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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Ryo Ota, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiya Oosawa, Yokohama, JP;
Akira Takahashi, Sagamihara, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Ibaraki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/12 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2550/142 (2013.01); B60W 2550/143 (2013.01); B60W 2550/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A running-environment recognition apparatus includes an information recognition section mounted in a vehicle and configured to recognize an information of at least a frontward region of the vehicle relative to a traveling direction of the vehicle; and a road-surface calculating section configured to calculate a road surface of a traveling road and a portion lower than the road surface in the frontward region of the vehicle, from the information recognized by the information recognition section.