Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Of collision or contact with external object
Patent
1999-12-07
2000-10-17
Hofsass, Jeffery A.
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Of collision or contact with external object
340435, 340436, B60Q 100
Patent
active
061338265
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for the detection of objects that lie within the path of a motor vehicle includes ultrasonic sensors (20) fitted to either a front or rear surface (14, 18) of the motor vehicle (10). The ultrasonic sensors (20) are adapted to both emit ultrasonic energy and to detect ultrasonic energy. A detection field (32) is divided into a plurality of sub-fields (42-50) and each is illuminated using a different amount of sensing energy in order to detect objects therein.
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Cunningham Gary J.
Hofsass Jeffery A.
Motorola Inc.
Tang Son
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