EP4223614A1 - Appareil et programme de détection de branchement de voie ferrée - Google Patents

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EP4223614A1
EP4223614A1 EP22211385.4A EP22211385A EP4223614A1 EP 4223614 A1 EP4223614 A1 EP 4223614A1 EP 22211385 A EP22211385 A EP 22211385A EP 4223614 A1 EP4223614 A1 EP 4223614A1
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Takuya FUTAGAMI
Yusuke Takahashi
Yoshihiko Suzuki
Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Masakazu Iwai
Noriyasu Kato
Taisei SEGAWA
Hiroaki Ito
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L23/00—Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains
    • B61L23/04—Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for monitoring the mechanical state of the route
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61K—AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAILWAYS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B61K9/00—Railway vehicle profile gauges; Detecting or indicating overheating of components; Apparatus on locomotives or cars to indicate bad track sections; General design of track recording vehicles
    • B61K9/08—Measuring installations for surveying permanent way
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L15/00—Indicators provided on the vehicle or train for signalling purposes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L23/00—Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains
    • B61L23/04—Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for monitoring the mechanical state of the route
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  • Embodiments according to the present invention relate to a rail track branch detection apparatus and a program.
  • a front-side obstacle detection system that monitors an obstacle that can collide with a railroad vehicle by means of an image captured by a camera that images the front side of the railroad vehicle.
  • the accuracy of a process of detecting a track to be traveled by a railroad vehicle from a captured image needs to be increased.
  • a branching track that is a track with a branch or branches is difficult to detect with high accuracy.
  • the rail track branch detection apparatus includes a track detector and a clustering device.
  • the track detector executes track detection of detecting a track of one route of a railroad vehicle from an image captured in an advancing direction of the railroad vehicle, multiple times according to the number of a plurality of preset detection parameters.
  • the clustering device detects a branch of the track in the image by classifying a plurality of track detection results obtained by the track detector into a plurality of clusters.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one example of the configuration of a driving assistance apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment.
  • the driving assistance apparatus 1 is a system installed in a railroad vehicle RV that travels on a track R.
  • the driving assistance apparatus 1 detects obstacles located in front of the railroad vehicle RV and notifies the obstacle detection result to a driver.
  • the driving assistance apparatus 1 includes, for example, an imaging apparatus 10, a front-side obstacle detection apparatus 20, an obstacle determination result notification apparatus 30, a rail track branch detection apparatus 40, a current position measurement apparatus 50, and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) 60.
  • GNSS global navigation satellite system
  • the imaging apparatus 10 is formed by a camera that images the front side of the railroad vehicle RV, and outputs a captured image to the front-side obstacle detection apparatus 20 and the rail track branch detection apparatus 40.
  • the GNSS 60 measures the current position of the railroad vehicle RV based on radio waves received from a satellite.
  • the GNSS 60 outputs information on the measured position of the railroad vehicle RV to the current position measurement apparatus 50.
  • the current position measurement apparatus 50 acquires a travel position of the railroad vehicle RV based on the current position information acquired from the GNSS 60 and a track database.
  • the current position measurement apparatus 50 outputs the travel position of the railroad vehicle RV to the rail track branch detection apparatus 40.
  • the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 Based on the image acquired from the imaging apparatus 10 and the travel position acquired from the current position measurement apparatus 50, the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 detects the position of the track R present in the image. The rail track branch detection apparatus 40 detects the track R including branches. The rail track branch detection apparatus 40 outputs the detection result of the track R to the front-side obstacle detection apparatus 20.
  • the front-side obstacle detection apparatus 20 Based on the image acquired from the imaging apparatus 10 and the position of the track in the image acquired from the rail track branch detection apparatus 40, the front-side obstacle detection apparatus 20 detects obstacles that are present on the track R and can come into contact with the traveling railroad vehicle RV. For example, the front-side obstacle detection apparatus 20 detects obstacles by image recognition using an artificial intelligence (AI) technology, such as machine learning. However, the obstacle detection method is not limited thereto.
  • the front-side obstacle detection apparatus 20 outputs the obstacle detection result to the obstacle determination result notification apparatus 30.
  • the obstacle determination result notification apparatus 30 notifies the presence of an obstacle etc. to, for example, crew, an operation command center, station staff, and passengers.
  • the obstacle determination result notification apparatus 30 may notify the presence of an obstacle etc. to, for example, a control device for automated driving that controls an accelerator and a brake.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one example of the functional configuration of the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the first embodiment.
  • the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 includes a track detection executer 401, a track detection execution parameter storage 402, a track detection result clustering device 403, a number-of-track-branches acquirer 404, a track database 405, a track detection result output device 406, and an operation information database 407.
  • Some or all of the track detection executer 401, the track detection result clustering device 403, the number-of-track-branches acquirer 404, and the track detection result output device 406 are realized, for example, as a processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU), executes a program stored in a storage (not shown).
  • the storage may be provided inside the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 or may be provided outside the rail track branch detection apparatus 40.
  • these functional devices may be realized by hardware, such as a large scale integration (LSI), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and a circuit configuration for realizing the functions of these functional devices may be provided, or these functional devices may be realized through cooperation between software and hardware.
  • LSI large scale integration
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA field-programmable gate array
  • the track detection executer 401 applies single-track detection (which does not assume the presence of branches) based on an image acquired from the image acquirer 101 belonging to the imaging apparatus 10.
  • the track detection by the track detection executer 401 corresponds to track detection that detects a single track as in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 6776213 or Japanese Patent No. 6903477 .
  • the track detection executer 401 performs the track detection multiple times based on parameters (detection parameters) stored in the track detection execution parameter storage 402 and acquires a plurality of track detection results.
  • the track detection executer 401 outputs the track detection results acquired multiple times to the track detection result clustering device 403.
  • the track detection executer (track detector) 401 executes track detection of detecting the track R of one route of the railroad vehicle RV from an image I captured in an advancing direction of the railroad vehicle RV, multiple times according to the number of a plurality of preset detection parameters. Details of the track detection will be described later with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 .
  • the track detection execution parameter storage 402 is a database that stores a collection of parameters (parameter set) required to cause the track detection executer 401 to operate.
  • the number-of-track-branches acquirer 404 acquires the travel position of the railroad vehicle RV from the current position acquirer 501 belonging to the current position measurement apparatus 50 and acquires coordinate information on the track R being traveled from the track database 405.
  • the number-of-track-branches acquirer 404 acquires the number of branches of the track R included in the image being currently captured and outputs the acquired number of branches to the track detection result clustering device 403.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies (integrates) a plurality of track detection results acquired from the track detection executer 401 based on the number of branches acquired from the number-of-track-branches acquirer 404.
  • the track detection result clustering device (clustering device) 403 detects branches of the track R in the image I by classifying the plurality of track detection results obtained by the track detection executer 401 into a plurality of clusters. Details of clustering will be described later with reference to FIG. 6 to FIG. 9 .
  • the track detection executer 401 acquires a plurality of track detection results that covers all branch destinations, but may obtain overlapping track detection results for each branch destination. Therefore, the track detection result clustering device 403 acquires track detection results from which overlapping results for each branch destination have been excluded, and outputs the results to the track detection result output device 406.
  • the operation information database 407 is a database that stores information about the track R to be traveled by the railroad vehicle RV.
  • the operation information database 407 acquires a branch destination to be traveled to based on the travel position of the railroad vehicle acquired from the current position acquirer 501 and outputs the acquired branch destination to the track detection result output device 406.
  • the track detection result output device 406 acquires the branch destination to be traveled to from the operation information database 407 and the detection results for all the tracks R of branch destinations from the track detection result clustering device 403, and outputs the track detection result for the branch destination to be traveled to to the object collision determiner 201 belonging to the front-side obstacle detection apparatus 20.
  • the track detection result output device 406 outputs at least one track detection result. More specifically, the track detection result output device 406 outputs at least one track detection result in a cluster corresponding to the route to be traveled by the railroad vehicle RV based on the position of the railroad vehicle RV.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 causes the track detection result output device 406 to output a track detection result that is closest to the center of the cluster into which the track detection result is classified.
  • the center of a cluster is also called a centroid (the center of gravity).
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing one example of the operation of the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the first embodiment.
  • step S001 the track detection executer 401 acquires an image captured of the front side of the railroad vehicle RV from the imaging apparatus 10.
  • step S002 and step S003 using the image captured of the front side of the railroad vehicle RV acquired from the imaging apparatus 10 as an input, the track detection executer 401 acquires a plurality of track detection results based on the parameters (detection parameters) stored in the track detection execution parameter storage 402.
  • the track detection executer 401 performs track detection multiple times, each time with a different collection of parameters.
  • step S004 the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies the plurality of track detection results acquired in step S003 and excludes overlapping track detection results for each branch destination.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 may use the number of track branches included in the range of imaging from the current vehicle position, which can be acquired from the number-of-track-branches acquirer 404.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 may use information on a track width in the image for classification.
  • step S005 the operation information database 407 acquires a branch destination to be traveled to based on the travel position of the railroad vehicle acquired from the current position acquirer 501 and outputs the acquired branch destination to the track detection result output device 406.
  • the track detection result output device 406 acquires a track detection result of the branch destination to be traveled to from the track detection results classified by the track detection result clustering device 403, and outputs the acquired track detection result to the front-side obstacle detection apparatus 20.
  • step S006 the front-side obstacle detection apparatus 20 detects an obstacle that can collide based on the track detection result acquired from the track detection result output device 406.
  • FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of visualization of a plurality of track detection results acquired by the track detection executer 401 according to the first embodiment.
  • the image I acquired from the imaging apparatus 10 includes a branching track having a straight track and a right-turn track. Since the track detection executer 401 can detect a single track, it can acquire results like the results A to C by performing track detection multiple times (in this figure, three times) based on parameters stored in the track detection execution parameter storage 402.
  • the detection result A and the detection result B show track detection results for the straight track R.
  • the detection result C shows a track detection result for the right-turn track R. It can be seen that, in the detection result A and the detection result B, overlapping track detection results are obtained for the straight track R.
  • the track detection executer 401 specifies feature positions CPl0 to CPl4, CPr0 to CPr4 for each of the detection results A to C.
  • a line linking the specified feature positions CPr0 to CPr4 together and a line linking the specified feature positions CPl0 to CPl4 together are derived as a right rail R1 and a left rail R2, respectively, included in the track R.
  • FIG. 5 is a view showing one example of a data structure of the track detection results acquired by the track detection executer 401 according to the first embodiment.
  • the track detection executer 401 represents track detection results as a row of points of feature positions and outputs the results to the track detection result clustering device 403.
  • FIG. 5 coordinate values of four points are shown for each of the detection results A to C. In reality, however, there are coordinate values of the ten points of the feature positions CPl0 to CPl4, CPr0 to CPr4 for each of the detection results A to C shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the detection result A and the detection result B are both track detection results for the straight track.
  • the coordinates of the feature positions do not necessarily have the same values between the detection result A and the detection result B. This is because, for example, track detection is performed using different detection parameters.
  • the track detection executer 401 performs, for example, the single-track detection according to Japanese Patent No. 6903477 multiple times, each time with different detection parameters.
  • the parameters stored in the track detection execution parameter storage 402 are a collection of parameters including, for example, a search range and a search angle (angle ⁇ ) according to Japanese Patent No. 6903477 .
  • a search range or a search angle stored for one collection of parameters is different from that stored for another collection of parameters.
  • the detection parameters are changed according to an algorithm of the single-track detection method to be adopted.
  • FIG. 6 is a view showing one example of a process of classifying a plurality of track detection results by the track detection result clustering device 403 according to the first embodiment.
  • the track detection executer 401 has obtained overlapping results for the straight track. Therefore, the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies similar track detection results and excludes overlapping track detection results.
  • the detection result A which overlaps with the detection result B, is excluded, and the detection results B, C are displayed so as to be superimposed.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 may introduce a process of, for example, defining the distance between detected rails and integrating results according to the distance (see FIG. 8 ).
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 may apply an existing clustering process, such as k-means clustering or mean-shift clustering.
  • FIG. 7 is a view showing one example of clustering methods in the track detection result clustering device 403 according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 shows an example of a case where feature positions CPl0 to CPI2, CPr0 to CPr2 have been specified in the image I.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies a plurality of track detection results into a plurality of clusters based on position information of the track detection results in the image I.
  • the position information of the track detection results in the image I is, for example, pixel positions of the feature positions CPl0 to CPI2, CPr0 to CPr2.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering using, for example, the Euclidean distance between the pixel positions.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies a plurality of track detection results into a plurality of clusters by calculating the distance (e.g., the Euclidean distance) between the plurality of track detection results for each part of pieces of the position information (pixel positions) that are divided.
  • the distance e.g., the Euclidean distance
  • the six points of feature positions CPl0 to CPI2, CPr0 to CPr2 are shown in one track detection result.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering for each point.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering by extracting the feature position CPI2, the feature position CPl1, the feature position CPl0, the feature position CPr2, the feature position CPr1, and the feature position CPr0 in this order. In the example shown in FIG. 7 , therefore, the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering of two (1 ⁇ 2)-dimensional data composed of the X-coordinate and the Y-coordinate of one feature position six times. For example, the track detection result clustering device 403 performs calculation of a two-dimensional Euclidean distance six times.
  • the order of the feature positions CPl0 to CPI2, CPr0 to CPr2 in performing clustering is not limited to the aforementioned order.
  • the classification parameter used for clustering differs according to the clustering algorithm to be selected.
  • a clustering algorithm that uses the number of branches is, for example, k-means clustering.
  • a clustering algorithm that uses the track width is, for example, mean-shift clustering.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies a plurality of track detection results into clusters the number of which is corresponding to the number of branches of the track R on the route to be traveled by the railroad vehicle RV based on the position of the railroad vehicle RV.
  • the number of branches of the track R is acquired from the track database 405 by the number-of-track-branches acquirer 404.
  • that number of branches may be used as an input for clustering.
  • the number of clusters for classification in the image I can be determined beforehand. As a result, the accuracy of clustering can be increased.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies the plurality of track detection results (detection results A to C) into two clusters. In one cluster, the tracks R of the detection results A, B extends straight. In the other cluster, the track R of the detection result C extends straight as in the detection results A, B to some point, and then turns right and extends.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 may stop classifying the track detection results. Thus, branch detection can be avoided at a position where there are no branches.
  • FIG. 8 is a view showing one example of classification parameters in the track detection result clustering device 403 according to the first embodiment.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies a plurality of track detection results into a plurality of clusters based on a classification parameter according to a track width Wr.
  • the classification parameter is the distance between clusters.
  • a width of difference (Euclidean distance) Wcp0 between the feature positions CPl0 and a width of difference Wcp1 between the feature positions CPl1 are smaller than the track width Wr.
  • a width of difference Wcp2 between the feature positions CPl2 in the two track detection results is larger than the track width Wr.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies the two track detection results into two clusters. As a result, the track detection result clustering device 403 detects a branch of the track R.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 may use, as a classification parameter, a value obtained by multiplying the track width by a predetermined coefficient according to the clustering method etc., for example.
  • FIG. 9 is a view showing one example of preprocessing in the track detection result clustering device 403 according to the first embodiment.
  • the track width of the track R at a position far from the railroad vehicle RV is normally displayed smaller than the track width of the track R at a position close to the railroad vehicle RV. In this case, it may be difficult to detect a branch of the track R at the position far from the railroad vehicle RV. This is because the width of difference between feature positions on the far side (e.g., the width of difference Wcp2 shown in FIG. 8 ) is displayed smaller than the width of difference between feature positions on the near side (e.g., the width of difference Wcp0 shown in FIG. 8 ) in the image I. Thus, the result of clustering may depend heavily on the width of difference between feature positions on the near side.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs a process of correcting detection results of the track R before performing clustering. For example, the track detection result clustering device 403 corrects detection results of a track using a result of imaging the track R beforehand in a straight section. In a straight section, the track R extends in a substantially straight line with substantially the same track width from the near side to the far side. The track detection result clustering device 403 corrects the feature positions CPl0 to CPl2, CPr0 to CPr2 such that the track width becomes substantially constant from the near side to the far side. Thus, a branch of the track R at a position far from the railroad vehicle RV in the image I can be detected with higher accuracy.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 corrects the position information (pixel positions) of the track detection results based on the track width.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies a plurality of track detection results of which the position information has been corrected into a plurality of clusters. More specifically, the track detection result clustering device 403 corrects the position information (pixel positions) of the track detection results so as to normalize the track width between the near side in the image I and the far side in the image I.
  • the track detection executer 401 performs track detection of detecting the track R of one route of the railroad vehicle RV from an image I captured in the advancing direction of the railroad vehicle RV, multiple times according to the number of a plurality of preset detection parameters.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 detects a branch of the track R in the image I by classifying the plurality of track detection results into a plurality of clusters. Thus, a branch of the track R can be detected with higher accuracy.
  • the first embodiment by contrast, it is possible to extend single-track detection and detect a branch of the track R based on track detection results. In this case, learning data for machine learning is not needed, so that the introduction cost can be kept down.
  • clustering using X-coordinates and not using Y-coordinates may be performed.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering of one (1 ⁇ 1)-dimensional data composed of the X-coordinate of one feature position six times.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs calculation of a one-dimensional Euclidean distance six times.
  • the track detection executer 401 may perform track detection using another track detection method that detects a single track.
  • the number of track detection results is not limited to three shown in FIG. 4 .
  • a larger number of track detection results for one image I is more preferable because then, for example, more outliers can be excluded.
  • FIG. 10 is a view showing one example of clustering methods in a track detection result clustering device 403 according to a second embodiment.
  • the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the clustering method.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering for each left-right pair of feature positions in the right rail R1 and the left rail R2.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering by extracting, for example, the pair of feature positions CPl2, CPr2. Next, the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering by extracting, for example, the pair of feature positions CPl1, CPr1. Next, the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering by extracting, for example, the pair of feature positions CPl0, CPr0. In the example shown in FIG. 10 , therefore, the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering of four (2 ⁇ 2)-dimensional data composed of the X-coordinates and the Y-coordinates of two feature positions three times. For example, the track detection result clustering device 403 performs calculation of a four-dimensional Euclidean distance three times.
  • clustering using X-coordinates and not using Y-coordinates may be performed.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering of two (2 ⁇ 1)-dimensional data composed of the X-coordinates of two feature positions three times. For example, the track detection result clustering device 403 performs calculation of a two-dimensional Euclidean distance three times.
  • the other components of the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the second embodiment are the same as the corresponding components of the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the first embodiment, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the clustering method may be changed as in the second embodiment.
  • the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the second embodiment can produce effects similar to those of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a view showing one example of clustering methods in a track detection result clustering device 403 according to a third embodiment.
  • the third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the clustering method.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies a plurality of track detection results into a plurality of clusters by collectively calculating the distance (e.g., the Euclidean distance) between the plurality of track detection results for all pieces of position information (pixel positions).
  • the distance e.g., the Euclidean distance
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering by extracting all the points of feature positions CPl0 to CPl2, CPr0 to CPr2. In the example shown in FIG. 11 , therefore, the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering of 12 (6 ⁇ 2)-dimensional data composed of the X-coordinates and the Y-coordinates of the six feature positions once. For example, the track detection result clustering device 403 performs calculation of a 12-dimensional Euclidean distance once.
  • clustering using X-coordinates and not using Y-coordinates may be performed.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering of six (6 ⁇ 1)-dimensional data composed of the X-coordinates of six feature positions once.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs calculation of a six-dimensional Euclidean distance once.
  • the other components of the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the third embodiment are the same as the corresponding components of the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the first embodiment, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the clustering method may be changed as in the third embodiment.
  • the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the third embodiment can produce effects similar to those of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 is a view showing one example of interpolation of feature positions CPl0 to CPl2, CPr0 to CPr2 in a track detection result clustering device 403 according to a fourth embodiment.
  • the fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that clustering is performed by interpolating the feature positions CPl0 to CPl2, CPr0 to CPr2.
  • the value of the Y-coordinate may differ significantly.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 classifies a plurality of track detection results into a plurality of clusters based on interpolated position information obtained by interpolating pieces of position information (coordinate positions). For example, the track detection result clustering device 403 interpolates the coordinates of feature positions by performing spline interpolation.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 calculates the interpolated position information on the left rail R2 by interpolating the feature positions CPl0 to CPl2. Similarly, the track detection result clustering device 403 calculates the interpolated position information on the right rail R1 by interpolating the feature positions CPr0 to CPr2. For example, the track detection result clustering device 403 calculates X-coordinates in the interpolated position information on the left rail R2 relative to 0, 1, 2, ..., Y' as Y-coordinates. "Y'" is a predetermined integer. The track detection result clustering device 403 calculates X-coordinates in the interpolated position information on the right rail R1 relative to 0, 1, 2, ..., Y' as Y-coordinates.
  • the track detection result clustering device 403 performs clustering using, as feature positions, Y'+1 pieces of interpolated position information on each of the left rail R2 and the right rail R1.
  • the other components of the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the fourth embodiment are the same as the corresponding components of the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the first embodiment, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • Clustering may be performed by interpolating the feature positions CPl0 to CPl2, CPr0 to CPr2 as in the fourth embodiment.
  • the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the fourth embodiment can produce effects similar to those of the first embodiment.
  • the second embodiment or the third embodiment may be combined with the rail track branch detection apparatus 40 according to the fourth embodiment. Thus, the clustering method may be changed.
  • Driving assistance apparatus 40 Rail track branch detection apparatus, 401 Track detection executer, 402 Track detection execution parameter storage, 403 Track detection result clustering device, 404 Number-of-track-branches acquirer, 405 Track database, 406 Track detection result output device, 407 Operation information database, CPl0 to CPl4 Feature positions, CPr0 to CPr4 Feature positions, I Image, R Track, RV Railroad vehicle, WcpO to Wcp2 Widths of difference, Wr Track width

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