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US 2009/0212993 A1Published application
Collision detection apparatus, vehicle having same apparatus, and collision detection method
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsJun TSUNEKAWA, Tomoya Kawasaki
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Abstract
A collision detection apparatus incorporated in a vehicle has: a radar that detects an object; and a controller that determines whether there is a possibility of collision between the vehicle and the object based on a result of detection by the radar. A detection-direction center axis of the radar is tilted to right or left by 20° to 60° with respect to a straightforward running direction of the vehicle.
Claims15
A collision detection apparatus incorporated in a vehicle, comprising:
- a radar that detects an object;
- and
- a controller that determines whether there is a possibility of collision between the vehicle and the object based on a result of detection by the radar, wherein
- a detection-direction center axis of the radar is tilted to right or left by 20° to 60° with respect to a straightforward running direction of the vehicle.
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A collision detection method for a vehicle incorporating a radar that detects an object, characterized by comprising:
- arranging the radar such that a horizontal center axis extending in a direction in which the radar detects the object by emitting electromagnetic waves is tilted to right or left by 20° to 60° with respect to a straightforward running direction of the vehicle;
- and
- determining whether there is a possibility of collision between the vehicle and the object based on a result of detection by the radar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.