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Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2016
Applicants:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Denso Corporation, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Yusuke Kataoka, Susono, JP;

Naoki Kawasaki, Kariya, JP;

Tadashi Sakai, Kariya, JP;

Akihiro Watanabe, Nagoya, JP;

Assignees:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06K 9/52 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00798 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); G06K 9/4604 (2013.01); G06K 9/4661 (2013.01); G06K 9/52 (2013.01); G06K 9/6215 (2013.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06K 2009/4666 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30256 (2013.01);
Abstract

A complex marking determining device includes a brightness state calculating portion configured to calculate a lane marking representative value indicative of a brightness state of a plurality of pixels that make up a lane marking display region, and calculate a road surface representative value indicative of a brightness state of a plurality of pixels that make up the road surface display region; and a complex marking determining portion configured to determine that the lane marking is a complex marking at least when a degree of deviation between the lane marking representative value and the road surface representative value is equal to or greater than a first threshold value.


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