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Image pick-up apparatus
US2018080197A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2018080197-A1 |
| Application number | US-201515559138-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Priority date | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Publication date | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | — |
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A first stereo camera has a first image pick-up portion and a second image pick-up portion arranged on the right side of the first image pick-up portion in a lateral direction of a vehicular main body. A second stereo camera has a third image pick-up portion and a fourth image pick-up portion arranged on the right side of the third image pick-up portion in the lateral direction of the vehicular main body. The first image pick-up portion and the third image pick-up portion constitute a left image pick-up portion group. The second image pick-up portion and the fourth image pick-up portion constitute a right image pick-up portion group. The left image pick-up portion group and the right image pick-up portion group are arranged at a distance from each other in the lateral direction of the vehicular main body.
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1 : An image pick-up apparatus provided in a work vehicle, the work vehicle having a vehicular main body, the image pick-up apparatus comprising: a first stereo camera attached to the vehicular main body, the first stereo camera having a first image pick-up portion and a second image pick-up portion arranged on a right side of the first image pick-up portion in a lateral direction of the vehicular main body; and a second stereo camera attached to the vehicular main body, the second stereo camera having a third image pick-up portion and a fourth image pick-up portion arranged on the right side of the third image pick-up portion in the lateral direction of the vehicular main body, the first image pick-up portion and the third image pick-up portion constituting a left image pick-up portion group, the second image pick-up portion and the fourth image pick-up portion constituting a right image pick-up portion group, and the left image pick-up portion group and the right image pick-up portion group being arranged at a distance from each other in the lateral direction of the vehicular main body. 2 : The image pick-up apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first image pick-up portion, the third image pick-up portion, the second image pick-up portion, and the fourth image pick-up portion are arranged sequentially from left to right in the lateral direction of the vehicular main body. 3 : The image pick-up apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein an interval between the third image pick-up portion and the second image pick-up portion in the lateral direction of the vehicular main body is greater than an interval between the first image pick-up portion and the third image pick-up portion and greater than an interval between the second image pick-up portion and the fourth image pick-up portion. 4 : The image pick-up apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the work vehicle further has a cab, the cab has a pair of front pillars, and the left image pick-up portion group and the right image pick-up portion group are arranged closer to either of the front pillars than to a center of the cab in the lateral direction of the vehicular main body. 5 : The image pick-up apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the work vehicle further has a cab, the cab has a front window, and the first stereo camera and the second stereo camera are arranged along an upper edge of the front window in the cab.
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- H04N7/18Primary
Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast · CPC title
with binocular observation at a single point, e.g. stereoscopic type (G01C3/20 takes precedence) · CPC title
Surveying the work-site to be treated · CPC title
- G01C15/00Primary
Surveying instruments or accessories not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C13/00 · CPC title
using three or more two-dimensional [2D] image sensors · CPC title
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- What does patent US2018080197A1 cover?
- A first stereo camera has a first image pick-up portion and a second image pick-up portion arranged on the right side of the first image pick-up portion in a lateral direction of a vehicular main body. A second stereo camera has a third image pick-up portion and a fourth image pick-up portion arranged on the right side of the third image pick-up portion in the lateral direction of the vehicular…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N7/18. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Thu Mar 22 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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