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Obstacle detecting apparatus

  • US 20060031016A1
  • Filed: 07/12/2005
  • Published: 02/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An obstacle detecting apparatus comprising:

  • a plurality of sensors for detecting an obstacle; and

    a control device to which the plurality of sensors are connected through a bus, the control device including communication error determination means for determining an occurrence of a communication error if communication with any of the sensors is impossible for a preset error determination time period or longer, and communication error detection means for detecting the communication error if the occurrence of the communication error is determined by the communication error determination means, wherein the communication error determination means sets in advance, as the error determination time period, a preset first error determination time period in the case of the first communication with the plurality of sensors and a preset second error determination time period in the case of communication with the plurality of sensors after the first communication with the plurality of sensors is normally performed, and the first error determination time period and the second error determination time period are set so as to be different from each other.

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