Imaging device, signal processing device, and vehicle control system

A signal processing device, comprising:

• a processing unit configured to:
• receive sensor data from a set of sensors, wherein the sensor data includes information associated with a distance between a front of a vehicle and an object on a road;
• perform an object detection process based on the sensor data and at least one image of a plurality of images of an area of the front of the vehicle, wherein the plurality of images is captured by a plurality of cameras, wherein
• in the object detection process, the processing unit is further configured to:
• set a preferential detection range in which the object is detected;
• and
• set the object as a preferential detection target based on the distance between the front of the vehicle and the object;
• and
• control the set of sensors to change at least one of the preferential detection target or the preferential detection range, wherein
• the set of sensors is controlled based on a positional relationship between the vehicle and the road, and
• the vehicle enters from an outside of the road.

A vehicle control system, comprising:

• a plurality of cameras, wherein the plurality of cameras is configured to capture a plurality of images of an area of a front of a first vehicle;
• and
• a plurality of object detection sensors configured to generate sensor data that includes information associated with a distance between the front of the first vehicle and an object on a road;
• and
• a processing unit configured to:
• perform an object detection process based on the sensor data and at least one image of the plurality of images, wherein
• in the object detection process, the processing unit is further configured to:
• set a preferential detection range in which the object is detected;
• and
• set the object as a preferential detection target based on the distance between the front of the first vehicle and the object;
• control the first vehicle based on a result of the object detection process;
• and
• control the plurality of object detection sensors to change the object detection process based on a positional relationship between the first vehicle and the road, wherein the first vehicle enters from an outside of the road.