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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2013
Toshinori Okita, Gotenba, JP;
Jun Itoh, Kobe, JP;
Toshinori Okita, Gotenba, JP;
Jun Itoh, Kobe, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Abstract
A peripheral object detection apparatus that is installed in a vehicle to detect a peripheral object obstructing travel by a vehicle includes: a radar that obtains a reflection intensity by transmitting an electromagnetic wave and receiving an electromagnetic wave reflected by an object; and a determination unit that calculates an integrated value of an amount of variation in the reflection intensity within a predetermined section, obtained by the radar, and determines on the basis of the integrated value whether or not the object is a low object not obstructing travel by the vehicle.