A light-receiving signal from a photo diode is inputted to a control unit for generating rain drop information through a current high pass filter circuit (20, 20A), a current to voltage conversion circuit, a voltage high pass filter circuit (40, 40A), a peak hold circuit (50), and a non-reverse amplifying circuit (60). An offset unit in the voltage high pass filter circuit offsets the light-receiving signal such that the undershoot generated by filtering is equal to or more than the minimum input voltage which can be inputted to the peak hold circuit. Therefore an expensive analogue switch is not necessary for blocking input of the undershoot. Since the non-reverse amplifying circuit (60) serves also as an output buffer function, the output buffer becomes also unnecessary. A conversion rate of the current to voltage conversion circuit (30) is high by the current high pass filter circuit (20, 20A), and the detection can be made with high accuracy.


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    Title :

    Rain drop detection device having a state detecting unit


    Additional title:

    Regentropfen-Messgerät mit einer Zustandserfassungseinheit
    Dispositif de détection de gouttes de pluie employant une unité de détection d'état


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    Publication date :

    2019-04-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01J Messen der Intensität, der Geschwindigkeit, der spektralen Zusammensetzung, der Polarisation, der Phase oder der Pulscharakteristik von infrarotem, sichtbarem oder ultraviolettem Licht , MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT / B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen



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