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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2016
Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya, JP;
Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya, JP;
Abstract
An underwater detection apparatus is provided. The underwater detection apparatus includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a hardware processor. The transmitter transmits a transmission wave. The receiver obtains a receive signal based on a reflection of the transmission wave. The hardware processor is programmed to at least detect an underwater target object based at least in part on the receive signal, estimate a density index value of objects within a given area in a vicinity of the underwater target object, and calculate a size index value of the underwater target object based at least in part on the density index value and a target object signal intensity representing a maximum intensity of the receive signal corresponding to the underwater target object.