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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 23, 2012
Shinji Mitsuta, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shigeru Harada, Chigasaki, JP;
Tomikazu Tanuki, Fujisawa, JP;
Eishin Masutani, Hiratsuka, JP;
Yukihiro Nakanishi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takeshi Kurihara, Hiratsuka, JP;
Dai Tsubone, Hiratsuka, JP;
Masaomi Machida, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shinji Mitsuta, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shigeru Harada, Chigasaki, JP;
Tomikazu Tanuki, Fujisawa, JP;
Eishin Masutani, Hiratsuka, JP;
Yukihiro Nakanishi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takeshi Kurihara, Hiratsuka, JP;
Dai Tsubone, Hiratsuka, JP;
Masaomi Machida, Hiratsuka, JP;
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A work vehicle surrounding area monitoring device includes an imaging unit, a bird's-eye view image creating unit, a display unit and a traveling state determining unit. When the work vehicle is in the stopped state, the bird's-eye view image creating unit is configured to use a first virtual projection plane to create the bird's-eye view image, and at least an outer edge portion of the first virtual projection plane has a shape that increases in height from the ground surface as a distance from the work vehicle increases. When the work vehicle is in the traveling state, the bird's-eye view image creating unit is configured to use a second virtual projection plane to create the bird's-eye view image, and at least an outer edge portion of the second virtual projection plane has a shape having a uniformly flat height from the ground surface.