VEHICLE POSITION DETECTION DEVICE, VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE POSITION DETECTION METHOD

A light distribution control device 6 comprises: a vehicle detection unit 14 for detecting a front vehicle via image analysis of an image obtained by an imaging device 4 which images the region in front of the vehicle; a region determination unit 16 for determining a region to be processed, the region to be processed including the region occupied by the front vehicle and a prescribed margin added thereto in the vehicle width direction; and a pattern detection unit 18 that, in parallel with the detection of the front vehicle by the vehicle detection unit 14, determines a light blocking part in the image obtained by the imaging device 4 on the basis of pixel values of a pair of light points included in the region to be processed and arranged in the vehicle width direction, to determine a light distribution pattern PTN including the light blocking part.