Vehicle environment monitoring system
    1.
    发明授权
    Vehicle environment monitoring system 有权
    车辆环境监测系统

    公开(公告)号:US06327536B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-12-04

    申请号:US09590980

    申请日:2000-06-09

    IPC分类号: G06F778

    摘要: A vehicle environment monitoring system for an automotive vehicle is capable of accurately detecting the movement of an object existing in an environment of the vehicle, and determining the possibility of collision between the object and the vehicle, thereby appropriately warning the driver. A relative position of the object to the automotive vehicle is detected from the image obtained by a camera mounted on the vehicle to obtain position data. Positions of the object in a real space are calculated based on a plurality of time series items of the position data detected on the object, and a movement vector of the object is calculated based on the positions in the real space. It is determined based on the movement vector whether or not the object has a high possibility of collision against the automotive vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 用于机动车辆的车辆环境监测系统能够精确地检测存在于车辆的环境中的物体的移动,并且确定物体与车辆之间的碰撞的可能性,从而适当地警告驾驶员。 从安装在车辆上的相机获得的图像中检测物体对机动车辆的相对位置,以获得位置数据。 基于在物体上检测到的位置数据的多个时间序列项目来计算物体在真实空间中的位置,并且基于实际空间中的位置来计算物体的运动矢量。 基于运动矢量确定物体是否具有与机动车辆碰撞的高可能性。

    Apparatus for testing infrared camera
    3.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for testing infrared camera 失效
    红外摄像机测试仪器

    公开(公告)号:US07418127B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-26

    申请号:US10675348

    申请日:2003-09-30

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: An apparatus for testing infrared cameras includes: a front plate which has holes arranged in line, and which is adapted to emit an amount of infrared light; and a back plate which is disposed in parallel to and behind the front plate as viewed from infrared cameras to be tested, and which is adapted to emit a different amount of infrared light when compared with the front plate. The back plate is disposed at lower portions of pillars. On the other hand, the front plate is made vertically movable in front of the back plate and along the pillars. By being controlled by a controller, the front plate is movable from the ground height to a level corresponding to approximately two times the height of the back plate.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于测试红外摄像机的装置,包括:前板,其具有排列成行的孔,并且适于发射一定数量的红外光; 以及从要被测试的红外摄像机观察时平行于前板的后板设置的背板,并且与前板相比适于发射不同量的红外光。 后板设置在柱的下部。 另一方面,前板在后板的前面和支柱上可竖直移动。 通过由控制器控制,前板可从地面高度移动到相当于背板高度的大约两倍的水平。

    Image recognition apparatus
    4.
    发明授权
    Image recognition apparatus 有权
    图像识别装置

    公开(公告)号:US07158664B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-02

    申请号:US10286541

    申请日:2002-11-01

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00 G06K9/40

    摘要: An image processing unit determines the size of a circumscribed quadrangle of the target object, and predicts the overlap of the two different objects. If overlap is predicted, the target object is divided into two divided regions L_b and R_b containing the left and right edges of the target object respectively, and by performing a correlation calculation between the left image and the right image captured by a stereo camera for each of the divided regions, the parallaxes of the respective divided regions L_b and R_b can be determined. Then, if the absolute value of the difference between the parallaxes of the respective divided regions L_b and R_b is greater than a predetermined value, a determination is made that different objects are overlapping within the target object, and the target object is divided for recognition, and the distance to the respective objects is calculated independently.

    摘要翻译: 图像处理单元确定目标对象的外接四边形的大小,并且预测两个不同对象的重叠。 如果预测重叠,则将目标对象分别分别包含目标对象的左边缘和右边缘的两个分割区域L_b和R_b,并且通过对于每个对象物体执行由立体相机拍摄的左图像和右图像之间的相关计算 可以确定各分割区域L_b,R_b的视差。 然后,如果各个分割区域L_b和R_b的视差之间的差的绝对值大于预定值,则确定不同对象在目标对象内重叠,并且目标对象被划分以进行识别, 并且独立地计算到各个对象的距离。

    Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus
    5.
    发明申请
    Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus 有权
    车辆周边监控装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060126898A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-15

    申请号:US11287871

    申请日:2005-11-28

    摘要: A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus that extracts a body present in the surroundings of a vehicle as an object, based on an image captured by an infrared imaging device, including a binarized object extraction device that extracts a binarized object from image data obtained by binarizing a gray scale image of the image; a horizontal edge detection device that detects a horizontal edge in the gray scale image; a horizontal edge determination device that determines whether or not the horizontal edge detected by the horizontal edge detection device exists in a prescribed range from the top end or bottom end of the binarized object extracted by the binarized object extraction device; and an object type determination device that determines a type of object based on a determination result of the horizontal edge determination device.

    摘要翻译: 一种车辆环境监视装置,其基于由红外成像装置拍摄的图像,提取作为对象的车辆周围的身体,所述图像包括二值化对象提取装置,所述二值化对象提取装置从通过二值化灰色获得的图像数据中提取二值化对象 图像的尺度图像; 水平边缘检测装置,其检测灰度图像中的水平边缘; 判定水平边缘检测装置检测出的水平边缘是否存在于由二值化对象提取装置提取的二值化对象的顶端或底端的规定范围内的水平边缘确定装置; 以及对象类型确定装置,其基于水平边缘确定装置的确定结果来确定对象的类型。

    Vehicle environment monitoring system
    6.
    发明授权
    Vehicle environment monitoring system 失效
    车辆环境监测系统

    公开(公告)号:US06789015B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-07

    申请号:US10102572

    申请日:2002-03-20

    IPC分类号: G05D100

    摘要: A vehicle environment monitoring system for an automotive vehicle, is capable of accurately detecting the movement of an object existing in an external environment of the vehicle, and determining the probability of collision between the object and the vehicle, thereby appropriately warning the driver. A running speed of the vehicle is detected, and a distance between the object and the vehicle is calculated, based on the image obtained by the imaging device. A relative speed between the object and the vehicle is calculated according to the calculated distance. It is determined whether or not there is a significant probability that the vehicle may collide with the object, based on the running speed of the vehicle and the distance therebetween on condition that the relative speed is in the vicinity of the running speed of the vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于机动车辆的车辆环境监测系统能够精确地检测存在于车辆的外部环境中的物体的移动,并且确定物体与车辆之间的碰撞概率,从而适当地警告驾驶员。 检测车辆的运行速度,并且基于由成像装置获得的图像来计算物体与车辆之间的距离。 根据计算的距离计算物体与车辆之间的相对速度。 在相对速度处于车辆行驶速度附近的条件下,基于车辆的行驶速度和其间的距离来确定车辆是否可能与物体发生碰撞的可能性很大。

    Infrared image-processing apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Infrared image-processing apparatus 失效
    红外图像处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US06690011B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-10

    申请号:US10341634

    申请日:2003-01-14

    IPC分类号: G01J502

    摘要: An infrared image-processing apparatus capable of binarization processing in response to the change of the brightness histogram includes an image-processing unit which executes a binarization processing for an infrared image using a threshold brightness value determined in a previous processing, and calculates an area ratio P. When the binarization area ratio P is below a prescribed value &agr; (%), and if the threshold brightness value is not the minimum threshold brightness value Mm_TH, the threshold brightness value ITH is reduced by subtracting a predetermined ratio. Similarly, when the binarization area ratio P is above predetermined value &bgr; (%), and the threshold brightness value is not the maximum threshold brightness value Max_TH, the threshold brightness value is increased by incrementing a prescribed value to the threshold brightness value ITH.

    摘要翻译: 能够响应于亮度直方图的变化进行二值化处理的红外图像处理装置包括图像处理单元,其使用在先前处理中确定的阈值亮度值来执行红外图像的二值化处理,并且计算面积比 当二值化面积比P低于规定值α(%)时,如果阈值亮度值不是最小阈值亮度值Mm_TH,则通过减去预定比例来减小阈值亮度值ITH。 类似地,当二值化面积比P高于预定值β(%),并且阈值亮度值不是最大阈值亮度值Max_TH时,通过将规定值递增到阈值亮度值ITH来增加阈值亮度值。

    Vehicle zone monitoring apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Vehicle zone monitoring apparatus 有权
    车辆区域监控装置

    公开(公告)号:US08144195B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-27

    申请号:US12287433

    申请日:2008-10-09

    IPC分类号: H04N7/18

    CPC分类号: H04N7/18 G06K9/00805

    摘要: A vehicle zone monitoring apparatus that detects physical bodies present in the vicinity of the vehicle from infrared images photographed by infrared cameras provided on the vehicle includes an object extracting device that extracts object images that emit infrared radiation from the infrared image and an artificial structure identifying device that identifies whether or not an object is an artificial structure by comparing an image of a search zone in proximity to the object extracted by the object extraction device, to a reference image of a pre-registered artificial structure which serves as an element that defines an artificial structure, and that identifies the object as an artificial structure if: within the search zone in proximity to the object, a section having a high correlation with the reference image exists; and a distance between the vehicle and the object is equal to a distance between the vehicle and the section having the high correlation with said reference image.

    摘要翻译: 从设置在车辆上的红外线摄像机拍摄的红外线图像检测出车辆附近的物体的车辆区域监视装置,具备提取从红外线图像发出红外线的物体图像的物体提取装置以及人造结构识别装置 通过将与由对象提取装置提取的对象接近的搜索区域的图像与用于定义对象提取装置的元素的预先注册的人造结构的参考图像进行比较来识别对象是否为人造结构 人造结构,并且将物体识别为人造结构,如果:在与物体邻近的搜索区域内存在与参考图像高度相关的部分; 并且车辆和物体之间的距离等于车辆与与所述参考图像具有高相关性的部分之间的距离。

    Abnormality detecting apparatus for imaging apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Abnormality detecting apparatus for imaging apparatus 失效
    用于成像装置的异常检测装置

    公开(公告)号:US07580548B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-25

    申请号:US11287870

    申请日:2005-11-28

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00 G05D1/02

    摘要: An abnormality detecting apparatus for an imaging apparatus that detects the presence of abnormalities in an imaging apparatus mounted on a vehicle to capture vehicle surroundings which includes: a region setting device that sets a region including at least a road boundary portion in an image obtained by the imaging apparatus; a luminance variance value calculating device that calculates a luminance variance value using the luminance value acquired from the image with respect to the region set by the region setting device; and an abnormality detecting device that detects the presence of abnormalities in the imaging apparatus according to the luminance variance value calculated by the luminance variance value calculating device.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于检测安装在车辆上的摄像装置中存在异常以捕获车辆周围环境的成像装置的异常检测装置,包括:区域设定装置,其将至少包含道路边界部分的区域设定在由 成像设备; 亮度方差值计算装置,使用从图像获取的亮度值相对于由区域设定装置设定的区域来计算亮度方差值; 以及异常检测装置,其根据由亮度方差值计算装置计算的亮度方差值来检测摄像装置中的异常的存在。

    Vehicle zone monitoring apparatus
    10.
    发明申请
    Vehicle zone monitoring apparatus 有权
    车辆区域监控装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090046151A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-19

    申请号:US12287433

    申请日:2008-10-09

    IPC分类号: H04N7/18 H04N5/33

    CPC分类号: H04N7/18 G06K9/00805

    摘要: A vehicle zone monitoring apparatus that detects physical bodies present in the vicinity of the vehicle from infrared images photographed by infrared cameras provided on the vehicle includes an object extracting device that extracts object images that emit infrared radiation from the infrared image and an artificial structure identifying device that identifies whether or not an object is an artificial structure by comparing an image of a search zone in proximity to the object extracted by the object extraction device, to a reference image of a pre-registered artificial structure which serves as an element that defines an artificial structure, and that identifies the object as an artificial structure if: within the search zone in proximity to the object, a section having a high correlation with the reference image exists; and a distance between the vehicle and the object is equal to a distance between the vehicle and the section having the high correlation with said reference image.

    摘要翻译: 从设置在车辆上的红外线摄像机拍摄的红外线图像检测出车辆附近的物体的车辆区域监视装置,具备提取从红外线图像发出红外线的物体图像的物体提取装置以及人造结构识别装置 通过将与由对象提取装置提取的对象接近的搜索区域的图像与用于定义对象提取装置的元素的预先注册的人造结构的参考图像进行比较来识别对象是否为人造结构 人造结构,并且将物体识别为人造结构,如果:在与物体邻近的搜索区域内存在与参考图像高度相关的部分; 并且车辆和物体之间的距离等于车辆与与所述参考图像具有高相关性的部分之间的距离。