Patent ID: 6246949
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B60K,B60T,B60W,G01S

Abstract:
An apparatus for adjusting a deflection of central axis of an obstacle detecting apparatus mounted on a vehicle and operative to radiate a transmission wave over a given angular range from a given central axis to the width direction of the vehicle and to detect a distance to and an angle of an obstacle in response to a reflected wave from the obstacle, comprising:object recognizing means for determining whether the obstacle is a stationary object or a moving object on the basis of changes in distance to and angle of the obstacle detected by the obstacle detecting apparatus;speed calculating means for calculating a vector representing a speed of the obstacle relative to the vehicle;first deflection calculating means, for when a target obstacle is selected from among obstacles detected by the obstacle detecting apparatus under conditions that the target obstacle has been recognized as a moving object by said object recognizing means and the relative speed thereof calculated by said speed calculating means falls within a given range, calculating the deflection of central axis of the obstacle detecting apparatus relative to the vehicle based upon an angle of the target obstacle; anddeflection adjusting means for adjusting the deflection of central axis of the obstacle detecting apparatus calculated by said deflection calculating means.