Information processing device and information processing method, imaging device, computer program, information processing system, and moving body device

An information processing method comprising

• a control step of controlling an amount of information to be used for object detection in a first information sensed by a first sensor on a basis of second information sensed by a second sensor;
• determining an imaging condition of the camera;
• and
• determining a target area to be used for object detection in a captured image by the camera on the basis of the second information, comprising:
• determining the target area from the captured image on a basis of information on at least one of a position, a speed, or a size of an object detected by the radar by using a threshold value.

A computer program written on a non-transitory computer readable medium to execute, on a computer, processing for:

• controlling an amount of information to be used for object detection in a first information sensed by a first sensor on a basis of second information sensed by a second sensor;
• determining an imaging condition of the camera;
• and
• determining a target area to be used for object detection in a captured image by the camera on the basis of the second information, comprising:
• determining the target area from the captured image on a basis of information on at least one of a position, a speed, or a size of an object detected by the radar by using a threshold value.

An imaging device comprising:

• an imaging unit comprising a first sensor;
• and
• a control unit coupled to the imaging unit that determines a target area to be used for object detection in a captured image by the imaging unit on a basis of information sensed by another sensor;
• wherein
• the first sensor is a camera,
• the control unit determines a target area to be used for object detection in a captured image by the camera on the basis of the information by the another sensor,
• the another sensor is a radar, and
• the control unit determines the target area from the captured image on a basis of information on at least one of a position, a speed, or a size of an object detected by the radar by using a threshold value set on a basis of a determination result of the condition determination unit.

An information processing system comprising:

• a first object detection unit that detects an object on a basis of an amount of information determined on a basis of second information sensed by a second sensor, in first information sensed by a first sensor;
• a determination unit coupled to the first object determination unit that determines the object by fusing an object detection result by the first object detection unit with an object detection result using the second sensor;
• and
• a control unit that determines a target area to be used for object detection in a captured image by the camera on the basis of the second information,
• wherein
• the first sensor is a camera,
• the second sensor is a radar, and
• the control unit determines the target area from the captured image on a basis of information on at least one of a position, a speed, or a size of an object detected by the radar by using a threshold value set on a basis of a determination result of the determination unit.

A moving body device comprising:

• a moving means;
• a first sensor;
• a second sensor,
• a first object detection unit that detects an object on a basis of an amount of information determined on a basis of second information sensed by a second sensor, in first information sensed by a first sensor,
• a determination unit coupled to the first object detection unit that determines the object by fusing an object detection result by the first object detection unit with an object detection result using the second sensor;
• a drive control unit that controls drive of the moving means on a basis of a determination result by the determination unit and
• a control unit that determines a target area to be used for object detection in a captured image by the camera on the basis of the second information,
• wherein
• the first sensor is a camera,
• the second sensor is a radar, and
• the control unit determines the target area from the captured image on a basis of information on at least one of a position, a speed, or a size of an object detected by the radar by using a threshold value set on a basis of a determination result of the determination unit.