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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2005
Kenichiro Horikawa, Inasa-gun, JP;
Hideyuki Ide, Imabari, JP;
Kenichiro Horikawa, Inasa-gun, JP;
Hideyuki Ide, Imabari, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An obstacle detecting apparatus includes sensors and a processing unit. Each of the sensors are rendered operational by predetermined parameters. The processing unit transmits the parameters to the sensors and includes a vehicle state detector, a condition determiner, a communication controller, and a parameter setting processor. The vehicle state detector detects a running state of the vehicle. The condition determiner determines that the running state of the vehicle is one of an operating condition indicating that the sensors should be operated and a forbidding condition indicating that the operation of the sensors should be forbidden. The communication controller performs communication with the sensors. The parameter setting processor transmits the parameters to the sensors and receives a response indicating completion of the process. The parameter setting processor repeats the process upon either a parameter of one sensor not being set, or communication being terminated while the forbidding condition is identified.