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AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsHiroaki Nakai, Nobuyuki Takeda, Hiroshi Hattori, Kazunori Onoguchi
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An obstacle detecting apparatus, comprising: an image input unit for receiving images inputted respectively from a plurality of image pick-up devices and accumulating the input images; a feature calculating unit for calculating predetermined, specific feature quantities in the respective accumulated images; a feature comparing unit for comparing the feature quantities in the respective accumulated images; and a result judging unit for judging the presence or absence of an obstacle on the basis of the comparison result obtained in the feature comparing unit. The obstacle detecting apparatus can thus detect an obstacle present on the road, such as a vehicle running ahead, a parked vehicle, and a pedestrian, by distinguishing the obstacle from a mere object causing no obstruction to driving of the vehicle, such as the texture like the white line or signs on the road surface, and the guardrail along the roadside.
An obstacle detecting apparatus for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a common range shot through the use of a plurality of image pick-up devices, said obstacle detecting apparatus comprising:
An obstacle detecting apparatus for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a range shot through the use of at least one image pick-up device, said obstacle detecting apparatus comprising:
An obstacle detecting apparatus for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a common range shot through the use of a plurality of image pick-up devices, said obstacle detecting apparatus comprising:
A method of detecting an obstacle for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a common range shot through the use of a plurality of image pick-up devices, said method comprising:
A method of detecting an obstacle for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a range shot through the use of at least one image pick-up device, said method comprising:
A method of detecting an obstacle for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a common range shot through the use of a plurality of image pick-up devices, said method comprising:
A computer-executable program for a method of detecting an obstacle for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a common range shot through the use of a plurality of image pick-up devices, said program causing a computer to perform:
A computer-executable program for a method of detecting an obstacle for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a range shot through the use of at least one image pick-up device, said program causing a computer to perform:
A computer-executable program for a method of detecting an obstacle for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a common range shot through the use of a plurality of image pick-up devices, said program causing a computer to perform:
An obstacle detecting apparatus for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a common range shot through the use of a plurality of image pick-up devices, said obstacle detecting apparatus performing of:
An obstacle detecting apparatus for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a range shot through the use of at least one image pick-up device, said obstacle detecting apparatus performing of:
An obstacle detecting apparatus for detecting whether there is an obstacle within a common range shot through the use of a plurality of image pick-up devices, said obstacle detecting apparatus performing of:
An obstacle detecting apparatus for detecting an obstacle within a common viewing range through the use of a plurality of image pick-up devices, comprising:
A method of detecting an obstacle for detecting an obstacle within a common viewing range through the use of a plurality of image pick-up devices, said method comprising:
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