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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Yasunobu Asada, Kobe, JP;
Masahiro Minowa, Nishinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/95 (2006.01); G01S 7/295 (2006.01); G01S 7/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/951 (2013.01); G01S 7/295 (2013.01); G01S 7/53 (2013.01); G01S 13/95 (2013.01); Y02A 90/18 (2018.01);
Abstract
In a two-dimensional data structure stored in a memory of a weather radar apparatus, a height of an obstacle may be specified by a single parameter when the obstacle blocking a transmission signal is located in an observation area. A signal processor may process a reception signal based on blocking area specifying information. Thereby, a detection apparatus and a detecting method can specify with a smaller data amount an area where a transmission signal is blocked when performing a detection using transmission and reception signals.