摘要 |
<p>Disclosed are an image recognition apparatus and an image recognition method for a vehicle. The image recognition method for a vehicle comprises: a step of photographing at least one image; a step of calculating the amount of a brightness variation in the area of interest extracted from the image; a step of detecting foreign matter areas from the area of interest; and a step of distinguishing a foreign matter image and a normal image based on the amount of a brightness variation with regard to the number of the foreign matter areas. The image recognition apparatus and the image recognition method are capable of detecting a state that the image is incapable of being recognized by foreign matters adhering to a camera lens.</p> |