first image area, position thereof, and set-up positions of the in-vehicle imaging devices having the first image area, an environment recognition processing being performed in the second image area, the first image area being detected by the image processing unit, and an environment recognition unit for recognizing the external environment of the vehicle based on the second image area.