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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2013
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Achi-pref, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima-pref., JP;
Akiyoshi Mizutani, Nagoya, JP;
Keiji Matsuoka, Nagoya, JP;
Koji Shimizu, Ichinomiya, JP;
Haruki Okazaki, Hiroshima, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle-mounted radar apparatus for transmitting radar waves toward the outside of a vehicle mounting the apparatus thereon and receiving the radar waves reflected from an object to thereby acquire information about the object. In the apparatus, a target detection unit transmits and receives the radar waves to detect positions of targets. An object position determination unit determines a position of the object reflecting the radar waves on the basis of the positions of the targets. A representative target selection unit selects a representative target from the targets. A same-object target selection unit selects targets belonging to the same object as the representative target. A large-vehicle determination unit determines whether or not the object is a large vehicle on the basis of a number of targets selected by the same-object target selection unit and reflection wave received powers for the respective targets.