Image processing device for vehicle, image processing method of detecting three-dimensional object, and image processing program

A three-dimensional object judging method comprising steps of:

• receiving monitored image data of front objects that exist in front of a driver's vehicle;
• receiving position information of the front objects that are obtained from a wave transmitted to the front area in front of the driver's vehicle and reflected by the front objects;
• determining a processing area including a front target object in the front objects in the monitored image data based on the position information;
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• detecting whether or not the front target object is a three-dimensional object based on edges detected in the image data in the determined processing area.

A program for performing an image processing comprising:

• image obtaining means configured to receive monitored image data of front objects that exist in front of a driver's vehicle;
• position information obtaining means configured to receive position information of the front objects that are obtained from a wave transmitted to the front area in front of the driver's vehicle and reflected by the front objects;
• processing area determining means configured to determine a processing area including a front target object in the front objects in the monitored image data based on the position information;
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• detecting means configured to detect whether or not the front target object is a three-dimensional object based on edges detected in the image data in the processing area determined by the processing area determining means.