Abstract
A surrounding environment recognition device includes an image capturing unit that captures a peripheral image, and a traffic signal detecting unit, which sets a search region with respect to the peripheral image, and detects a traffic signal inside of the search region. The search region becomes smaller as the distance from the image capturing unit is farther away.
Patent Number
9,747,508
Date Of Issue
Inventors
Akira Mizutani; Douglas A. Brooks; David R. Chambers; Edmond M. Dupont