Detection device and vehicle control device using same
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsKATSUMI KAKIMOTO, HIROSHI YAMANAKA, TAKANORI SUGIYAMA, ISAO HATTORI, YUICHI HIGUCHI, HIDEYUKI ARAI, YOSUKE HAGIHARA
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Abstract
A detection device is used with a vehicle including a cabin, a ceiling, pillars, a driver seat, and a passenger seat. The detection device includes a detector disposed on the ceiling or the pillars of the vehicle and detecting an object in the cabin while not contacting the object, and a scanning unit that moves the detector for scan. The detection device can detect a temperature of the object accurately, and control air-conditioning comfortably to the object.
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A detection device configured to be used with a vehicle including a cabin, a ceiling, a driver seat, a passenger seat, a floor, and a plurality of pillars, the detection device comprising:
- a detector disposed on the ceiling or the plurality of pillars of the vehicle, the detector being configured to detect an object while not contacting the object;
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- a scanning unit that moves the detector for scan as to locate the floor in a detectable range of the detector.
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