US 2015/0309169 A1 · RADAR APPARATUS

Abstract

A radar apparatus is configured to set a first target to be a non-output object with respect to a control apparatus of a host vehicle in a case where the first target (1) has a fore-and-aft distance from the host vehicle that is larger than a fore-and-aft distance from the host vehicle of a second target and (2) has a predetermined dependency to be an accessory portion which belongs to a same vehicle as the second target. The radar apparatus includes a signal processor configured to: determine whether or not the second target is present in an own lane of the host vehicle; determine whether or not the second target is changing a lane; and set the first target to be an output object with respect to the control apparatus of the host vehicle in a case where the second target is changing the lane from the own lane.

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Dependent claims

A radar apparatus configured to set a first target to be a non-output object with respect to a control apparatus of a host vehicle in a case where the first target (1) has a fore-and-aft distance from the host vehicle that is larger than a fore-and-aft distance from the host vehicle of a second target and (2) has a predetermined dependency to be an accessory portion which belongs to a same vehicle as the second target, the radar apparatus comprising a signal processor configured to:

determine whether or not the second target is present in an own lane of the host vehicle;
determine whether or not the second target is changing a lane;
and
set the first target to be an output object with respect to the control apparatus of the host vehicle in a case where the second target is changing the lane from the own lane.

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A signal processing method that sets a first target to be a non-output object with respect to a control apparatus of a host vehicle in a case where the first target (1) has a fore-and-aft distance from the host vehicle that is larger than a fore-and-after distance from the host vehicle of a second target and (2) has a predetermined dependency to be an accessory portion which belongs to a same vehicle as the second target, the signal processing method comprising:

(a) determining, with a signal processor, whether or not the second target is present in an own lane of the host vehicle;
(b) determining, with the signal processor, whether or not the second target is changing a lane;
and
(c) setting, with the signal processor, the second target to be an output object to the control apparatus of the host vehicle in a case where the second target is changing the lane from the own lane.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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