Detection device, method and program thereof

A detection method for detecting an obstacle in the surroundings of a vehicle, the detection method comprising:

• an object extracting step for extracting objects, whose absolute value of the speed in the distance direction of the vehicle is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold value, from objects detected by a radar provided on the vehicle from the surrounding of the vehicle;
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• a region setting step for setting, as a region on which the object detection is to be performed, a region having a size corresponding to the distance of the extracted object from the vehicle in an image of the surroundings of the vehicle captured by a camera provided on the vehicle, the region including the entire or a portion of the extracted object.

A program for causing a computer to execute a detection process for detecting an obstacle in the surroundings of a vehicle, the detection process comprising:

• an object extracting step for extracting objects, whose absolute value of the speed in the distance direction of the vehicle is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold value, from objects detected by a radar provided on the vehicle from the surrounding of the vehicle;
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• a region setting step for setting, as a region on which the object detection is to be performed, a region having a size corresponding to the distance of the extracted object from the vehicle in an image of the surroundings of the vehicle captured by a camera provided on the vehicle, the region including the entire or a portion of the extracted object.