SIGNAL RECOGNITION DEVICE, SIGNAL RECOGNITION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Provided is a signal recognition device comprising: an image acquisition unit 101 that acquires an image captured by a camera which is disposed on a mobile body; a light-emitting body detection unit 102 that detects a light-emitting body in the acquired image; a self-position estimation unit 103 that estimates the position of the camera; a signal apparatus determination unit 108 that identifies a light of a signal apparatus from the detected light-emitting body on the basis of the estimated position of the camera; and a signal indication recognition unit 109 that reads the indication of the signal apparatus from the identified light. Thus, it is possible to read the indication of a signal apparatus not only in bright areas, but also in dark areas.