Abstract: An object detection device including a transmitter transmitting a transmission wave where ultrasonic waves of different frequencies are multiplexed, a receiver receiving a reflected wave produced by the reflection of the transmission wave from an object, a frequency analyzer generating reflected wave frequency information indicating a plurality of frequency components contained in the reflected wave, and separated echo information indicating temporal changes in amplitude value for each of the frequency components contained in the reflected wave, a distance information generator generating distance information about the distance to the object, based on the separated echo information, a Doppler detector that calculates a Doppler frequency, based on the reflected wave frequency information, transmission wave frequency information indicating the frequency components of the transmission wave, and frequency interval information of the interval between the frequency components from the transmission wave, and a corre

Abstract: An object detection device (200) of an embodiment includes a transmitting unit (301) that transmits a transmission wave in which a plurality of ultrasonic waves of different frequencies are multiplexed, a receiving unit (303) that receives a reflected wave produced by the reflection of the transmission wave from an object, a frequency analysis unit (305) that generates separated echo information indicating temporal changes in amplitude value for each of a plurality of frequency components contained in the reflected wave, and a calculation unit (306) that generates distance information about the distance to the object, based on a maximum amplitude value that is the largest of a plurality of the amplitude values detected for the individual frequency components at the same time, the maximum amplitude value being obtained from the separated echo information.

Abstract: An object detection device includes an acquisition unit that acquires, a plurality of times at different predetermined timings, an object distance that is a distance from a transmission and reception unit mounted on a vehicle to an object, the object distance being detected on the basis of a result of transmission of a transmission wave by the transmission and reception unit and reception of a reflected wave from the object by the transmission and reception unit, and acquires a travel distance of the vehicle that travels while the object distances are acquired the plurality of times, and a determination unit that determines a height of the object on the basis of a plurality of the object distances and the travel distance that are acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: An object detection device includes an acquisition unit that acquires intensity of a direct wave at a second transmission and reception unit among a plurality of transmission and reception units that allow transmission and reception of an ultrasonic wave, the direct wave directly received by the second transmission and reception unit and being an ultrasonic wave transmitted by a first transmission and reception unit among the plurality of transmission and reception units. An intensity of a reflected wave received by the transmission and reception unit, the reflected wave being a reflected wave obtained by the ultrasonic wave transmitted from the first transmission and reception unit reflected on an object, and a detection unit that calculates an air-absorption attenuation coefficient of the ultrasonic wave on the basis of the intensity of the direct wave to detects the object on the basis of the air-absorption attenuation coefficient and the intensity of the reflected wave.

Abstract: An object detection device is mounted on a moving body and detects an object that exists around the moving body, the object detection device including a transceiver that transmits a transmission wave and receives a reception wave generated by the transmission wave being reflected by the object, and a deviation detector that detects a deviation of the transceiver from a normal position that is a predetermined mounting position of the transceiver on the basis of echo information indicating a temporal change in intensity of the reception wave and reference echo information stored in a storage device in advance.

Abstract: An object detection system including a plurality of object detection devices arranged at predetermined intervals. Each objection detection device includes a transmitter transmitting a transmission wave of a predetermined frequency. Each devices also includes a receiver that receives a reception wave that has returned in response to reflection on the object. An acquisition part acquires a first Doppler shift amount between the transmission wave and the reception wave on the basis of a reception frequency as a result of frequency analysis on the reception wave and the transmission frequency of the transmission wave to estimate an arrival direction of the reception wave based on the first Doppler shift amount and a second Doppler shift amount returned from a front of the object and determines a processing mode of the reception wave on the basis of the arrival direction of the reception wave.

Abstract: An object detection device includes a transmitting unit that transmits a transmission wave, a receiving unit that receives a reception wave produced by the reflection of the transmission wave off an object, a CFAR processing unit that acquires a difference value between a processing target value that is the value of a processing target signal corresponding to the reception wave received at a certain detection timing, and a reference value based on a moving average value of the values of reference signal groups corresponding to the reception wave received during predetermined periods before and after the detection timing, a detection processing unit that generates information about the object, based on the difference value, and a setting unit that selects the reference value suitable for a detection distance corresponding to the detection timing from a plurality of the reference values.

Abstract: An object detection device is mounted on a moving body and detects an object that exists around the moving body. An object detection device includes a transmitter that transmits a transmission wave, a receiver that receives a reception wave generated by the transmission wave being reflected by the object, a mode setting unit that switches, in accordance with a predetermined condition, a plurality of distance modes including a short distance mode targeting a short distance range determined in advance, and a controller that sets a driving time of the transmission wave in the short distance mode to be shorter than the driving time of the transmission wave in another distance mode targeting a range farther than the short distance range.

Abstract: An object detection device includes: a transmission and reception unit configured to transmit a transmission wave from a movable body moving on a road surface and receive a reflected wave from an object; and a generation unit configured to generate road surface information regarding a change in the road surface based on a difference between echo information indicating a change over time in an intensity of the reflected wave received by the transmission and reception unit and reference echo information indicating a predetermined change over time in an intensity of a reflected wave from the road surface.

Abstract: An object detection device includes: a transmitter transmitting a transmission wave; a receiver receiving a reception wave reflected by an object; a CFAR processor acquiring a CFAR signal at a detection timing by CFAR processing based on a value of a first processing target signal and an average value of values of second processing target signals; a detection processor detecting information related to the object based on a comparison between the CFAR signal and a threshold; and a threshold processor setting, when the detection timing belongs to a predetermined first section, the threshold as a first threshold calculated in consideration of a detection result of a temperature sensor, and setting, when the detection timing belongs to a predetermined second section, the threshold as a second threshold calculated without considering the detection result of the temperature sensor.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide an object detection device that can optimize data transfer. An object detection device (11) of the present disclosure includes: an acquisition unit (102) configured to acquire distance information indicating a distance from a transmission and reception unit (21) to an object based on a time until an ultrasonic wave transmitted from the transmission and reception unit is reflected by the object (object O) and returns; an output unit (104) configured to output the distance information; and an adjustment unit (103) configured to adjust the number of pieces of distance information, which is output from the output unit in each of a plurality of divided periods (S1 to S6) set to divide a measurement cycle (C) corresponding to a period in which the ultrasonic wave is transmitted and received once by a predetermined time width, to be equal to or less than a predetermined first upper limit value.

Abstract: An object detection device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire distance information indicating a distance from a predetermined portion to an object based on an intensity of a reflected wave generated by an ultrasonic wave being reflected by the object; and a generation unit configured to generate step information indicating a height of the object based on a pair of pieces of distance information detected within a predetermined time interval. The pair of pieces of distance information include first distance information corresponding to a distance from the predetermined portion to an upper end portion of the object and second distance information corresponding to a distance from the predetermined portion to a lower end portion of the object.

Abstract: An object detection device as an example of the present disclosure includes: a transmitting unit that transmits a transmitting wave toward a road surface; a receiving unit that receives a reflected wave of the transmitting wave reflected by an object as a receiving wave; a CFAR processing unit that acquires a CFAR signal at a predetermined detection timing by CFAR processing for each of a plurality of the transmitting waves, based on a value of a first processing target signal based on the receiving wave received at the detection timing and an average value of a value of a second processing target signal based on the receiving wave received in a predetermined section before and after the detection timing; and an estimating unit that estimates a road surface type based on an average signal level and a variation degree of a plurality of the CFAR signals.

Abstract: An object detection device includes: a transmission and reception unit configured to transmit a transmission wave including an ultrasonic wave having directivity in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a traveling direction of a movable body, and receive a reflected wave from an object; a determination unit configured to determine presence or absence of an abnormality based on a predetermined reference distance and a downward distance between the transmission and reception unit and an object present below the transmission and reception unit in a vertical direction, the downward distance being calculated based on a reflected wave of an ultrasonic wave of the transmission wave traveling downward in the vertical direction from the transmission and reception unit; and an output unit configured to output information regarding the abnormality.

Abstract: An object detection device includes: a transmitter transmitting a transmission wave to an outside including a road surface; a receiver receiving a reflected wave of the transmission wave being reflected by an object as a reception wave; a CFAR processor acquiring a CFAR signal at a predetermined detection timing by CFAR processing based on a value of a first processing target signal based on a reception wave received at the detection timing and an average value of values of second processing target signals based on the reception waves received in predetermined sections before and after the detection timing; and an estimator estimating an absorption and attenuation value corresponding to the average value based on a road surface reflection estimation expression that defines a relation between the average value and the absorption and attenuation value in advance.

Abstract: An object detector includes: a transmission and reception unit that transmits a transmission wave and receives a reflection wave from an object; an acquisition unit that detects the reflection wave having a signal level above a threshold to acquire distance information indicating a distance from the transmission and reception unit to the object; a sort processing unit that sets a priority of the distance information to be higher as a difference between a signal level corresponding to the distance information and the threshold is larger when a plurality of pieces of the distance information are acquired in a predetermined period; and an output control unit that outputs the plurality of pieces of the distance information in descending order of the priority.

Abstract: An object detection device includes: a transmission unit transmitting a first transmission wave; a reception unit receiving a first reception wave reflected by an object; a signal processing unit sampling a first processing target signal according to the first reception wave and acquiring a difference signal based on a difference between the first processing target signal for at least one sample at a certain detection timing, and the first processing target signal for a plurality of samples in at least one of first and second periods; a threshold setting unit setting a threshold as a comparison target with the value of the difference signal, based on variation in the values of the first processing target signal for the plurality of samples; and a detection unit detecting information about the object at the detection timing based on a comparison result between the value of the difference signal and the threshold.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus including an ultrasonic generator including a transducer having a piezoelectric body that vibrates due to a piezoelectric effect and generates ultrasonic waves when an alternating voltage is applied, and three or more electrodes provided in different regions on a surface of the piezoelectric body. The apparatus includes a control unit that, when the control unit receives an ultrasonic wave generation instruction including information on a directivity of ultrasonic waves to be generated, selects from the three or more electrodes a combination of a voltage application electrode and a ground electrode corresponding to the directivity in the ultrasonic wave generation instruction and applies the alternating voltage to the voltage application electrode to generate ultrasonic waves, the voltage application electrode being an electrode to which the alternating voltage is to be applied, and the ground electrode being an electrode to be at a ground potential.

Abstract: An object detection device includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a transmission wave; a reception unit configured to receive a reception wave, which is the transmission wave reflected by and returned from an object, until a predetermined measurement time elapses after the transmission wave is transmitted; a detection unit configured to detect the object based on distance information based on the reception wave received by the reception unit; and a reception control unit configured to set the measurement time after the detection of the object to be shorter than the measurement time after a non-detection of the object.

Abstract: An object detector includes: a triangulation calculation unit that performs triangulation calculation for detecting a location of an object based on first distance information calculated based on direct waves in which transmitted waves transmitted from a first transmission and reception unit are reflected by an object and received by the first transmission and reception unit, and second distance information calculated based on indirect waves in which transmitted waves transmitted from a second transmission and reception unit arranged in a location different from the first transmission and reception unit are reflected by an object and received by the first transmission and reception unit; and a prohibition processing unit that prohibits triangulation calculation when a difference between first velocity information indicating a velocity of an object calculated based on the direct waves and second velocity information indicating a velocity of an object calculated based on the indirect waves exceeds a predetermin