Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2007-07-10
Beaulieu, Y. (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
C701S301000, C340S436000, C280S734000, C280S735000, C180S274000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10293147
ABSTRACT:
A side impact object sensing system for a vehicle includes a single radar sensor mounted on each side of the vehicle, each sensor generating a range and range-rate value for a detected target object, and a controller coupled to each radar sensor. The controller calculates an estimated target object speed, an angle of the target object line of travel with respect to the respective sensor line of sight, and a shortest distance value from the respective sensor to the target object line of travel, and compares the shortest distance value and a change in the angle value to respective threshold values for potential collision threat assessment.
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Prakah-Asante Kwaku O.
Rao Manoharprasad K.
Strumolo Gary Steven
Artz & Artz P.C.
Beaulieu Y.
Ford Global Technologies LLC
MacKenzie Frank
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