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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2005
Yoshie Samukawa, Kariya, JP;
Yoshiaki Hoashi, Kariya, JP;
Mamoru Shimamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Keiji Matsuoka, Obu, JP;
Yoshie Samukawa, Kariya, JP;
Yoshiaki Hoashi, Kariya, JP;
Mamoru Shimamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Keiji Matsuoka, Obu, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An object recognition apparatus in a subject vehicle includes a radar unit for transmitting a plurality of laser beams in a scan range spread in horizontal and vertical directions of the subject vehicle and receiving a reflection, a recognition unit for recognizing the object in front of the subject vehicle based on the reflection, a determination sub-unit in the radar unit, a calculation sub-unit in the radar unit; and an adjustment sub-unit in the radar unit. The radar unit is so disposed in the subject vehicle with a center axis of one of the plurality of the laser beams aligned with a target angle that the determination sub-unit uses coverage in the vertical direction of the laser beam being sufficient for variation of heights of the reflector on the object at a first distance detected by the radar unit as the predetermined condition for selecting of the object.