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Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2019
Applicant:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;

Inventors:

Yohei Suzuki, Nisshin, JP;

Taketo Harada, Nisshin, JP;

Mitsuyasu Matsuura, Nisshin, JP;

Takuya Nomura, Kariya, JP;

Assignee:

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/12 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2020.01); G01S 15/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/12 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01);
Abstract

An object detection device which determines an amplitude Aof an ultrasonic wave received by a receiving unit, detects a frequency fof the ultrasonic wave, sweeps a frequency fof a pulse signal after a predetermined time has elapsed from start of generation of the pulse signal, and determines that the received ultrasonic wave is a reflected wave of the probe wave when the frequency fafter the amplitude Abecomes a predetermined reference value or more from start of transmission of the probe wave makes the same change as the frequency f. When an ultrasonic wave received by a receiver is determined to be a reflected wave of the probe wave, the object detection unit calculates a distance to an object based on a time from transmission of the probe wave to reception of the ultrasonic wave.


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