Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Of relative distance from an obstacle
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-08
2008-07-08
La, Anh V (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Of relative distance from an obstacle
C340S436000, C340S561000, C324S457000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07397351
ABSTRACT:
E-field sensors are used to establish a protection zone around a vehicle so as to detect the presence of objects within the protection zone, be they other vehicles or individuals. In one embodiment the direction to the intruding object is established by virtue of the use of pairs of E-field sensors. In a further embodiment the range of the E-field sensors determines the limited protection zone around the vehicle. Because of the limited protection zone, false alarms are greatly reduced.
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Rubin Eugene S.
Sutphin Eldon M.
Zank Paul A.
Zemany Paul D.
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
La Anh V
Tendler Robert K.
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