公开(公告)号：US20200231176A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：US16634581

申请日：2018-07-25

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Takuto MOTOYAMA ,  Hideki OYAIZU ,  Yasuhiro SUTOU ,  Toshio YAMAZAKI ,  Kentaro DOBA

IPC: B60W60/00 ,  G01S17/894 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: A laser range finder projects light while changing a direction in a horizontal direction at a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical direction to also receive reflected light of the light, and detects a direction and a distance in which the light is reflected from an obstacle or the like, according to a difference time between a time of light projection and a time of light reception. A normal direction of a flat plane forming a road surface is detected on the basis of a polarized image. The laser range finder projects light such that the light has a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction so as to be orthogonal to the normal direction of the flat plane forming the road surface. The laser range finder can be applied to in-vehicle systems.

公开(公告)号：US20210396587A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17288727

申请日：2019-10-15

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Hideki OYAIZU

IPC: G01J5/06 ,  G01J5/48 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/361

Abstract: A temperature estimation device (100) is provided with: an acquiring section (131) that acquires a photographed image photographed by a photographing section (110) including an infrared light sensor and a housing; a generating section (132) that corrects the photographed image with use of a correction parameter and a temporarily set temperature of the housing to generate a corrected image of the photographed image, the correction parameter that is calculated by prior temperature calibration with respect to the photographing section (110); and an estimating section (135) that estimates a temperature of the housing on the basis of non-uniformity of luminance values of pixels included in the corrected image.

公开(公告)号：US20200294245A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：US16650870

申请日：2018-08-24

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Hideki OYAIZU ,  Atsushi ITO ,  Takeshi UEMORI ,  Suguru AOKI ,  Ryuta SATOH

IPC: G06T7/215 ,  G08G1/04 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G01J5/00 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G08G1/16

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an image processing method for processing far-infrared ray images are provided. Specific temperature ranges constituted by pixels having values falling within a temperature range characteristic of a specific target are extracted from a far-infrared ray image captured of the same target. Of the specific temperature ranges, those having motion vectors close to each other are integrated so as to generate integrated ranges. The integrated ranges having motion vectors close to a global motion vector indicative of the motion of the image as a whole are excluded to obtain excluded integrated ranges. Visible light ranges corresponding to the specific temperature ranges in the excluded integrated ranges are extracted from the visible light image to generate visible light motion ranges. The positions of the visible light motion ranges are corrected on the basis of the motion vector of the excluded integrated ranges as a whole.

公开(公告)号：US20200272834A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16634580

申请日：2018-07-25

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Takuto MOTOYAMA ,  Hideki OYAIZU ,  Yasuhiro SUTOU ,  Toshio YAMAZAKI ,  Kentaro DOBA

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/10 ,  G06T7/50

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus capable of detecting a plane constituting a movement-enabling region, as well as to an information processing method, a program, and a mobile object.A normal direction of a plane constituting a road surface is detected on the basis of polarized images in multiple polarizing directions acquired by a polarization camera. A laser ranging sensor measures a distance to a point on the road surface so as to measure a position of the point. The plane constituting the road surface is identified on the basis of information regarding the normal direction of the plane constituting the road surface and information regarding the position of the point on the road surface. This disclosure may be applied to vehicle-mounted systems.

公开(公告)号：US20200172110A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-04

申请号：US16638140

申请日：2018-07-13

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Takeshi UEMORI ,  Atsushi ITO ,  Hideki OYAIZU ,  Suguru AOKI ,  Ryuta SATOH

IPC: B60W40/068 ,  G01C21/36 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G01J5/10

Abstract: An image captured by a far-infrared camera is analyzed to analyze a distribution of a road-surface temperature, and a course of a highest road-surface temperature is determined to be a traveling route. Further, automatic driving along the course of the highest road-surface temperature is performed. Furthermore, a state of the distribution of a road-surface temperature, and a direction of the course of the highest road-surface temperature are displayed on a display section, so that a user (a driver) recognizes them. For example, a state analyzer detects a candidate course travelable for a vehicle, the state analyzer detecting a plurality of the candidate courses, calculates an average value of a road-surface temperature of each of the plurality of the candidate courses, and determines the candidate course having a largest average value of a road-surface temperature to be a traveling route.

公开(公告)号：US20140125819A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-08

申请号：US14044215

申请日：2013-10-02

Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. ,  SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Nodoka TOKUNAGA ,  Hideki OYAIZU ,  Yoshihiro MYOKAN ,  Hidehiko OGASAWARA

IPC: H04N13/02

CPC classification number: H04N13/246 ,  G01B11/2513 ,  G03B35/08 ,  G06T7/593 ,  G06T7/74 ,  G06T7/85 ,  G06T2207/30208 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N2013/0081

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including multiple imaging units included in a stereo camera, the multiple imaging units configured to photograph a chart pattern including a pole, and a correction parameter calculation unit configured to calculate a correction parameter that corrects a gap between the multiple imaging units, based on the pole and a pattern included in the chart pattern photographed by the multiple imaging units.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种图像处理装置，包括立体相机中包括的多个成像单元，多个成像单元被配置为拍摄包括极点的图表模式，以及校正参数计算单元，被配置为计算校正多个 成像单元，基于极点和包括在由多个成像单元拍摄的图表图案中的图案。

公开(公告)号：US20140125772A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-08

申请号：US14044065

申请日：2013-10-02

Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. ,  SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yoshihiro MYOKAN ,  Hideki OYAIZU ,  Nodoka TOKUNGA ,  Akio OHBA ,  Hiroyuki SEGAWA

IPC: H04N13/02

CPC classification number: H04N13/246 ,  H04N13/0239 ,  H04N13/239

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a plurality of imaging units included in a stereo camera, the plurality of imaging units being configured to image a first chart pattern including a pattern that is a plurality of feature points and a mirror surface, and a correction parameter calculation unit configured to calculate a correction parameter that corrects a gap of the plurality of imaging units, based on the pattern included in the first chart pattern imaged by the plurality of imaging units and a pattern mirrored in the mirror surface.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种图像处理装置，其包括立体相机中包括的多个成像单元，所述多个成像单元被配置为对包括作为多个特征点和镜面的图案的第一图表图案进行成像，以及校正 参数计算单元，被配置为基于由所述多个成像单元成像的第一图表图案中包括的图案和在镜面中镜像的图案来计算校正多个成像单元的间隙的校正参数。