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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2015
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Toshikazu Murao, Obu, JP;
Takayuki Kimura, Southfield, MI (US);
Kentarou Shiota, Nagoya, JP;
Noriaki Shirai, Chiryu, JP;
Naoki Sugiyama, Obu, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
A recognition object detecting apparatus is provided which includes an imaging unit which generates image data representing a taken image, and a detection unit which detects a recognition object from the image represented by the image data. The imaging unit has a characteristic in which a relation between luminance and output pixel values varies depending on a luminance range. The detection unit binarizes the output pixel values of the image represented by the image data by using a plurality of threshold values to generate a plurality of binary images, and detects the recognition object based on the plurality of binary images.