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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2010
Tatsuo Nakagawa, Kodaira, JP;
Akihiko Hyodo, Hachioji, JP;
Hideaki Kurata, Kokubunji, JP;
Shigeru Oho, Soka, JP;
Tatsuo Nakagawa, Kodaira, JP;
Akihiko Hyodo, Hachioji, JP;
Hideaki Kurata, Kokubunji, JP;
Shigeru Oho, Soka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a measurement device that can accurately measure size, position, the presence of an object, and the like by means of a simple and low-cost method. Specifically, disclosed is a measurement device that is provided with: a transmitter that transmits radio waves; a vibrating surface that vibrates mechanically; a receiver that receives radio waves; and a controller that transmits radio waves from the transmitter, and on the basis of the signal of the radio waves reflected by the vibrating surface and received by the receiver, outputs information about a measured object on the pathway between the transmitter and the receiver with the vibrating surface therebetween.