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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2015
Applicants:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Masumi Fukuman, Kariya, JP;

Motonari Ohbayashi, Nagakute, JP;

Akihiro Kida, Toyota, JP;

Assignees:

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2006.01); G01S 7/527 (2006.01); G01S 15/46 (2006.01); G01S 15/87 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G01S 7/527 (2013.01); G01S 15/46 (2013.01); G01S 15/878 (2013.01); G01S 2015/465 (2013.01); G01S 2015/938 (2013.01);
Abstract

An object detecting apparatus includes a distance calculator that calculates a distance to the object, a wave height acquirer that acquires a respective peak value of the plurality of reflected waves, and multiple reflection determiner. When a reflected wave for which a first distance to the object is calculated to be the smallest in the reflected waves is defined as a first wave, and another reflected wave to which a second distance is calculated as twice or more integer times the first distance calculated for the first wave and a difference of the peak value relative to the first wave which is larger than a predetermined value is present in the reflected waves, the multiple reflection determiner determines that multiple reflection is occurring in a second wave or thereafter.


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