Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Takashi Asaba

Takeshi Sasajima

Yoshimitsu Aiga

A radar device () transmits electromagnetic waves so as to scan a predetermined angular range in the horizontal direction around a subject vehicle at predetermined time intervals, and when reflected waves of the electromagnetic waves reflected from an object are received, a reflection point where the electromagnetic waves are reflected from the object is detected based on the result of receiving the reflected waves, the existence of a parking space is determined based on pre-stored subject vehicle body dimensional data and a sequence of reflection points and, furthermore, the feasibility of parking in the parking space (Sp) is determined In this process, since the feasibility of parking is determined based on a road width (Wx) and a width (Wy) of the parking space (Sp) calculated based on the sequence of reflection points, it is possible to carry out a determination of the feasibility of parking in the parking space (Sp) with better precision.

Vehicular parking feasibility determining system, vehicular parking space detection system and vehicular movable range detection system

An object detecting apparatus including: an object detecting device that causes electromagnetic waves to be reflected from an object and receives the reflected waves to detect the object while scanning a predetermined scan range; a rotating device that changes a direction of the object detecting device; an imaging device that captures images; a display device that displays an image captured by the imaging device; a setting device that sets the scan range of the object detecting device on the image displayed by the display device; and a control device that instructs the rotating device to rotate the object detecting device based on the set scan range, and instructs the object detecting device to scan the scan range.

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Wako, Japan

Takashi Asaba