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Object detector utilizing a threshold detection distance and suppression means for detecting the presence of a motor vehicle

US5354983A · kind A · utility

9Cited by
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17Claims
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Filing dateApr 10, 1990
Grant dateOct 11, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S7/4918
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed which allow for the detection of an object (14) by the generation of a radiated beam (18) and a subsequent reflection by the object (14) of a portion (20) thereof. The detection of particulate object material (16) due to a reflection of a portion (22) of the generated beam (18) is minimized.

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