Vehicle periphery monitoring device

摘要

This vehicle periphery monitoring device appropriately determines whether or not an animal detected by an imaging device is a high-risk animal which may possibly contact the vehicle. For example, compared with an animal in a posture with the head facing downwards, an animal in a posture with the head facing upwards is determined to be a high-risk animal which may suddenly bolt, so the latter animal is enclosed in a thick red frame and highlighted as a warning, and an alarm is emitted from speakers.

主权项

1. A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus for monitoring a periphery of a vehicle using an image captured by an image capturing device mounted on the vehicle, comprising:
an animal detection processor configured to detect an animal as an object to be monitored from the image; and an animal hazard degree judgment section configured to judge whether the animal is a hazardous animal which may possibly affect travel of the vehicle or not based on a posture shape of the animal which is detected from the image; wherein the animal hazard degree judgment section judges that the animal is a hazardous animal if an angle of a neck of the animal with respect to a torso thereof is directed upwardly in the posture shape of the animal.