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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2006
Yoshie Samukawa, Kariya, JP;
Toyohito Nozawa, Kariya, JP;
Hiroshi Ohkata, Kariya, JP;
Keiji Matsuoka, Kariya, JP;
Yoshiaki Hoashi, Kariya, JP;
Tsutomu Natsume, Nagoya, JP;
Eiji Teramura, Okazaki, JP;
Yoshie Samukawa, Kariya, JP;
Toyohito Nozawa, Kariya, JP;
Hiroshi Ohkata, Kariya, JP;
Keiji Matsuoka, Kariya, JP;
Yoshiaki Hoashi, Kariya, JP;
Tsutomu Natsume, Nagoya, JP;
Eiji Teramura, Okazaki, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
In an object recognition apparatus for a vehicle which uses intensities of reflected waves from reflecting objects to make a recognition on whether a reflecting object is a vehicle or a non-vehicle, a plurality of transmission waves are emitted to receive a plurality of reflected waves from the reflecting objects, and a decision is made as to whether or not the reflecting object producing the plurality of reflected waves is a unitary reflecting object. If the decision shows a unitary reflecting object, the highest intensity of intensities of the reflected waves from the unitary reflecting object is compared with a reference intensity to makes a decision on whether the reflecting object is a vehicle or a non-vehicle. This enables univocally making a decision for each unitary reflecting object as to whether the reflecting object is more likely to be a vehicle or to be a non-vehicle, thus improving the recognition accuracy.