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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Inventors:
Takuma Hiramatsu, Sakai, JP;
Takayuki Shimizu, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 17/58 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4808 (2013.01); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 17/58 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01);
Abstract
A TOF ranging sensor according to Embodiment includes: a light-emitting unit that radiates light beams to subspaces; a light-receiving unit that receives light and forms images of the light on light-receiving elements allocated to the subspaces; and a space control unit that independently controls each element group that includes a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element that are allocated to a common one of the subspaces.