公开(公告)号：US20220003864A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：US17481233

申请日：2021-09-21

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yugo Nose ,  Shinzo KOYAMA ,  Akihiro ODAGAWA ,  Shigetaka KASUGA ,  Manabu USUDA

IPC: G01S17/08 ,  H01L31/107 ,  G01S7/48

Abstract: A distance measuring method according to the present disclosure includes: measuring, in an environment where background light is applied to an object, the illuminance of the background light; setting a distance measuring range based on the illuminance of the background light; setting, based on the distance measuring range set, an image capturing condition for an image capturer including a plurality of pixels each including an avalanche photo diode (APD) and an emission condition in which light is emitted from a light source; and measuring a distance to the object by controlling the image capturer and the light source based on the image capturing condition and the emission condition that are set.