In-vehicle apparatus for recognizing running environment of vehicle

摘要

An in-vehicle running-environment recognition apparatus including an input unit for inputting an image signal from in-vehicle imaging devices for photographing external environment of a vehicle, an image processing unit for detecting a first image area by processing the image signal, the first image area having a factor which prevents recognition of the external environment, an image determination unit for determining a second image area based on at least any one of size of the first image area, position thereof, and set-up positions of the in-vehicle imaging devices having the first image area, an environment recognition processing being performed in the second image area, the first image area being detected by the image processing unit, and an environment recognition unit for recognizing the external environment of the vehicle based on the second image area.

主权项

1. An in-vehicle running-environment recognition apparatus, comprising:
an input unit for inputting an image signal transmitted from an in-vehicle imaging device for photographing external environment of a vehicle; an image processing unit for detecting a first image area by processing the image signal inputted via the input unit, the first image area having a factor which prevents recognition of the external environment of the vehicle; a to-be-processed image determination unit for determining that an environment recognition processing is possible in a case that a size and a position of the first image area in the inputted image signal by the image processing unit are less than predetermined threshold values, and determining a second image area based on the size and position of the first image area; and an environment recognition unit for recognizing the external environment of the vehicle based on the second image area determined by the to-be-processed image determination unit.