IP Library Granted Patent US 10,706,301
Granted Patent B2
US 10,706,301 · App. 15/911,241 · Granted Jul 7, 2020

Detection device, learning device, detection method, learning method, and recording medium

Inventors: Shuzo Noridomi (Aichi, JP); Koji Arata (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGMENT CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,706,301
App. No.
15/911,241
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A detection device includes an image segmenter and a detector. The image segmenter cuts out a first region image and a second region image from an image of a vehicle interior that is acquired from an imaging device. The first region image shows at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant. The second region image shows at least a portion of a region of the vehicle interior around the first part or at least a portion of a second part of the body of the occupant. The detector detects an orientation of the first part of the body of the occupant based on a feature amount of the first region image and a feature amount of the second region image.

Claims (74)

1. A detection device comprising:

an image segmenter configured to cut out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from an imaging device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a region of the vehicle interior around the first part; and

a detector configured to detect an orientation of the first part of the body of the occupant based on a feature amount of the first region image and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the region of the vehicle interior is at least one of a seat, a headrest, a vehicle window, and a pillar, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and the orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

2. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the feature amount of the second region image is an area of an exposed portion of the region of the vehicle interior.

3. A learning device comprising:

an image segmenter configured to cut out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from a first data provision device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a region of the vehicle interior around the first part; and

a learning model generator configured to generate a learning model that learns a correlation between an orientation of the second part acquired from a second data provision device and a feature amount of the first region image and a correlation between the orientation of the second part acquired from the second data provision device and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the region of the vehicle interior is at least one of a seat, a headrest, a vehicle window, and a pillar, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and an orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

4. A detection method performed by a detection device, the detecting method comprising:

cutting out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from an imaging device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a region of the vehicle interior around the first part; and

detecting an orientation of the first part of the body of the occupant based on a feature amount of the first region image and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the region of the vehicle interior is at least one of a seat, a headrest, a vehicle window, and a pillar, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and the orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

5. A learning method performed by a learning device, the learning method comprising:

cutting out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from a first data provision device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a region of the vehicle interior around the first part; and

generating a learning model that learns a correlation between an orientation of the second part acquired from a second data provision device and a feature amount of the first region image and a correlation between the orientation of the second part acquired from the second data provision device and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the region of the vehicle interior is at least one of a seat, a headrest, a vehicle window, and a pillar, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and an orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

6. A non-transitory recording medium storing a detection program to be executed by a computer included in a detection device, the detection program causing the computer to execute:

a process of cutting out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from an imaging device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a region of the vehicle interior around the first part; and

a process of detecting an orientation of the first part of the body of the occupant based on a feature amount of the first region image and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the region of the vehicle interior is at least one of a seat, a headrest, a vehicle window, and a pillar, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and the orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

7. A non-transitory recording medium storing a learning program to be executed by a computer included in a learning device, the learning program causing the computer to execute:

a process of cutting out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from a first data provision device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a region of the vehicle interior around the first part; and

a process of generating a learning model that learns a correlation between an orientation of the second part acquired from a second data provision device and a feature amount of the first region image and a correlation between the orientation of the second part acquired from the second data provision device and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the region of the vehicle interior is at least one of a seat, a headrest, a vehicle window, and a pillar, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and an orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

8. A detection device comprising:

an image segmenter configured to cut out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from an imaging device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a second part of the body of the occupant that does not include the first part; and

a detector configured to detect an orientation of the first part of the body of the occupant based on a feature amount of the first region image and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the second part is one of a shoulder, a chest, and an upper body, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and the orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

9. The detection device according to claim 8 , wherein the feature amount of the second region image is an area of the second part in the second region image.

10. A learning device comprising:

an image segmenter configured to cut out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from a first data provision device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a second part of the body of the occupant that does not include the first part; and

a learning model generator configured to generate a learning model that learns a correlation between an orientation of the second part acquired from a second data provision device and a feature amount of the first region image and a correlation between the orientation of the second part acquired from the second data provision device and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the second part is one of a shoulder, a chest, and an upper body, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and an orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

11. A detection method performed by a detection device, the detecting method comprising:

cutting out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from an imaging device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a second part of the body of the occupant that does not include the first part; and

detecting an orientation of the first part of the body of the occupant based on a feature amount of the first region image and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the second part is one of a shoulder, a chest, and an upper body, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and the orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

12. A learning method performed by a learning device, the learning method comprising:

cutting out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from a first data provision device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a second part of the body of the occupant that does not include the first part; and

generating a learning model that learns a correlation between an orientation of the second part acquired from a second data provision device and a feature amount of the first region image and a correlation between the orientation of the second part acquired from the second data provision device and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the second part is one of a shoulder, a chest, and an upper body, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and an orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

13. A non-transitory recording medium storing a detection program to be executed by a computer included in a detection device, the detection program causing the computer to execute:

a process of cutting out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from an imaging device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a second part of the body of the occupant that does not include the first part; and

a process of detecting an orientation of the first part of the body of the occupant based on a feature amount of the first region image and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the second part is one of a shoulder, a chest, and an upper body, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and the orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

14. A non-transitory recording medium storing a learning program to be executed by a computer included in a learning device, the learning program causing the computer to execute:

a process of cutting out, from one image of a vehicle interior acquired from a first data provision device, a first region image showing at least a portion of a first part of a body of an occupant, and a second region image from said one image showing at least a portion of a second part of the body of the occupant that does not include the first part; and

a process of generating a learning model that learns a correlation between an orientation of the second part acquired from a second data provision device and a feature amount of the first region image and a correlation between the orientation of the second part acquired from the second data provision device and a feature amount of the second region image,

wherein the first part is a face or a head of the occupant, and the feature amount of the first region image is a positional relationship between facial landmarks of the occupant,

wherein the second part is one of a shoulder, a chest, and an upper body, and

wherein a correlation strength between the feature amount of the first region image and an orientation of the first part and a correlation strength between the feature amount of the second region image and the orientation of the first part are in a complementary relationship by a learning model.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2018
From: NORIDOMI, SHUZO; ARATA, KOJI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045775/0253 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-070739 · Mar 31, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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