公开(公告)号：US20180249058A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15708183

申请日：2017-09-19

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： TARO IMAGAWA ,  AKIHIRO NODA ,  HIROYA KUSAKA

IPC: H04N5/235 ,  G06T7/70

CPC classification number: H04N5/2351 ,  G01L5/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T2207/10144 ,  G06T2207/30252

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a detector, a calculator, and a controller. The imaging unit captures an image of a road on which a vehicle runs, and generates the captured image of the road. The detector detects a contact position at which the vehicle is in contact with the road in the captured image. The calculator calculates a first brightness range based on brightness distribution in a first road surface area on the road and the first road surface area includes the contact position. The controller determines an imaging condition for the imaging unit based on the first brightness range, and controls the imaging unit using the determined imaging condition.

公开(公告)号：US20180209883A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-26

申请号：US15835806

申请日：2017-12-08

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： TARO IMAGAWA ,  AKIHIRO NODA ,  HIROYA KUSAKA

IPC: G01N3/20 ,  G01M11/08 ,  G01N3/28 ,  G01B5/04 ,  G01N3/06 ,  G01B7/16

CPC classification number: G01N3/20 ,  G01B5/04 ,  G01B7/16 ,  G01B11/16 ,  G01M5/0058 ,  G01M11/081 ,  G01N3/068 ,  G01N3/28 ,  G01N2203/0023 ,  G01N2203/0282 ,  G01N2203/0647

Abstract: A rigidity measurement apparatus is a rigidity measurement apparatus that measures rigidity of an object to be measured and includes a load estimator, a displacement calculator, and a rigidity calculator. The load estimator estimates a load applied to a measurement point set on the object to be measured by using a captured image of the object to be measured. The displacement calculator calculates a displacement of the measurement point by using the captured image. The rigidity calculator calculates the rigidity of the object to be measured by using the load and the displacement.

公开(公告)号：US20180067046A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-08

申请号：US15810804

申请日：2017-11-13

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： TARO IMAGAWA

IPC: G01N21/64

CPC classification number: G01N21/64 ,  G01B11/026 ,  G01N21/6408 ,  G01N21/6456 ,  G01N2201/061 ,  G01S17/00

Abstract: A lighting unit illuminates an object with at least one type of excitation light and illumination light. An imaging unit captures images with at least one type of fluorescent light generated by the object illuminated with the excitation light, and with reflected light caused when the object reflects the illumination light. A fluorescent light detector generates a delay time distribution image of fluorescent light from a fluorescent light image captured by the imaging unit. A distance measuring unit generates a range image from a reflected light image captured by the imaging unit.

公开(公告)号：US20180045556A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15649624

申请日：2017-07-13

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： TARO IMAGAWA

IPC: G01G19/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G01B11/14

CPC classification number: G01G19/02 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G01G19/022 ,  G06K9/00624 ,  G06K9/00798 ,  G06K9/4642 ,  G06K2209/23 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T2207/30236 ,  G06T2207/30252

Abstract: A weight measuring device includes a displacement amount detector, a storage unit, and a weight calculator. The displacement amount detector detects, by using a captured image obtained by capturing a road and a vehicle present on the road, a displacement amount, in the captured image, corresponding to displacement caused on the road by application of a weight of the vehicle. The storage unit stores first information indicating a relation between the weight and the displacement amount. The weight calculator calculates the weight based on the displacement amount and the first information.