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A travel distance measurement device includes a transmitting antenna that is disposed in a vehicle and emits a transmission signal, as a radio wave, toward a ground surface, a receiving antenna that is disposed in the vicinity of the transmitting antenna, and receives a radio wave reflected from the

A travel distance measurement device includes a transmitting antenna that is disposed in a vehicle and emits a transmission signal, as a radio wave, toward a ground surface, a receiving antenna that is disposed in the vicinity of the transmitting antenna, and receives a radio wave reflected from the ground surface and acquires a reflection signal, a distance calculator (an IQ demodulator and a phase conversion integrator) that calculates the travel distance of the vehicle on the basis of the acquired reflection signal, a gyro sensor that measures a predetermined parameter regarding curve traveling of the vehicle, and a correcting operation unit that corrects the calculated travel distance on the basis of the measured parameter.

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1. A travel distance measurement device comprising: a transmitter that is disposed in a vehicle and emits a transmission signal, as a radio wave, toward a ground surface;a receiver that is disposed in a vicinity of said transmitter, and receives a radio wave emitted from said transmitter and reflect

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A travel distance measurement device comprising: a transmitter that is disposed in a vehicle and emits a transmission signal, as a radio wave, toward a ground surface;a receiver that is disposed in a vicinity of said transmitter, and receives a radio wave emitted from said transmitter and reflected from said ground surface and acquires a reflection signal;a distance calculator that calculates a travel distance of said vehicle on a basis of the reflection signal acquired by said receiver;a curve parameter measuring unit that measures a predetermined parameter regarding curve traveling of said vehicle; andcircuitry configured to correct the travel distance calculated by said distance calculator on a basis of the parameter measured by said curve parameter measuring unit,wherein said vehicle is a railroad vehicle including railway bogies;wherein said circuitry configured to correct corrects the travel distance calculated by said distance calculator on a basis of the parameter measured by said curve parameter measuring unit, a distance between the railway bogies, and a distance between said travel distance measurement device and each of the railway bogies. 2. The travel distance measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the travel distance measurement device is outfitted to an underfloor area between the railway bogies. 3. The travel distance measurement device according to claim 1, wherein said curve parameter measuring unit is a gyro sensor that measures a rotation angular speed of said vehicle. 4. The travel distance measurement device according to claim 1, wherein said distance calculator calculates a phase by carrying out orthogonal detection on said reflection signal using said transmission signal, and integrates said phase over an interval of 2π or more to calculate the travel distance. 5. The travel distance measurement device according to claim 1, wherein said distance calculator includes: a multiplier that multiplies said reflection signal by said transmission signal;a Doppler detector that detects a Doppler signal from the signal which is multiplied by said transmission signal by said multiplier; anda speed integrator that calculates a speed of said vehicle from the Doppler signal detected by said Doppler detector, and that calculates the travel distance by integrating said speed. 6. A travel distance measurement device comprising: a transmitter that is disposed in a vehicle and emits a transmission signal, as a radio wave, toward a ground surface;a receiver that is disposed in a vicinity of said transmitter, and receives a radio wave emitted from said transmitter and reflected from said ground surface and acquires a reflection signal;a distance calculator that calculates a travel distance of said vehicle on a basis of the reflection signal acquired by said receiver;a curve parameter measuring unit that measures a predetermined parameter regarding curve traveling of said vehicle; andcircuitry configured to correct the travel distance calculated by said distance calculator on a basis of the parameter measured by said curve parameter measuring unit,wherein said distance calculator calculates a phase by carrying out orthogonal detection on said reflection signal using said transmission signal, and integrates said phase over an interval of 2π or more to calculate the travel distance. 7. A travel distance measurement method performed by a travel distance measurement device, comprising: emitting, from a vehicle which is a railroad vehicle including railway bogies, a transmission signal as a radio wave toward a ground surface;receiving a radio wave which has been emitted and reflected from said ground surface and acquiring a reflection signal;calculating a travel distance of said vehicle on a basis of the reflection signal which was acquired;measuring a predetermined parameter regarding curve traveling of said vehicle; andcorrecting the travel distance which has been calculated on a basis of the parameter which has been measured,wherein the correcting corrects the travel distance calculated on a basis of the parameter which has been measured, a distance between the railway bogies, and a distance between said travel distance measurement device and each of the railway bogies. 8. A travel distance measurement method, comprising: emitting, from a vehicle, a transmission signal as a radio wave toward a ground surface;receiving a radio wave which has been emitted and reflected from said ground surface and acquiring a reflection signal;calculating a travel distance of said vehicle on a basis of the reflection signal which was acquired;measuring a predetermined parameter regarding curve traveling of said vehicle; andcorrecting the travel distance which has been calculated on a basis of the parameter which has been measured,wherein said calculating of the travel distance calculates a phase by carrying out orthogonal detection on said reflection signal using said transmission signal, and integrates said phase over an interval of 2π or more to calculate the travel distance.