Vehicular reflective optical sensor

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PATENT NO 9909350
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14917307

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The purpose of this invention is to provide a vehicular reflective optical sensor that has improved control reliability. Said vehicular reflective optical sensor is provided with a control unit (6) that: emits detection light (3) at prescribed intervals from a light-emitting unit (2) on an exterior panel of a vehicle towards a detection region (1) set outside said vehicle; tests for a threshold-exceeded state in which the amount of light in a light reflection (4) received from the detection region (1) by a light-receiving unit (5) exceeds a prescribed detection threshold; and, if it is detected that a detection target has entered the detection region (1), outputs a detection-confirmation signal. The control unit (6) uses, as the aforementioned detection threshold, the sum of a predetermined fixed value and an adjustment value comprising a summary statistic for the amounts of light in an appropriate number of light reflections (4) preceding the light reflection (4) on which the comparison is being performed.

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NISSAN MOTOR CO LTDJAPAN
ALPHA CORPORATIONYOKOHAMA-SHI KANAGAWA 236-0004

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hirai, Wataru Atsugi, JP 28 417
Ono, Takashi Yokohama, JP 389 4413
Rai, Shun Yokohama, JP 2 4
Tanaka, Kazuya Yokohama, JP 97 621

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