Obstacle detecting apparatus with error detection and recovery
First Claim
1. An obstacle detecting apparatus for detecting the presence of an obstacle in the vicinity of a vehicle, comprising:
- plural sensors, each rendered operational by one of plural predetermined parameters; and
a processing unit for transmitting the plural predetermined parameters to the plural sensors, the processing unit comprising;
vehicle state detector configured to detect a running state of the vehicle,condition determiner configured to determine that the running state of the vehicle corresponds to one of an operating condition that indicates that the plural sensors should be operated and a forbidding condition that indicates that the operation of the plural sensors should be forbidden,communication controller configured to communicate with the plural sensors, andparameter setting processor configured to implement a parameter setting process for transmitting the plural predetermined parameters to the plural sensors and receiving a response from each of the plural sensors that indicates completion of the parameter setting process, whereinthe parameter setting processor repeats the parameter setting process for all of the plural sensors upon at least one of the following occurring;
the parameter of at least one sensor of the plural sensors is not set, andcommunication by the communication controller is impossible,when the condition determiner determines that the running state of the vehicle corresponds to the forbidding condition.
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Abstract
An obstacle detecting apparatus includes sensors and a processing unit. Each of the sensors are rendered operational by predetermined parameters. The processing unit transmits the parameters to the sensors and includes a vehicle state detector, a condition determiner, a communication controller, and a parameter setting processor. The vehicle state detector detects a running state of the vehicle. The condition determiner determines that the running state of the vehicle is one of an operating condition indicating that the sensors should be operated and a forbidding condition indicating that the operation of the sensors should be forbidden. The communication controller performs communication with the sensors. The parameter setting processor transmits the parameters to the sensors and receives a response indicating completion of the process. The parameter setting processor repeats the process upon either a parameter of one sensor not being set, or communication being terminated while the forbidding condition is identified.
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1. An obstacle detecting apparatus for detecting the presence of an obstacle in the vicinity of a vehicle, comprising:
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plural sensors, each rendered operational by one of plural predetermined parameters; and a processing unit for transmitting the plural predetermined parameters to the plural sensors, the processing unit comprising; vehicle state detector configured to detect a running state of the vehicle, condition determiner configured to determine that the running state of the vehicle corresponds to one of an operating condition that indicates that the plural sensors should be operated and a forbidding condition that indicates that the operation of the plural sensors should be forbidden, communication controller configured to communicate with the plural sensors, and parameter setting processor configured to implement a parameter setting process for transmitting the plural predetermined parameters to the plural sensors and receiving a response from each of the plural sensors that indicates completion of the parameter setting process, wherein the parameter setting processor repeats the parameter setting process for all of the plural sensors upon at least one of the following occurring; the parameter of at least one sensor of the plural sensors is not set, and communication by the communication controller is impossible, when the condition determiner determines that the running state of the vehicle corresponds to the forbidding condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An obstacle detecting apparatus for detecting the presence of an obstacle in the vicinity of a vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor rendered operational by a predetermined parameter; and a processing unit for transmitting the predetermined parameter to the sensor, the processing unit comprising; a vehicle state detector for detecting a running state of the vehicle, a condition determiner for determining that the running state of the vehicle corresponds to one of an operating condition that indicates that the sensor should be operated and a forbidding condition that indicates that the operation of the sensor should be forbidden, a communication controller for communicating with the sensor, and a parameter setting processor for implementing a parameter setting process for transmitting the predetermined parameter to the sensor and receiving a response from the sensor that indicates completion of the parameter setting process, wherein the parameter setting processor repeats the parameter setting process for the sensor upon at least one of the following occurring; the predetermined parameter of the sensor is not set, and communication by the communication controller is impossible, when the condition determiner determines that the running state of the vehicle corresponds to the forbidding condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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