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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2013
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref, JP;
Naoki Kawasaki, Kariya, JP;
Masayuki Imanishi, Okazaki, JP;
Shunsuke Suzuki, Nukata-gun, JP;
Tetsuya Takafuji, Anjo, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
A cruising zone division line recognition apparatus has an image acquisition device that acquires an image including a road surface ahead of a vehicle, and an image recognition device. The image recognition device adds blurring to an area including the road surface in the acquired image and recognizes a cruising zone division line from the image to which blurring has been added. When blurring is added, a cruising zone division line that is an intermittent double line included in a captured image can be made unclear. Therefore, the recognized cruising zone division line can be prevented from becoming a discontinuous, disjointed line.