MONITORING DEVICE AND MONITORING METHOD - FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD

Title:

MONITORING DEVICE AND MONITORING METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/082370

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Provided is a monitoring device for monitoring the conditions to the rear and side of a vehicle, wherein the device is provided with: a radar that has a first detection region for detecting target objects traveling to the rear and side of the vehicle, and a second detection region which is narrower in the vehicle width direction than the first detection region; a detector that detects the traveling state of the vehicle; and a controller that, when the direction of forward movement in the aforementioned traveling state is straight ahead, controls the radar to switch between the first detection region and the second detection region in accordance with the traveling state apart from the direction of forward movement.

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Inventors:

AOYAGI YASUSHI (JP)
SHIMIZU NOBUYUKI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2016/083440

Publication Date:

May 18, 2017

Filing Date:

November 10, 2016

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD (JP)
FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC (JP)

International Classes:

G08G1/16; B60R21/00; B60R21/34; G01S13/931; G08B21/00

Foreign References:

JPH10166976A	1998-06-23
JP2007062641A	2007-03-15
JP2014085869A	2014-05-12
JP2008114627A	2008-05-22
JPH10166975A	1998-06-23

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