WO2012117614A1 - 情報取得装置及びその情報取得装置を有する物体検出装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an object detection apparatus that detects an object in a target area based on the state of reflected light when light is projected onto the target area, and an information acquisition apparatus suitable for use in the object detection apparatus.
- An object detection device using light has been developed in various fields.
- An object detection apparatus using a so-called distance image sensor can detect not only a planar image on a two-dimensional plane but also the shape and movement of the detection target object in the depth direction.
- light in a predetermined wavelength band is projected from a laser light source or LED (Light-Emitting-Diode) onto a target area, and the reflected light is received by a light-receiving element such as a CMOS image sensor.
- CMOS image sensor Light-Emitting-Diode
- a distance image sensor of a type that irradiates a target area with laser light having a predetermined dot pattern the dot pattern reflected from the target area is received by the image sensor, and the triangle is based on the light receiving position of the dot pattern on the image sensor.
- the distance to each part of the detection target object is detected using a surveying method (for example, Non-Patent Document 1).
- laser light having a dot pattern is emitted in a state where a reflection plane is arranged at a predetermined distance from the laser light irradiation unit, and the laser light irradiated on the image sensor at that time is emitted.
- a dot pattern is held as a template.
- the dot pattern of the laser beam irradiated on the image sensor at the time of actual measurement is compared with the dot pattern held on the template, and the segment area of the dot pattern on the template has moved to any position on the dot pattern at the time of actual measurement. Is detected. Based on the amount of movement, the distance to each part of the target area corresponding to each segment area is calculated.
- a diffractive optical element is used to generate a dot pattern laser beam.
- the optical characteristics of the diffractive optical element depend on the wavelength of the laser light.
- the wavelength of the laser beam is likely to change according to the temperature change of the light source. For this reason, when the wavelength of the laser beam changes due to a temperature change or the like, the dot pattern of the laser beam changes accordingly.
- the dot pattern at the time of actual measurement and the dot pattern held in the template cannot be properly verified. As a result, the accuracy of detecting the distance to the detection target object is lowered.
- the temperature of the laser light source can be adjusted so that the wavelength of the laser light does not change.
- a Peltier element or the like is required for temperature adjustment, which causes an increase in cost.
- the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and even when the dot pattern of the laser beam generated by the diffractive optical element changes due to the change in the wavelength of the laser beam, the distance to the object to be detected. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information acquisition device capable of properly detecting the image and an object detection device equipped with the information acquisition device.
- An information acquisition apparatus includes a light source that emits light in a predetermined wavelength band, a diffractive optical element that irradiates the target region with a predetermined dot pattern, and reflected light reflected from the target region.
- a light receiving element that receives light and outputs a signal
- a storage unit that holds a reference template in which a plurality of segment areas are set in a reference pattern of the light received by the light receiving element, and the light received by the light receiving element
- An information acquisition unit that searches for a corresponding area corresponding to the segment area from an actually measured pattern, acquires three-dimensional information of an object existing in the target area based on the position of the searched corresponding area, and sets the reference pattern
- a spread detection unit that detects a change in the spread of the light receiving region of the actual measurement pattern with respect to the region.
- the information acquisition unit performs a search of the corresponding region with respect to the actual measurement pattern along a search line parallel to an arrangement direction of the light source and the light receiving element, and the extent of the extent detected by the extent detection unit.
- the search line for each segment area is displaced from a reference position when there is no change in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction.
- the second aspect of the present invention relates to an object detection apparatus.
- the object detection apparatus according to this aspect includes the information acquisition apparatus according to the first aspect.
- the information acquisition device capable of appropriately detecting the distance to the detection target object and the information acquisition device Can be provided.
- the present invention is applied to an information acquisition apparatus of a type that irradiates a target area with laser light having a predetermined dot pattern.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the object detection apparatus according to the present embodiment.
- the object detection device includes an information acquisition device 1 and an information processing device 2.
- the television 3 is controlled by a signal from the information processing device 2.
- the information acquisition device 1 projects infrared light over the entire target area and receives the reflected light with a CMOS image sensor, whereby the distance between each part of the object in the target area (hereinafter referred to as “three-dimensional distance information”). To get.
- the acquired three-dimensional distance information is sent to the information processing apparatus 2 via the cable 4.
- the information processing apparatus 2 is, for example, a controller for TV control, a game machine, a personal computer, or the like.
- the information processing device 2 detects an object in the target area based on the three-dimensional distance information received from the information acquisition device 1, and controls the television 3 based on the detection result.
- the information processing apparatus 2 detects a person based on the received three-dimensional distance information and detects the movement of the person from the change in the three-dimensional distance information.
- the information processing device 2 is a television control controller
- the information processing device 2 detects the person's gesture from the received three-dimensional distance information and outputs a control signal to the television 3 in accordance with the gesture.
- the application program to be installed is installed.
- the user can cause the television 3 to execute a predetermined function such as channel switching or volume up / down by making a predetermined gesture while watching the television 3.
- the information processing device 2 when the information processing device 2 is a game machine, the information processing device 2 detects the person's movement from the received three-dimensional distance information, and displays a character on the television screen according to the detected movement.
- An application program that operates and changes the game battle situation is installed. In this case, the user can experience a sense of realism in which he / she plays a game as a character on the television screen by making a predetermined movement while watching the television 3.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the information acquisition device 1 and the information processing device 2.
- the information acquisition apparatus 1 includes a projection optical system 11 and a light receiving optical system 12 as optical systems.
- the projection optical system 11 and the light receiving optical system 12 are arranged in the information acquisition device 1 so as to be aligned in the X-axis direction.
- the projection optical system 11 includes a laser light source 111, a collimator lens 112, an aperture 113, a diffractive optical element (DOE: Diffractive Optical Element) 114, and a temperature sensor 115.
- the light receiving optical system 12 includes an aperture 121, an imaging lens 122, a filter 123, and a CMOS image sensor 124.
- the information acquisition device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a laser driving circuit 22, an imaging signal processing circuit 23, an input / output circuit 24, and a memory 25 as a circuit unit.
- CPU Central Processing Unit
- the laser light source 111 outputs laser light in a narrow wavelength band with a wavelength of about 830 nm.
- the collimator lens 112 converts the laser light emitted from the laser light source 111 into parallel light.
- the aperture 113 adjusts the beam cross section of the laser light to a predetermined shape.
- the DOE 114 has a diffraction pattern on the incident surface. Due to the diffraction effect of this diffraction pattern, the laser light that has entered the DOE 114 from the aperture 113 is converted into a laser light having a dot pattern and irradiated onto the target area.
- the diffraction pattern has, for example, a structure in which a step type diffraction hologram is formed in a predetermined pattern. The diffraction hologram is adjusted in pattern and pitch so that the laser light converted into parallel light by the collimator lens 112 is converted into laser light having a dot pattern.
- the DOE 114 irradiates the target region with the laser beam incident from the collimator lens 112 as a laser beam having a dot pattern that spreads radially.
- the DOE 114 includes one optical element and includes only one surface having a diffraction pattern.
- the temperature sensor 115 detects the temperature around the laser light source 111.
- the laser light reflected from the target area is incident on the imaging lens 122 via the aperture 121.
- the aperture 121 stops the light from the outside so as to match the F number of the imaging lens 122.
- the imaging lens 122 condenses the light incident through the aperture 121 on the CMOS image sensor 124.
- the filter 123 is a band-pass filter that transmits light in a wavelength band including the emission wavelength (about 830 nm) of the laser light source 111 and cuts the visible light wavelength band.
- the CMOS image sensor 124 receives the light collected by the imaging lens 122 and outputs a signal (charge) corresponding to the amount of received light to the imaging signal processing circuit 23 for each pixel.
- the output speed of the signal is increased so that the signal (charge) of the pixel can be output to the imaging signal processing circuit 23 with high response from light reception in each pixel.
- the CPU 21 controls each unit according to a control program stored in the memory 25.
- the CPU 21 is provided with the functions of a laser control unit 21a for controlling the laser light source 111, an update unit 21b described later, and a three-dimensional distance calculation unit 21c for generating three-dimensional distance information.
- the laser drive circuit 22 drives the laser light source 111 according to a control signal from the CPU 21.
- the imaging signal processing circuit 23 controls the CMOS image sensor 124 and sequentially takes in the signal (charge) of each pixel generated by the CMOS image sensor 124 for each line. Then, the captured signals are sequentially output to the CPU 21. Based on the signal (imaging signal) supplied from the imaging signal processing circuit 23, the CPU 21 calculates the distance from the information acquisition device 1 to each part of the detection target by processing by the three-dimensional distance calculation unit 21c.
- the input / output circuit 24 controls data communication with the information processing apparatus 2.
- the information processing apparatus 2 includes a CPU 31, an input / output circuit 32, and a memory 33.
- the information processing apparatus 2 has a configuration for performing communication with the television 3 and for reading information stored in an external memory such as a CD-ROM and installing it in the memory 33.
- an external memory such as a CD-ROM
- the configuration of these peripheral circuits is not shown for the sake of convenience.
- the CPU 31 controls each unit according to a control program (application program) stored in the memory 33.
- a control program application program
- the CPU 31 is provided with the function of the object detection unit 31a for detecting an object in the image.
- a control program is read from a CD-ROM by a drive device (not shown) and installed in the memory 33, for example.
- the object detection unit 31a detects a person in the image and its movement from the three-dimensional distance information supplied from the information acquisition device 1. Then, a process for operating the character on the television screen according to the detected movement is executed by the control program.
- the object detection unit 31 a detects a person in the image and its movement (gesture) from the three-dimensional distance information supplied from the information acquisition device 1. To do. Then, processing for controlling functions (channel switching, volume adjustment, etc.) of the television 3 is executed by the control program in accordance with the detected movement (gesture).
- the input / output circuit 32 controls data communication with the information acquisition device 1.
- FIG. 3A is a diagram schematically showing the irradiation state of the laser light on the target region
- FIG. 3B is a diagram schematically showing the light receiving state of the laser light in the CMOS image sensor 124.
- FIG. 6B shows a light receiving state when a flat surface (screen) exists in the target area.
- laser light having a dot pattern (hereinafter, the whole laser light having this pattern is referred to as “DP light”) is irradiated onto the target area.
- DP light laser light having a dot pattern
- the light flux region of DP light is indicated by a solid line frame.
- dot regions (hereinafter simply referred to as “dots”) in which the intensity of the laser light is increased by the diffraction action by the DOE 114 are scattered according to the dot pattern by the diffraction action by the DOE 114.
- the light beam of DP light is divided into a plurality of segment regions arranged in a matrix.
- dots are scattered in a unique pattern.
- the dot dot pattern in one segment area is different from the dot dot pattern in all other segment areas.
- each segment area can be distinguished from all other segment areas with a dot dot pattern.
- the segment areas of DP light reflected thereby are distributed in a matrix on the CMOS image sensor 124 as shown in FIG.
- the light in the segment area S0 on the target area shown in FIG. 5A enters the segment area Sp shown in FIG.
- the light flux region of DP light is indicated by a solid frame, and for convenience, the light beam of DP light is divided into a plurality of segment regions arranged in a matrix.
- the three-dimensional distance calculation unit 21c detects the position of each segment area on the CMOS image sensor 124, and corresponds to each segment area of the detection target object from the detected position of each segment area based on the triangulation method. The distance to the position to be detected is detected. Details of such a detection technique are described in, for example, Non-Patent Document 1 (The 19th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan (September 18-20, 2001), Proceedings, P1279-1280).
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a method of generating a reference template used for the distance detection.
- a flat reflection plane RS perpendicular to the Z-axis direction is arranged at a predetermined distance Ls from the projection optical system 11.
- DP light is emitted from the projection optical system 11 for a predetermined time Te.
- the emitted DP light is reflected by the reflection plane RS and enters the CMOS image sensor 124 of the light receiving optical system 12.
- an electrical signal for each pixel is output from the CMOS image sensor 124.
- the output electric signal value (pixel value) for each pixel is developed on the memory 25 of FIG.
- description will be made based on the irradiation state of DP light irradiated on the CMOS image sensor 124 instead of the pixel values developed in the memory 25.
- a reference pattern area that defines the DP light irradiation area on the CMOS image sensor 124 is set as shown in FIG. 4B. Further, the reference pattern area is divided vertically and horizontally to set a segment area. As described above, each segment area is dotted with dots in a unique pattern. Therefore, the pixel value pattern of the segment area is different for each segment area. Each segment area has the same size as all other segment areas.
- the reference template is configured by associating each segment area set on the CMOS image sensor 124 with the pixel value of each pixel included in the segment area.
- the reference template includes information on the position of the reference pattern area on the CMOS image sensor 124, pixel values of all pixels included in the reference pattern area, and information for dividing the reference pattern area into segment areas. Contains.
- the pixel values of all the pixels included in the reference pattern area correspond to the DP light dot pattern included in the reference pattern area.
- the mapping area of the pixel values of all the pixels included in the reference pattern area into segment areas the pixel values of the pixels included in each segment area are acquired.
- the reference template may further hold pixel values of pixels included in each segment area for each segment area.
- the reference template configured in this way is held in the memory 25 of FIG. 2 in an unerasable state.
- the reference template held in the memory 25 is referred to when calculating the distance from the projection optical system 11 to each part of the detection target object.
- DP light corresponding to a predetermined segment area Sn on the reference pattern is reflected by the object, and the segment area Sn. It is incident on a different region Sn ′. Since the projection optical system 11 and the light receiving optical system 12 are adjacent to each other in the X-axis direction, the displacement direction of the region Sn ′ with respect to the segment region Sn is parallel to the X-axis. In the case shown in the figure, since the object is located at a position closer than the distance Ls, the region Sn 'is displaced in the X-axis positive direction with respect to the segment region Sn. If the object is at a position farther than the distance Ls, the region Sn ′ is displaced in the negative X-axis direction with respect to the segment region Sn.
- the distance Lr from the projection optical system 11 to the portion of the object irradiated with DP light (DPn) is triangulated using the distance Ls. Calculated based on Similarly, the distance from the projection optical system 11 is calculated for the part of the object corresponding to another segment area.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining such a detection technique.
- FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a setting state of the reference template TP (reference pattern region P0) on the CMOS image sensor 124
- FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a segment region search method at the time of actual measurement.
- (C) is a figure which shows the collation method with the dot pattern of measured DP light, and the dot pattern contained in the segment area
- the segment area S1 is X in the range R1 to R2 on the CMOS image sensor 124.
- Each pixel is sent in the axial direction, and the matching degree between the dot pattern of the segment area S1 and the actually measured dot pattern of the DP light is obtained at each feed position.
- the segment area S1 is sent in the X-axis direction only on the line L1 passing through the uppermost segment area group of the reference template (reference pattern area P0).
- each segment area is displaced only in the X-axis direction from the position on the reference pattern area P0 at the time of actual measurement. That is, the segment area S1 is considered to be on the uppermost line L1.
- the processing load for the search is reduced.
- the segment area may protrude from the range of the reference pattern area P0 of the reference template TP in the X-axis direction. Therefore, the ranges R1 and R2 are set wider than the width of the reference pattern region P0 in the X-axis direction.
- a region (comparison region) having the same size as the segment region S1 is set on the line L1, and the similarity between the comparison region and the segment region S1 is obtained. That is, the difference between the pixel value of each pixel in the segment area S1 and the pixel value of the corresponding pixel in the comparison area is obtained. A value Rsad obtained by adding the obtained difference to all the pixels in the comparison region is acquired as a value indicating the similarity.
- the comparison area is sequentially set while being shifted by one pixel on the line L1. Then, the value Rsad is obtained for all the comparison regions on the line L1. A value smaller than the threshold value is extracted from the obtained value Rsad. If there is no value Rsad smaller than the threshold value, the search for the segment area S1 is regarded as an error. Then, it is determined that the comparison area corresponding to the extracted Rsad having the smallest value is the movement area of the segment area S1. The same search as described above is performed for the segment areas other than the segment area S1 on the line L1. Similarly, the segment areas on the other lines are searched by setting the comparison area on the lines as described above.
- the dot pattern of the DP light can change depending on the shape and position of the DOE 114 and the wavelength of the laser light emitted from the laser light source 111.
- these factors are likely to change with temperature and may change over time.
- the DOE 114 is formed of a resin material, the characteristics of the DOE 114 are likely to change depending on the temperature.
- the dot pattern changes accordingly.
- the dot pattern at the time of actual measurement and the dot pattern held in the reference template are not properly collated. As a result, there is a possibility that the accuracy of detecting the distance to the detection target object is lowered.
- the diffraction angle ⁇ of the diffraction pattern is obtained by the following equation.
- ⁇ is the wavelength of the laser beam and p is the pitch of the diffraction pattern. From this equation, the diffraction angle ⁇ increases as the wavelength ⁇ of the laser beam increases, and decreases as the pitch p of the diffraction pattern increases.
- the DOE 114 used in the present embodiment is composed of one optical element and includes only one surface having a diffraction pattern.
- the inventor of the present application measured how the dot pattern changed according to the change in the wavelength of the laser light.
- 6A and 6B are diagrams showing measurement results when the wavelength of the laser light is increased by 2 nm and 4 nm from the reference wavelength, respectively.
- a flat reflection plane was irradiated with a dot pattern held as a reference template.
- the matching between the dot pattern irradiated on the CMOS image sensor 124 and the reference dot pattern was measured.
- the matching is performed by calculating the value Rsad of the above formula 1 for the segment area and the comparison area while moving the comparison area to the right by one pixel at a time. This was done depending on whether a value smaller than the threshold was extracted. When this extraction could not be performed, the segment area was regarded as an error.
- the moving range of the comparison region is a range of 60 pixels in the left-right direction centering on the position where the CMOS image sensor 124 is supposed to be irradiated when the dots of the corresponding segment region are reflected by the reflection plane. .
- adjacent segment regions are segmented without overlapping each other, but in this measurement, for example, the next segment region on the right side of the segment region S1 in FIG. Is shifted to the right by one pixel, and the segment area S1 and the next segment area overlap each other.
- Other segment areas also have areas overlapping with adjacent segment areas in the left-right direction.
- segment areas adjacent in the vertical direction also have areas that overlap each other.
- FIG. 6 (a) each show the matching result by the above measurement.
- segment areas that cannot be matched are indicated by white dots.
- the 6A is a measurement result when a region on the CMOS image sensor 124 to be a matching determination target (hereinafter referred to as “determination target region”) is a normal region.
- the left and right screens of the center screen are measurement results when the determination target region is shifted by one pixel leftward and rightward from the normal region, respectively.
- the two screens on the upper side of the center screen are measurement results when the determination target region is shifted by one pixel and two pixels upward from the normal region, respectively.
- the two screens on the lower side of the central screen are measurement results when the determination target region is shifted by one pixel and two pixels downward from the normal region, respectively.
- the dot pattern irradiated to the CMOS image sensor 124 does not change greatly. Specifically, it can be said that, in the entire reference pattern region, the amount of deviation of the vertical dot pattern due to wavelength variation is within a range where matching can be taken. Normally, matching can be taken if the amount of deviation in the vertical direction of the dot pattern is less than one pixel.
- the dot pattern It is considered that the amount of deviation is within the range of one pixel. From this examination, it can be seen that when the wavelength of the laser light source 111 is 2 nm longer than the reference wavelength, the dot pattern irradiated to the CMOS image sensor 124 shifts upward as it goes upward from the center.
- the dot pattern It is considered that the amount of deviation is within the range of one pixel. From this examination, it can be seen that when the wavelength of the laser light source 111 is 2 nm longer than the reference wavelength, the dot pattern irradiated to the CMOS image sensor 124 shifts downward as it goes downward from the center.
- the inventors of the present application further photographed the behavior of the dot pattern irradiated onto the CMOS image sensor 124 while changing the wavelength of the laser light source 111. This imaging confirmed that the dot pattern irradiated on the CMOS image sensor 124 shifted from the center of the dot pattern region to the radiation due to the wavelength variation of the laser light source 111.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing how each segment region in the reference pattern region is displaced according to the wavelength based on the above measurement results.
- FIGS. 4A to 4D only a part of the segment areas is shown for convenience.
- FIG. 9A shows segment regions S1 to S8 in the case of wavelength ⁇ 1 (reference wavelength).
- FIG. 4B shows segment regions S1 to S8 when the wavelength of the laser light is shifted to the longer wavelength side due to a temperature rise or the like and becomes wavelength ⁇ 2 ( ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2).
- the segment areas S1 to S8 are radially shifted from the center of the reference pattern area to the outside as compared with the case of FIG.
- the displacement amounts ⁇ Ds1 to Ds4 of the segment regions S1 to S4 close to the outer periphery of the reference pattern region are larger than the displacement amounts ⁇ Ds5 to ⁇ Ds8 of the segment regions S5 to S8 close to the center portion of the reference pattern region.
- FIG. 4C shows segment regions S1 to S8 when the wavelength of the laser beam is further shifted to the longer wavelength side due to a further increase in temperature or the like and becomes wavelength ⁇ 3 ( ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3). ing.
- the segment areas S1 to S8 are further shifted outside the reference pattern area as compared with the case of FIG. Therefore, the displacement amounts ⁇ Ds′1 to ⁇ Ds′8 of the segment areas S1 to S8 are larger than in the case of FIG.
- the segment region shifts outward as the wavelength of the laser light shifts to the long wavelength side. Further, the closer to the outside of the reference pattern area, the larger the displacement amount of the segment area.
- Each segment area is displaced approximately symmetrically (radially) with the center of the reference pattern area as the center.
- the displacement amount of each segment area corresponds to the wavelength variation of the laser beam. Therefore, the position of each segment in the Y-axis direction can be calculated based on the wavelength of the laser beam. This characteristic appears in the same way if the layer on which the diffraction pattern is formed is a single DOE, and does not differ depending on the diffraction pattern of the DOE 114.
- the amount of displacement in the Y-axis direction of the segment area is detected at the time of actual measurement, and the scanning line for searching the segment area is determined in the Y-axis direction according to the detected amount of displacement.
- To offset Specifically, it is detected how much a predetermined segment area (reference segment area) of the standard template TP is displaced in the Y-axis direction, and the offset direction and amount are set according to the detection result.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an offset setting method.
- the segment area S1 shown in FIG. 5B if the segment region S1 is displaced to the position of S1 ′ during actual measurement, the search line L1 of the uppermost segment region of the reference template TP is offset upward, and L1 'Is the search line. Further, the search line La of the segment area one level above the center line O is offset upward, and La ′ is set as the search line. Similarly, the search line Lb of the segment area one step below the center line O is offset downward to make Lb ′ the search line, and the search line Ln of the uppermost segment area is offset downward to make Ln ′ Is a search line.
- the offset amount of the search line at each stage becomes larger as the distance from the center line.
- the amount of offset of the search line at each stage is set so as to match the calculated amount of displacement by calculating the amount of displacement in the Y-axis direction of the segment area of each stage from the amount of displacement of the segment area S1.
- the offset amounts of the search lines at the same distance from the center line in the vertical direction are equal to each other. Note that the same shift amount may be set for a plurality of stages adjacent vertically. However, also in this case, the offset amount is set to be larger as the distance from the center line increases.
- FIG. 8C is a diagram showing an offset table Ot used for setting the offset of the search line.
- the offset table Ot is stored in the memory 25 in advance.
- the offset table Ot holds an offset pattern in association with the displacement amount ( ⁇ Di) in the Y-axis direction of the reference segment area.
- the displacement amount ⁇ Di is for indicating whether the reference segment region is displaced from the position (reference position) defined by the reference template in the positive Y-axis direction (expansion direction) or the negative Y-axis direction (reduction direction).
- the displacement amounts ⁇ D-1 to ⁇ D-n have negative signs, and the displacement amounts ⁇ D1 to ⁇ Dn have positive signs.
- the offset pattern Pi holds the search line offset (offset amount and direction) applied to the segment area of each stage of the reference template TP at the corresponding displacement amount ⁇ Di.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing processing at the time of template update.
- the processing in FIG. 9 is performed by the updating unit 21b in FIG.
- the updating unit 21b performs the process of FIG. 9 at predetermined time intervals during actual measurement.
- the updating unit 21b determines that the difference between the temperature (previous temperature) acquired from the temperature sensor 115 during the previous update and the temperature (current temperature) detected by the current temperature sensor 115 is the threshold Ts. Is determined (S101). When the information acquisition apparatus 1 is activated, it is determined whether the difference between the reference temperature when the reference template TP is configured and the current temperature exceeds the threshold Ts.
- the template is updated (S103). If the determination in S101 is NO, it is determined in the search for the segment area at the time of the latest measurement whether the ratio of the segment area in which the search is an error to the total segment area exceeds the threshold Es. If the determination in S102 is YES, the template is updated (S103), and if NO, the template update ends.
- FIG. 9B is a flowchart showing the update process in S103 of FIG. 9A.
- the process of FIG. 9B is performed with reference to the reference template TP previously stored in the memory 25 and the dot pattern information acquired at the time of actual measurement and developed in the memory 25.
- the reference template TP includes information on the position of the reference pattern region P0, pixel values of all pixels included in the reference pattern region P0, and information for dividing the reference pattern region P0 into segment regions. Yes.
- explanation is made based on a dot pattern.
- the updating unit 21b first searches for a displacement position of a preset reference segment area from a dot pattern on the CMOS image sensor 124 of DP light at the time of actual measurement (S201).
- the uppermost segment area of the standard pattern area P0 of the standard template TP is set as the reference segment areas Sr1 to Srn. It is searched at which position these reference segment areas Sr1 to Srn are in the search area MA shown in FIG.
- the search area MA covers an area that largely surrounds only the uppermost portion of the light receiving area of the CMOS image sensor 124.
- the search is performed by collating all of the search areas MA for each of the reference segment areas Sr1 to Srn. That is, after the search is performed on the uppermost stage of the search area MA, the search is performed on the next stage that is one pixel below the uppermost stage, and similarly, the search is performed on the lower stage. .
- the update unit 21b obtains the acquired displacement amounts ⁇ d1 to ⁇ dn in the Y-axis direction. Based on the above, an average Y-axis displacement amount ⁇ d is calculated (S202).
- the displacement amount of the segment area becomes larger as it is closer to the outside of the standard pattern area P0. Therefore, the reference segment areas Sr1 to Srn are set at the uppermost stage as in the present embodiment. Alternatively, it is desirable that the reference segment areas Sr1 to Srn are set at the bottom. Further, as shown in FIGS. 10C and 10D, the displacement amounts of the reference segment regions Sr1 to Srn may include an error due to disturbance components or the like, and therefore, a predetermined number as shown in S201 and S202. It is preferable that the Y-axis displacement amount of the reference segment region is acquired and the average value of these is used as the displacement amount in the Y-axis direction.
- the updating unit 21b extracts the displacement amount ⁇ Di closest to the acquired average Y-axis displacement amount ⁇ d from the offset table Ot shown in FIG. 8C (S203). Then, the updating unit 21b sets the offset pattern Pi corresponding to the extracted displacement amount ⁇ Di as an offset pattern used during actual measurement (S204).
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of offset processing.
- FIG. 11A shows a case where the positions of the reference segment areas Sr1 to Srn searched in S201 of FIG. 10B are displaced from the reference position by an average displacement amount ⁇ d in the positive Y-axis direction.
- the search line of each stage of the reference pattern region P0 is offset according to the offset pattern corresponding to the average displacement amount ⁇ d by S204 in FIG.
- the uppermost segment region is searched along a search line L1 'offset from the uppermost position by an offset amount ⁇ LO1 in the positive Y-axis direction.
- the search is performed along the search line Lj ′ offset from the position of the j-th stage in the Y-axis positive direction by the offset amount ⁇ LOj.
- This offset amount ⁇ LOj is smaller than the offset amount ⁇ LO1.
- the search is performed along the search line Ln ′ offset in the positive direction of the Y axis by the offset amount ⁇ LOn from the position of the lowermost stage.
- This offset amount ⁇ LOn is a value comparable to the offset amount ⁇ LO1.
- the search lines of all the stages are offset, and the search of each stage is performed according to the search lines L′ 1 to L′ n after the offset.
- the search line of each segment region is offset based on the amount of displacement in the Y-axis direction when the reference segment region is actually measured, the dot pattern of the laser beam has the wavelength of the laser beam. Even if it changes due to fluctuations, the segment area can be searched appropriately. Therefore, the distance to the detection target object can be detected appropriately.
- the distance to the detection object is accurately measured by updating the offset pattern according to the wavelength variation as needed without using a temperature control element such as a Bertier element to control the wavelength constant. can do.
- a temperature control element such as a Bertier element to control the wavelength constant.
- the reference template TP when the wavelength variation occurs, the reference template TP is not changed and the search line of the segment area of each stage of the reference template is offset. You may make it change according to a change.
- an update table Tr in which the displacement amount ⁇ Di of the reference segment region is associated with the update template TP′i is held in the memory 25, and this update table Tr is used during actual operation.
- the template to be used may be switched from the reference template TP to the update template TP′i.
- the update template TP ′ is configured such that the segment area of each stage of the reference template TP shifts up or down (Y-axis positive / negative direction) according to the displacement amount ⁇ Di.
- FIG. 12B is a flowchart showing template update processing in the present modification example. This process is performed in S103 of FIG.
- S201 to S203 are the same as S201 to S203 in FIG.
- the update template TP′i corresponding to the displacement amount ⁇ Di extracted in S203 is set as a template used during actual measurement.
- the line corresponding to each stage of the update template TP′i is used as a search line.
- a segment area search is performed.
- the search line of each stage is displaced from the position (reference position) when the reference template TP is used.
- the offset pattern is stored in advance in association with the displacement amount ⁇ Di.
- the offset amount of the segment region of each stage of the reference template is obtained by calculation from the displacement amount of the reference segment region.
- the measurement of the Y-axis displacement from the reference pattern region P0 is performed only for the segment region of the uppermost line, but the Y-axis displacement amount is also measured for the lowermost line and the center line. You may measure. Thereby, the detection accuracy of the Y-axis displacement amount can be improved.
- the number of Y-axis displacements may be any number as long as it is one or more segment regions. For example, the Y-axis displacement amount may be measured only from the upper left and upper right segment regions.
- only one reference template TP is prepared.
- a plurality of reference templates TP may be prepared so as to suit different wavelengths.
- a search error of the reference segment areas Sr1 to Srn occurred exceeding the threshold value.
- the reference segment regions Sr1 to Srn may be searched using another reference template TP, and the reference template TP in which the search error is equal to or less than a threshold value may be used during actual measurement.
- adjacent segment areas are segmented without overlapping each other, but a predetermined segment area and segment areas adjacent to the segment area vertically and horizontally may have overlapping areas. good.
- the shape of the reference pattern region may be other shapes such as a square, etc., as well as a rectangle as in the above embodiment.
- the shape of the update pattern area can be changed as appropriate.
- the CMOS image sensor 124 is used as the light receiving element, but a CCD image sensor can be used instead.
- Information Acquisition Device 111 Laser Light Source (Light Source) 114 DOE (Diffraction Optical Element) 124 CMOS image sensor (light receiving element) 21 CPU 21b Update unit (spreading detection unit, information acquisition unit) 21c 3D distance calculation unit (information acquisition unit) 25 Memory (storage unit)
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111 レーザ光源(光源)
114 DOE(回折光学素子)
124 CMOSイメージセンサ(受光素子)
21 CPU
21b 更新部(広がり検出部、情報取得部)
21c 3次元距離演算部(情報取得部)
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- 光を用いて目標領域の情報を取得する情報取得装置において、
所定波長帯域の光を出射する光源と、
前記光を所定のドットパターンにて前記目標領域に照射する回折光学素子と、
前記目標領域から反射された反射光を受光して信号を出力する受光素子と、
前記受光素子によって受光される前記光の基準パターンに複数のセグメント領域を設定した基準テンプレートを保持する記憶部と、
前記受光素子によって受光された前記光の実測パターンから前記セグメント領域に対応する対応領域を探索し、探索した前記対応領域の位置に基づいて、前記目標領域に存在する物体の3次元情報を取得する情報取得部と、
前記基準パターンの設定領域に対する前記実測パターンの受光領域の広がり具合の変化を検出する広がり検出部と、を備え、
前記情報取得部は、前記光源と前記受光素子の並び方向に平行な探索ラインに沿って、前記実測パターンに対する前記対応領域の探索を実行し、前記広がり検出部によって検出される前記広がり具合の前記変化に応じて、前記各セグメント領域に対する前記探索ラインを、前記変化がないときの基準位置から、前記並び方向に垂直な方向に変位させる、
ことを特徴とする情報取得装置。 - 請求項1に記載の情報取得装置において、
前記情報取得部は、
前記基準パターンの受光領域よりも前記実測パターンの受光領域が広がった場合には、前記各セグメント領域を探索するための前記探索ラインを、前記並び方向に垂直な方向に前記設定領域の中心から離れるように、前記各セグメント領域に対する前記基準位置から変位させ、
前記基準パターンの受光領域よりも前記実測パターンの受光領域が狭くなった場合には、前記各セグメント領域を探索するための前記探索ラインを、前記並び方向に垂直な方向に前記設定領域の中心に近づくように、前記各セグメント領域に対する前記基準位置から変位させる、
ことを特徴とする情報取得装置。 - 請求項2に記載の情報取得装置において、
前記情報取得部は、前記設定領域の中心に近い前記セグメント領域よりも前記設定領域の中心から遠い前記セグメント領域の方が前記基準位置に対する前記探索ラインの変位量を大きく設定する、
ことを特徴とする情報取得装置。 - 請求項1ないし3の何れか一項に記載の情報取得装置において、
前記広がり検出部は、前記設定領域の中心から前記並び方向に垂直な方向に最も離れた前記セグメント領域が前記実測パターンにおいてどの位置にあるかを探索し、当該探索の結果に基づいて、前記基準パターンの前記設定領域に対する前記実測パターンの前記受光領域の前記広がり具合の変化を検出する、
ことを特徴とする情報取得装置。 - 請求項1ないし4の何れか一項に記載の情報取得装置において、
前記情報取得部は、前記各探索ラインのオフセットパターンを前記広がり具合の前記変化の大きさに対応づけたテーブルを保持し、実測時に、前記広がり検出部により検出された前記変化の大きさに対応する前記オフセットパターンに基づいて、前記各探索ラインを対応する前記基準位置からオフセットさせる、
ことを特徴とする情報取得装置。 - 請求項1ないし5の何れか一項に記載の情報取得装置を有する物体検出装置。
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