Distance measuring apparatus capable of measuring plural distance data for calculated angle ranges
First Claim
1. A distance calculating apparatus comprising:
- a transmitter/receiver device including at least one of a transmitter for projecting electromagnetic waves while scanning the electromagnetic waves, and a receiver for receiving reflection waves that are electromagnetic waves reflected from an object while scanning the reflection waves;
an angle detecting device for detecting at least one of an angle when said electromagnetic waves are projected and an angle when said reflection waves are received;
a distance calculating device for calculating a distance to the object corresponding to said angle based on time measured from the projection of the electromagnetic waves and the reception of the reflection waves, thereby using said calculated distance as detection data; and
a data processing device for acquiring distance data in a calculation angle region corresponding to a plurality of said distance calculations based upon the detection data obtained during a plurality of distance calculations.
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Abstract
In a distance measuring apparatus, a large number of distance data within a certain calculation angle region are acquired so as to obtain distance data with high reliability. The distance measuring apparatus is comprised of: a transmitter/receiver device including at least one of a transmitter for projecting electromagnetic waves while scanning the electromagnetic waves, and a receiver for receiving reflection waves of the electromagnetic waves reflected from an object while scanning the reflection waves; an angle detecting apparatus for detecting at least one of an angle when the electromagnetic waves are projected and an angle when the reflection waves are received; a distance calculating apparatus for calculating a distance up to the object corresponding to the angle based upon a relationship between the electromagnetic waves and the reflection waves, and for using a calculation result as detection data; and a data processing apparatus for acquiring distance data in a calculation angle region corresponding to a plurality of the distance calculations based upon the detection data obtained during a plurality of distance calculations.
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20 Claims
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1. A distance calculating apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter/receiver device including at least one of a transmitter for projecting electromagnetic waves while scanning the electromagnetic waves, and a receiver for receiving reflection waves that are electromagnetic waves reflected from an object while scanning the reflection waves; an angle detecting device for detecting at least one of an angle when said electromagnetic waves are projected and an angle when said reflection waves are received; a distance calculating device for calculating a distance to the object corresponding to said angle based on time measured from the projection of the electromagnetic waves and the reception of the reflection waves, thereby using said calculated distance as detection data; and a data processing device for acquiring distance data in a calculation angle region corresponding to a plurality of said distance calculations based upon the detection data obtained during a plurality of distance calculations. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A distance calculating apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter/receiver device including at least one of a transmitter for projecting electromagnetic waves while scanning the electromagnetic waves, and a receiver for receiving reflection waves that are electromagnetic waves reflected from an object while scanning the reflection waves, wherein the transmitter modulates the projected electromagnetic waves with a predetermined modulation signal to thereby project modulated electromagnetic waves; an angle detecting device for detecting at least one of an angle when said electromagnetic waves are projected and an angle when said reflection waves are received; a distance calculating apparatus for calculating a distance to the object corresponding to said angle based upon a phase difference in the modulation of the projected electromagnetic waves and the received reflection waves, thereby using the calculated distance as detection data; and a data processing device for acquiring distance data in a calculation angle region corresponding to a plurality of said distance calculations based upon the detection data obtained during a plurality of distance calculations. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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4. A distance calculating apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter/receiver device including at least one of a transmitter for projecting electromagnetic waves while scanning the electromagnetic waves, and a receiver for receiving reflection waves that are electromagnetic waves reflected from an object while scanning the reflection waves; an angle detecting device for detecting at least one of an angle when said electromagnetic waves are projected and an angle when said reflection waves are received; a distance calculating device for calculating a distance to said object corresponding to said angle based upon a relationship between said electromagnetic waves and said reflection waves, thereby using the calculated distance as detection data; a data processing device for acquiring distance data in a calculation angle region corresponding to a plurality of said distance calculations based upon the detection data obtained during a plurality of distance calculations; and a data process determining apparatus for determining a process of the distance data based on at least one of the detection data and the distance data within the calculation angle region. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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5. A distance calculating apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter/receiver device including at least one of a transmitter for projecting electromagnetic waves while scanning the electromagnetic waves, and a receiver for receiving reflection waves that are electromagnetic waves reflected from an object while scanning the reflection waves; an angle detecting device for detecting at least one of an angle when said electromagnetic waves are projected and an angle when said reflection waves are received; a distance calculating device for calculating a distance to said object corresponding to said angle based upon a relationship between said electromagnetic waves and said reflection waves, and for using a calculation result as detection data; a data processing device for acquiring distance data in a calculation angle region corresponding to a plurality of said distance calculations based upon the detection data obtained during a plurality of distance calculations; and a reliability calculating apparatus for calculating reliability of the distance data in a relevant calculated angle region based on a ratio between a sum of the detection data obtained and the number of distance calculations.
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