Information processing apparatus and information processing method
An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a detection unit, an estimation unit, and a prediction unit. The detection unit detects a target object from an input image. The estimation unit estimates a posture of the detected target object. The prediction unit predicts an action of the target object on a basis of the estimated posture.
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
circuitry configured to:
detect a target object from an input image;
calculate at least one contact point of the detected target object with a road surface;
set a ground line in a vertical direction from the calculated at least one contact point;
determine a relative position of a feature point of the target object with respect to the set ground line;
estimate a posture of the target object based on the determined relative position of the feature point of the target object; and
predict an action of the target object based on the estimated posture.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
detect a pedestrian from the input image; and
predict an action of the pedestrian based on an estimated posture of the pedestrian.
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
detect a two-wheeled vehicle and a rider from the input image;
estimate a posture of the rider; and
predict an action of the two-wheeled vehicle and an action of the rider, based on the estimated posture of the rider.
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
estimate a posture of the two-wheeled vehicle; and
predict the action of the two-wheeled vehicle and the action of the rider, based on the estimated posture of each of the two-wheeled vehicle and the rider.
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the feature point is a barycenter point of the target object.
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
detect a two-wheeled vehicle and a rider from the input image; and
calculate, as the feature point, one of a barycenter point of the rider or an overall barycenter point of the two-wheeled vehicle and the rider.
7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to predict a movement direction of the target object.
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to predict an abrupt acceleration of the target object.
9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to estimate a framework of the detected target object.
10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the information processing apparatus is mounted on a mobile object apparatus, and
the circuitry is further configured to:
generate danger avoidance information, to avoid a danger related to a drive of the mobile object apparatus, based on the predicted action of the target object; and
output the generated danger avoidance information.
11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
judge a possibility of a contact of the mobile object apparatus and the target object; and
output information on the judged possibility.
12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:
predict a movement direction of the target object; and
output an image including the predicted movement direction.
13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein
the circuitry is further configured to output an image including a dangerous area, and
in the dangerous area, a contact of the mobile object apparatus and the target object is possible.
14. An information processing method, comprising:
detecting a target object from an input image;
calculating at least one contact point of the detected target object with a road surface;
setting a ground line in a vertical direction from the calculated at least one contact point;
determining a relative position of a feature point of the target object with respect to the set ground line;
estimating a posture of the target object based on the determined relative position of the feature point of the target object; and
predicting an action of the target object based on the estimated posture.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, which when executed by an information processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to execute operations, the operations comprising:
detecting a target object from an input image;
calculating at least one contact point of the detected target object with a road surface;
setting a ground line in a vertical direction from the calculated at least one contact point;
determining a relative position of a feature point of the target object with respect to the set ground line;
estimating a posture of the target object based on the determined relative position of the feature point of the target object; and
predicting an action of the target object based on the estimated posture.