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Object detecting apparatus

US8193806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 2009
Grant dateJun 5, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V15/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An object detecting apparatus that detects an object including a magnetic body including: a detection signal acquiring unit that acquires a detection signal based on a magnetic signal; a disturbance source detection signal storage unit that stores a detection signal of a disturbance source that generates a disturbance component with respect to the detection signal; a determining unit that determines whether the detection signal acquired by the detection signal acquiring unit contains the disturbance component; an amplitude correction unit that corrects an amplitude of the disturbance source detection signal and generates an amplitude-corrected disturbance source detection signal; a disturbance component suppression unit that generates a determination signal by suppressing the disturbance component contained in the detection signal; and an object determination unit that determines whether the object is the object to be detected based on the determination signal.

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