Vehicle-surroundings monitor apparatus

Details Vehicle-surroundings monitor apparatus Vehicle-surroundings monitor apparatus

2008-05-20

2008-05-20

Keith, Jack W. (Department: 3663)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

C701S036000, C701S300000, C367S099000, C342S118000, C340S903000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11153369

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle-surroundings monitor apparatus according is provided with a sensor having a transmission/reception means for transmitting an ultrasonic wave to surroundings of a vehicle and receiving a reflected ultrasonic wave from the surroundings, a transmission circuit for generating an ultrasonic wave to be transmitted from the transmission/reception means, and a reception-processing means for processing an ultrasonic wave received by the transmission/reception means, and a control means for supplying a power-supply voltage to the sensor. A power-supply voltage supplied by the control means to the sensor is split into a power-supply voltage to be supplied to the transmission circuit and a power-supply voltage to be supplied to the reception-processing means.

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