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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Optex Co., Ltd., Shiga, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OPTEX CO., LTD., Shiga, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/41 (2006.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G01S 13/34 (2006.01); G01S 13/56 (2006.01); G01S 13/58 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 13/91 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/411 (2013.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G01S 13/34 (2013.01); G01S 13/56 (2013.01); G01S 13/583 (2013.01); G01S 13/862 (2013.01); G01S 13/865 (2013.01); G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G01S 13/91 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle detection device includes: a first signal obtaining section which obtains a first signal corresponding to a distance to a subject object; a second signal obtaining section which obtains a second signal corresponding to a solid angle formed by the subject object; and a vehicle determining section which determines, based on the first and second signals, that the subject object is a vehicle, in a case where an actual size of the subject object is equal to or greater than a predetermined size.