OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND OBJECT DETECTION METHOD

An object detection apparatus includes a first and second transmission and reception units which are away from each other and transmit a probe wave and receive the probe wave reflected by an object, and a processing unit configured to calculate a position of the object based on a reception result. The processing unit includes a distance processing unit configured to calculate a first point based on a reception result when the first transmission and reception unit transmits the probe wave, calculate a second point based on a reception result when the second transmission and reception unit transmits the probe wave, and calculate a separation distance between the first and second points, a position calculation unit configured to calculate the position of the object based on the first and second points, and a position correction unit configured to correct the position with a correction amount corresponding to the calculated position.