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<第1実施形態>
図1は、第1実施形態に係るレインセンサ10の側面図である。図2は、第1実施形態に係るレインセンサ10の斜視図である。レインセンサ10は、雨滴の付着を検出する。雨滴の検出結果から、たとえば単位時間当たり、及び/又は単位面積あたりの雨量を計測することができる。
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次に、上記実施形態の変形例について説明する。
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- 回転楕円体の一部であって楕円面を有する光学カバーと、
前記楕円面の第1焦点又はその近傍に配置された光源と、
前記楕円面の第2焦点又はその近傍に配置された光検出器と、
を有し、
前記楕円面は、前記光源から出力された光を前記光検出器に向けて反射し、前記楕円面への液滴の付着により反射光量が変化する有効検出エリアを含み、
前記光学カバーには、前記第2焦点を中心とする球面を有する空間が形成されており、
前記球面には、前記有効検出エリアからの光が入射する領域に透過散乱面が形成されていることを特徴とする液滴センサ。 - 前記透過散乱面は、表面粗さが異なる複数の領域を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の液滴センサ。
- 前記複数の領域は、それぞれ前記楕円面の長軸を回転軸とした回転対称の領域であることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の液滴センサ。
- 前記複数の領域は、前記有効検出エリアにおいて放射照度が大きいエリアからの光が入射する領域ほど表面粗さが大きいことを特徴とする請求項3に記載の液滴センサ。
- 前記光検出器は、前記第2焦点から前記楕円面の長軸又は短軸に沿って変位した位置に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の液滴センサ。
- 前記球面のうち、前記透過散乱面以外の領域は、透過鏡面である請求項1ないし5いずれか1項に記載の液滴センサ。
- 前記光学カバーは、前記回転楕円体を、長軸を含む平面で切断した形状であることを特徴とする請求項1ないし6いずれか1項に記載の液滴センサ。
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