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US 2018/0022346 A1Published application
Vehicle Control Apparatus, Distance Calculation Apparatus, and Distance Calculation Method
AssigneeHitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
InventorTakuya MURAKAMI
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Abstract
Provided are a vehicle control apparatus, a distance calculation apparatus, and a distance calculation method capable of calculating a distance between a vehicle and an object even when the vehicle is stopped. A posture of the vehicle is changed while the vehicle is stopped and the distance to the object is calculated based on information imaged by a camera and the change in the posture by a vehicle posture control unit.
Claims19
A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
- a camera mounted on a vehicle and configured to image an object in a predetermined direction;
- a vehicle posture control unit mounted on the vehicle and configured to change a posture of the vehicle while the vehicle is stopped;
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- a distance calculation unit configured to calculate a distance to the object based on information imaged by the camera and the change in the posture by the vehicle posture control unit.
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A distance calculation apparatus for a vehicle, the distance calculation apparatus comprising:
- a monocular camera mounted on the vehicle and configured to image an object in a predetermined direction;
- a camera position change unit configured to change a position of the monocular camera;
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- a distance calculation unit configured to calculate a distance to the object based on information imaged by the monocular camera before and after a position of the camera is changed by the camera position change unit while the vehicle is stopped.
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A distance calculation method comprising:
- imaging an object in a predetermined direction of a vehicle with use of a camera;
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- calculating a distance to the object based on information of the imaging before an actuator mounted on the vehicle and configured to control a posture of the vehicle is driven and information of the imaging after the actuator is driven.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.