Patent ID: 9618608
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60W,G01S,G08G

Claim:
1. A target detection apparatus that is mounted to a vehicle, and receives reflected waves of radar waves transmitted towards the outside of the vehicle to generate information related to a target that has reflected the radar waves, the target detection apparatus comprising: a processor, the processor being configured to: transmit and receive radar waves to detect the position of a reflection point that has reflected the radar waves; generate information related to a target that has reflected the radar waves, according to the position of the reflection point detected; count the number of reflection points, taking a reflection point of interest as being a target reflection point, for each reflection point detected, the reflection points being present in a target area that is set with reference to the target reflection point and each having a difference in speed from the target reflection point, the difference being not more than a preset identical speed determination threshold; extract a parallel-running pair that is a pair of the reflection points that meet preset parallel-running conditions; determine that the two reflection points configuring the parallel-running pair originate from an identical target, when a count value is not less than a preset size determination threshold, the count value being derived from the number of reflection points counted for at least either of the two reflection points configuring the parallel-running pair extracted; and generate target information reflecting that the two reflection points configuring the parallel-running pair are determined to originate from the identical target.