Obstacle detection apparatus and method for detecting obstacle
    31.
    发明授权
    Obstacle detection apparatus and method for detecting obstacle 有权
    障碍物检测装置及障碍物检测方法

    公开(公告)号:US08503265B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-06

    申请号:US12656524

    申请日:2010-02-02

    摘要: A transmission and reception device is located at a predetermined height on a movable object and directed toward an outside. The transmission and reception device includes a transmission unit for repeatedly transmitting sensing waves at a predetermined interval and a reception unit for receiving reflective waves of the sensing waves from a detected object. A peak value detecting unit detects peak values of the received reflective waves and stores the detected peak values. A difference arithmetic unit calculates a difference in the detected peak values with movement of the movable object closer to the detected object. An object determination unit determines the detected object to be a near-road-surface obstacle, which is close to a road surface, when the difference is a negative value. The object determination unit determines the detected object to be an other obstacle than the near-road-surface obstacle when the difference is a positive value.

    摘要翻译: 发送和接收设备位于可移动物体上的预定高度并指向外部。 发送和接收装置包括用于以预定间隔重复发送感测波的发送单元和用于从检测对象接收感测波的反射波的接收单元。 峰值检测单元检测所接收的反射波的峰值,并存储所检测的峰值。 差分运算单元通过可移动物体更接近被检测物体的运动来计算检测到的峰值的差异。 当该差为负值时,对象确定单元确定检测对象为靠近路面的近路面障碍物。 当差为正值时,物体确定单元确定所检测到的物体是比近路面障碍物更多的障碍物。

    ULTRASONIC SENSOR
    33.
    发明申请
    ULTRASONIC SENSOR 失效
    超声波传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20120174673A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-12

    申请号:US13425460

    申请日:2012-03-21

    IPC分类号: G01N29/04

    摘要: An ultrasonic sensor includes a transmitting device, a receiving device, and a circuit device. The circuit device determines that the receiving device receives an ultrasonic wave reflected from an object, when an output voltage of the receiving device is equal to or greater than a first threshold. The circuit device includes a humidity detection section configured to detect an ambient humidity of the transmitting and receiving devices and a threshold adjustment section configured to calculate, based on the detected ambient humidity, a sound pressure of the ultrasonic wave that is received by the receiving device after propagating over a round-trip distance between the ultrasonic sensor and the object. The threshold adjustment section reduces the first threshold, when the output voltage corresponding to the calculated sound pressure is less than a second threshold that is greater the first threshold.

    摘要翻译: 超声波传感器包括发送装置,接收装置和电路装置。 当接收装置的输出电压等于或大于第一阈值时,电路装置确定接收装置接收从对象反射的超声波。 电路装置包括:湿度检测部,被配置为检测发送和接收装置的环境湿度;以及阈值调整部,其被配置为基于检测到的环境湿度来计算由接收装置接收的超声波的声压 在超声波传感器和物体之间的往返距离上传播。 当与计算出的声压相对应的输出电压小于第一阈值以上的第二阈值时,阈值调节部分减小第一阈值。

    Ultrasonic device for detecting direction to object
    34.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic device for detecting direction to object 有权
    用于检测物体方向的超声波装置

    公开(公告)号:US08089826B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-03

    申请号:US12458924

    申请日:2009-07-28

    IPC分类号: G01N29/00

    摘要: A ultrasonic device detecting a direction to an object includes: a transmitting element of a ultrasonic wave; first and second receiving elements; a diffraction wave phase detector; an initial phase memory for an initial phase of a diffraction wave; a sound speed detector; a phase correction amount calculator calculating a phase shift caused by a sound speed change and calculating a phase correction amount based on the phase of the diffraction wave, the initial phase and the phase shift; a phase correction element correcting a phase of the reflection wave based on the phase correction amount; and a direction detector for detecting the direction to the object based on a difference between corrected phases of the reflection wave received by the first and second receiving elements, a distance between the first and second receiving elements, and a wavelength of the transmission ultrasonic wave corresponding to a sound speed.

    摘要翻译: 检测到物体的方向的超声波装置包括:超声波的发送元件; 第一和第二接收元件; 衍射波相位检测器; 用于衍射波的初始相位的初始相位存储器; 声速检测器; 计算由声速变化引起的相移的相位校正量计算器,并且基于所述衍射波的相位,所述初始相位和所述相位来计算相位校正量; 相位校正元件,基于相位校正量校正反射波的相位; 以及方向检测器,用于基于由第一和第二接收元件接收的反射波的校正相位之间的差异,第一和第二接收元件之间的距离以及对应于发射超声波的波长来检测对象的方向 达到声速。

    Ultrasonic sensor
    35.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic sensor 有权
    超声波传感器

    公开(公告)号:US08166824B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-01

    申请号:US12385714

    申请日:2009-04-16

    IPC分类号: G01N29/32

    摘要: An ultrasonic sensor includes a transmitting device, a receiving device, and a circuit device. The circuit device determines that the receiving device receives an ultrasonic wave reflected from an object, when an output voltage of the receiving device is equal to or greater than a first threshold. The circuit device includes a humidity detection section configured to detect an ambient humidity of the transmitting and receiving devices and a threshold adjustment section configured to calculate, based on the detected ambient humidity, a sound pressure of the ultrasonic wave that is received by the receiving device after propagating over a round-trip distance between the ultrasonic sensor and the object. The threshold adjustment section reduces the first threshold, when the output voltage corresponding to the calculated sound pressure is less than a second threshold that is greater the first threshold.

    摘要翻译: 超声波传感器包括发送装置,接收装置和电路装置。 当接收装置的输出电压等于或大于第一阈值时,电路装置确定接收装置接收从对象反射的超声波。 电路装置包括:湿度检测部,被配置为检测发送和接收装置的环境湿度;以及阈值调整部,其被配置为基于检测到的环境湿度来计算由接收装置接收的超声波的声压 在超声波传感器和物体之间的往返距离上传播。 当与计算出的声压相对应的输出电压小于第一阈值以上的第二阈值时,阈值调节部分减小第一阈值。

    Obstacle detection apparatus and method for detecting obstacle
    36.
    发明申请
    Obstacle detection apparatus and method for detecting obstacle 有权
    障碍物检测装置及障碍物检测方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100220550A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-02

    申请号:US12656524

    申请日:2010-02-02

    IPC分类号: G01S15/00 G06F17/00

    摘要: A transmission and reception device is located at a predetermined height on a movable object and directed toward an outside. The transmission and reception device includes a transmission unit for repeatedly transmitting sensing waves at a predetermined interval and a reception unit for receiving reflective waves of the sensing waves from a detected object. A peak value detecting unit detects peak values of the received reflective waves and stores the detected peak values. A difference arithmetic unit calculates a difference in the detected peak values with movement of the movable object closer to the detected object. An object determination unit determines the detected object to be a near-road-surface obstacle, which is close to a road surface, when the difference is a negative value. The object determination unit determines the detected object to be an other obstacle than the near-road-surface obstacle when the difference is a positive value.

    摘要翻译: 发送和接收设备位于可移动物体上的预定高度并指向外部。 发送和接收装置包括用于以预定间隔重复发送感测波的发送单元和用于从检测对象接收感测波的反射波的接收单元。 峰值检测单元检测所接收的反射波的峰值,并存储所检测的峰值。 差分运算单元通过可移动物体更接近被检测物体的运动来计算检测到的峰值的差异。 当该差为负值时,对象确定单元确定检测对象为靠近路面的近路面障碍物。 当差为正值时,物体确定单元确定所检测到的物体是比近路面障碍物更多的障碍物。

    Ultrasonic sensor
    37.
    发明申请
    Ultrasonic sensor 有权
    超声波传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20090260422A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-22

    申请号:US12385714

    申请日:2009-04-16

    IPC分类号: G01N29/04 G01N29/02 G01K9/00

    摘要: An ultrasonic sensor includes a transmitting device, a receiving device, and a circuit device. The circuit device determines that the receiving device receives an ultrasonic wave reflected from an object, when an output voltage of the receiving device is equal to or greater than a first threshold. The circuit device includes a humidity detection section configured to detect an ambient humidity of the transmitting and receiving devices and a threshold adjustment section configured to calculate, based on the detected ambient humidity, a sound pressure of the ultrasonic wave that is received by the receiving device after propagating over a round-trip distance between the ultrasonic sensor and the object. The threshold adjustment section reduces the first threshold, when the output voltage corresponding to the calculated sound pressure is less than a second threshold that is greater the first threshold.

    摘要翻译: 超声波传感器包括发送装置,接收装置和电路装置。 当接收装置的输出电压等于或大于第一阈值时,电路装置确定接收装置接收从对象反射的超声波。 电路装置包括:湿度检测部,被配置为检测发送和接收装置的环境湿度;以及阈值调整部,其被配置为基于检测到的环境湿度来计算由接收装置接收的超声波的声压 在超声波传感器和物体之间的往返距离上传播。 当与计算出的声压相对应的输出电压小于第一阈值以上的第二阈值时,阈值调节部分减小第一阈值。

    ULTRASONIC SENSOR
    39.
    发明申请
    ULTRASONIC SENSOR 有权
    超声波传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20110316388A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-29

    申请号:US13170510

    申请日:2011-06-28

    IPC分类号: G10K9/125

    摘要: An ultrasonic sensor is disclosed. The ultrasonic sensor includes a piezoelectric element and an acoustic matching member. The piezoelectric element is configured to detect ultrasonic wave transmitted from a transmitter and reflected by a detection target object located in a detection target space. The acoustic matching member is configured to conduct the received ultrasonic wave to the piezoelectric element. The piezo electric element is covered with the acoustic matching member including a principal oscillation portion and a supplement oscillation portion. Thickness of a part of the supplement oscillation portion, the part covering the piezoelectric element, is smaller than a predetermined thickness threshold.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种超声波传感器。 超声波传感器包括压电元件和声匹配元件。 压电元件被配置为检测从发射器发射并由位于检测目标空间中的检测目标对象反射的超声波。 声匹配构件被配置为将接收的超声波传导到压电元件。 压电元件被包括主振荡部分和补充振荡部分的声匹配部件覆盖。 辅助振荡部分的覆盖压电元件的部分的一部分的厚度小于预定的厚度阈值。