System for use in a vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for use in a vehicle determining an indication of the type of terrain ahead of the vehicle, the system comprising:
- a processor configured to receive sensor output data from a plurality of vehicle-mounted sensors, including at least one radar sensor and at least one acoustic sensor, each for receiving a reflected signal from the terrain ahead of the vehicle;
a human machine interface configured to enable communication of the determined terrain type to a user and to enable user-input in relation to the terrain type following determination of the terrain type by the user; and
a data memory configured to store pre-determined data relating sensor output data for each acoustic sensor and each radar sensor to a particular terrain type,wherein the processor is configured to compare the sensor output data with the pre-determined data to determine an indication of the particular terrain type corresponding to the sensor output data, and further wherein the processor includes means configured to receive the user-input in relation to the terrain type and for, in dependence upon the user-input, providing a terrain type to the data memory together with sensor output data corresponding to the terrain type to supplement the predetermined data as part of a self-learning process.
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Abstract
A system for use in a vehicle determining the type of terrain ahead of the vehicle, the system comprising; a processor configured to receive sensor output data from a plurality of vehicle-mounted sensors, including at least one radar sensor and at least one acoustic sensor, each for receiving a reflected signal from the terrain ahead of the vehicle; and a data memory configured to store pre-determined data relating sensor output data, for the or each acoustic sensor and the or each radar sensor, to a terrain type; wherein the processor is configured to compare the sensor output data with the pre-determined data to determine an indication of the terrain type corresponding to the sensor output data.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for use in a vehicle determining an indication of the type of terrain ahead of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a processor configured to receive sensor output data from a plurality of vehicle-mounted sensors, including at least one radar sensor and at least one acoustic sensor, each for receiving a reflected signal from the terrain ahead of the vehicle; a human machine interface configured to enable communication of the determined terrain type to a user and to enable user-input in relation to the terrain type following determination of the terrain type by the user; and a data memory configured to store pre-determined data relating sensor output data for each acoustic sensor and each radar sensor to a particular terrain type, wherein the processor is configured to compare the sensor output data with the pre-determined data to determine an indication of the particular terrain type corresponding to the sensor output data, and further wherein the processor includes means configured to receive the user-input in relation to the terrain type and for, in dependence upon the user-input, providing a terrain type to the data memory together with sensor output data corresponding to the terrain type to supplement the predetermined data as part of a self-learning process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for use in a vehicle determining an indication of the type of terrain ahead of the vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving sensor output data from a plurality of vehicle-mounted sensors, including at least one radar sensor and at least one acoustic sensor, each for receiving a reflected signal from the terrain ahead of the vehicle; storing pre-determined data relating sensor output data, for the or each acoustic sensor and the or each radar sensor, to a particular terrain type; comparing the sensor output data with the pre-determined data to determine an indication of the particular terrain type corresponding to the sensor output data; and receiving, via a human machine interface configured to enable communication of the determined terrain type to the user and to enable user-input in relation to the terrain type following determination of the terrain type by the user, the user-input in relation to the terrain type and, in dependence upon the user-input, providing a terrain type to the data memory together with sensor output data corresponding to the terrain type to supplement the pre-determined data as part of a self-learning process. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle controller for determining an indication of the type of terrain ahead of the vehicle, the controller comprising;
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a processor having an input to receive sensor output data from a plurality of vehicle-mounted sensors, including at least one radar sensor and at least one acoustic sensor, each vehicle-mounted sensor for receiving a reflected signal from the terrain ahead of the vehicle; and memory having stored thereon pre-determined data relating sensor output data for the or each acoustic sensor and the or each radar sensor to a particular terrain type, wherein the processor compares the sensor output data with the stored pre-determined data to determine an indication of the particular terrain type corresponding to the sensor output data and receives, via a human machine interface configured to enable communication of the determined terrain type to the user and to enable user-input in relation to the terrain type following determination of the terrain type by the user, the user-input in relation to the terrain type and, in dependence upon the user-input, providing a terrain type to the data memory together with sensor output data corresponding to the terrain type to supplement the pre-determined data as part of a self-learning process.
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20. A system for use in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a processor configured to receive sensor output data from a plurality of vehicle-mounted sensors, including at least one radar sensor and at least one acoustic sensor, each for receiving a reflected signal from the terrain ahead of the vehicle; a human machine interface configured to enable communication of the determined terrain type to a user and to enable user-input in relation to the terrain type following determination of the terrain type by the user; a data memory configured to store pre-determined data relating sensor output data for each acoustic sensor and each radar sensor to a particular terrain type, wherein the processor is configured to compare the sensor output data with the pre-determined data to determine an indication of the particular terrain type corresponding to the sensor output data, and further wherein the processor includes means configured to receive the user-input in relation to the terrain type and for, in dependence upon the user-input, providing a terrain type to the data memory together with sensor output data corresponding to the terrain type to supplement the predetermined data as part of a self-learning process; at least one acoustic transmitter for transmitting an acoustic signal to the terrain ahead; and at least one acoustic receiver for receiving a reflected signal of the acoustic signal from the terrain ahead, and at least one radar transmitter for transmitting a radar signal to the terrain ahead and at least one radar receiver for receiving a reflected signal of the radar signal from the terrain ahead.
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