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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2011
Kiyoto Hanita, Susono, JP;
Yoshinao Takemae, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyoto Hanita, Susono, JP;
Yoshinao Takemae, Yokohama, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
An ECUincludes a face position and face feature point detection unitthat detects the feature points of the face of the driver, a face pose estimation unitthat fits the feature points of the face detected by the face position and face feature point detection unitto a 3D face model to estimate the direction of the face of the driver, an eyelid range setting unitthat sets an upper eyelid presence range and a lower eyelid presence range including the positions of the upper and lower eyelids on the basis of the pose of the face estimated by the face pose estimation unit, and an eyelid detection unitthat detects the positions of the upper and lower eyelids in the upper eyelid presence range and the lower eyelid presence range set by the eyelid range setting unit