Abstract: A path checking device includes: a caution zone setting unit that is configured to, when a moving obstacle is located ahead of a subject vehicle, set a caution zone for the subject vehicle that is located away from the subject vehicle over a safety distance and is between the moving obstacle and the subject vehicle; and a path selection unit that is configured to select, from among generated driving plans, a driving plan along which the subject vehicle will travel such that the moving obstacle does not come in the caution zone for the subject vehicle.

Abstract: A path checking device for a subject vehicle includes: a safety distance setting unit that sets a minimum safety distance for a surrounding vehicle in order for the subject vehicle to avoid closely approaching the obstacle; an emergency control unit that executes emergency control for the subject vehicle when a distance between the subject vehicle and the surrounding vehicle is less than the safety distance; and a caution distance setting unit that sets a caution distance for the subject vehicle to the surrounding vehicle. The emergency control unit is further configured to: determine whether the subject vehicle is traveling with the caution distance; and control the travel control unit to increase a distance from the subject vehicle to the surrounding vehicle to exceed the caution distance when the distance from the subject vehicle to the surrounding vehicle is less than the caution distance.

Abstract: An automatic driving device generates a control plan for autonomously driving a vehicle using map data. The automatic driving device determines an acquisition status of the map data. The automatic driving device generates the control plan using the map data. The automatic driving device changes the control plan according to the acquisition status of the map data.

Abstract: A mobile body spatial information calculation apparatus according to an embodiment includes an input section configured to receive sensor information including information on one or more target objects based on a position of an own mobile body from a sensor apparatus, an object recognition section configured to recognize the target object based on the sensor information, a calculation section configured to calculate a collision prediction time and a target portion angle based on the sensor information on the target object recognized by the object recognition section, and a spatial information generation section configured to generate spatial information according to the collision prediction time and the target portion angle using the collision prediction time and the target portion angle calculated by the calculation section and store the generated spatial information.

Abstract: A mobile body spatial information calculation apparatus according to an embodiment includes an input section configured to receive sensor information including information on one or more target objects based on a position of an own mobile body from a sensor apparatus, an object recognition section configured to recognize the target object based on the sensor information, a calculation section configured to calculate a collision prediction time and a target portion angle based on the sensor information on the target object recognized by the object recognition section, and a spatial information generation section configured to generate spatial information according to the collision prediction time and the target portion angle using the collision prediction time and the target portion angle calculated by the calculation section and store the generated spatial information.

Abstract: A distance measuring apparatus includes at least one projection unit configured to project a light pattern on a target object, at least one imaging unit configured to capture an image of the target object on which the light pattern is projected, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a distance from the projection unit or the imaging unit to the target object based on the image captured by the imaging unit, a grouping unit configured to group surfaces of the target object, and a determination unit configured to determine a light pattern to be projected by the projection unit based on the surfaces grouped by the grouping unit.

Abstract: On the basis of captured images at the time of projecting multiple-frequency slit-shaped light patterns having no overlapping edge positions onto an object, the edge portions of the slit-shaped light patterns are identified. When the edge portions overlap in the captured images of two or more slit-shaped light patterns, the reliability of the computed distance values of the positions corresponding to the edges is lowered.

Abstract: A network camera system is provided that detects an occurrence of a condition change at a periphery of an image pickup apparatus, obtains a direction of the detected condition change, and notifies a user of the occurrence of the condition change and a direction of the condition change on a display of a terminal device.

Abstract: A distance measuring apparatus includes at least one projection unit configured to project a light pattern on a target object, at least one imaging unit configured to capture an image of the target object on which the light pattern is projected, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a distance from the projection unit or the imaging unit to the target object based on the image captured by the imaging unit, a grouping unit configured to group surfaces of the target object, and a determination unit configured to determine a light pattern to be projected by the projection unit based on the surfaces grouped by the grouping unit.

Abstract: On the basis of captured images at the time of projecting multiple-frequency slit-shaped light patterns having no overlapping edge positions onto an object, the edge portions of the slit-shaped light patterns are identified. When the edge portions overlap in the captured images of two or more slit-shaped light patterns, the reliability of the computed distance values of the positions corresponding to the edges is lowered.

Abstract: Subject-distance information is acquired by a light-weight, small-size arrangement without a significant change in the structure of a conventional image processing apparatus. The apparatus acquires diffraction images obtained by sensing the image of a subject, using an image sensing unit, obtained via a diffraction grating and imaging optical system, detects a real image from luminance gradients of the diffraction images, calculates the distance between the detected real image and a virtual image corresponding to this real image in the diffraction images, and calculates the depth distance between the subject and the diffraction grating using the distance calculated by first calculating unit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a zoom operation unit operable to perform a zoom operation, an extraction unit configured to extract a main object from an captured image plane, and a control unit configured to control a zoom speed by using the size of a region occupied by the main object with respect to the captured image plane and operation information of the zoom operation unit.

Abstract: A network camera system is provided that detects an occurrence of a condition change at a periphery of an image pickup apparatus, obtains a direction of the detected condition change, and notifies a user of the occurrence of the condition change and a direction of the condition change on a display of a terminal device.

Abstract: A network camera system is provided that detects an occurrence of a condition change at a periphery of an image pickup apparatus, obtains a direction of the detected condition change, and notifies a user of the occurrence of the condition change and a direction of the condition change on a display of a terminal device.

Abstract: Subject-distance information is acquired by a light-weight, small-size arrangement without a significant change in the structure of a conventional image processing apparatus. The apparatus acquires diffraction images obtained by sensing the image of a subject, using an image sensing unit, obtained via a diffraction grating and imaging optical system, detects a real image from luminance gradients of the diffraction images, calculates the distance between the detected real image and a virtual image corresponding to this real image in the diffraction images, and calculates the depth distance between the subject and the diffraction grating using the distance calculated by first calculating unit.

Abstract: An image photographing apparatus has a photographing unit for obtaining a plurality of observation images by photographing a same object by a plurality of members having the different optical transfer characteristics, a characteristics calculation unit for calculating optical transfer characteristics according to a distance to the object, and a distance calculation unit for calculating the distance to the object from the plurality of observation images and the optical transfer characteristics.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a zoom operation unit operable to perform a zoom operation, an extraction unit configured to extract a main object from an captured image plane, and a control unit configured to control a zoom speed by using the size of a region occupied by the main object with respect to the captured image plane and operation information of the zoom operation unit.

Abstract: An image distribution method for distributing an image acquired by a camera on a network includes the steps of receiving control information for the camera from an image reception apparatus via a packet-switched network; and sending an image acquired by the camera to the image reception apparatus via a circuit-switched network.

Abstract: A character string is extracted from an image photographed by a camera. It is determined whether or not the extracted character string includes an address on a network. Software for accessing the address runs. Accordingly, a user can easily access a desired address on the network.

Abstract: A network camera system is provided that detects an occurrence of a condition change at a periphery of an image pickup apparatus, obtains a direction of the detected condition change, and notifies a user of the occurrence of the condition change and a direction of the condition change on a display of a terminal device.