SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREEMPTIVELY SENSING AN OBJECT AND SELECTIVELY OPERATING BOTH A COLLISION COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEM AND A PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM ABOARD AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A vehicular system for preemptively sensing an object in the potential drive path of an automotive vehicle and selectively operating both a collision countermeasure system and a parking assistance system aboard said automotive vehicle, said vehicular system comprising:
- a radar sensor for being mounted aboard said automotive vehicle;
two ultrasonic sensors for being mounted aboard said automotive vehicle; and
a data processing system for being mounted aboard said automotive vehicle, electrically connected to said radar sensor and said two ultrasonic sensors, and electrically connected to said collision countermeasure system and said parking assistance system;
wherein said radar sensor and said two ultrasonic sensors are operable to cooperatively sense the position of said object in said potential drive path of said automotive vehicle and accordingly transmit radar sensor data and ultrasonic sensor data to said data processing system; and
wherein said data processing system is operable to receive said radar sensor data and said ultrasonic sensor data, selectively process said radar sensor data and said ultrasonic sensor data, and accordingly transmit operating instructions to said collision countermeasure system and said parking assistance system so as to operate said collision countermeasure system and said parking assistance system in a selective manner.
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Abstract
A system and method for preemptively sensing an object in the potential drive path of an automotive vehicle and selectively operating both a collision countermeasure system and a parking assistance system aboard the automotive vehicle are disclosed herein. The system includes a radar sensor, ultrasonic sensors, and a data processing system mounted aboard the automotive vehicle. The data processing system is electrically connected to the radar sensor, the ultrasonic sensors, the collision countermeasure system, and the parking assistance system. The sensors are operable to cooperatively sense the position of the object in the potential drive path of the automotive vehicle and accordingly transmit sensor data to the data processing system. The data processing system is operable to receive the sensor data, selectively process the sensor data, and accordingly transmit operating instructions to the collision countermeasure system and the parking assistance system so as to selectively operate both systems.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicular system for preemptively sensing an object in the potential drive path of an automotive vehicle and selectively operating both a collision countermeasure system and a parking assistance system aboard said automotive vehicle, said vehicular system comprising:
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a radar sensor for being mounted aboard said automotive vehicle;
two ultrasonic sensors for being mounted aboard said automotive vehicle; and
a data processing system for being mounted aboard said automotive vehicle, electrically connected to said radar sensor and said two ultrasonic sensors, and electrically connected to said collision countermeasure system and said parking assistance system;
wherein said radar sensor and said two ultrasonic sensors are operable to cooperatively sense the position of said object in said potential drive path of said automotive vehicle and accordingly transmit radar sensor data and ultrasonic sensor data to said data processing system; and
wherein said data processing system is operable to receive said radar sensor data and said ultrasonic sensor data, selectively process said radar sensor data and said ultrasonic sensor data, and accordingly transmit operating instructions to said collision countermeasure system and said parking assistance system so as to operate said collision countermeasure system and said parking assistance system in a selective manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for preemptively sensing an object in the potential drive path of an automotive vehicle and selectively operating both a collision countermeasure system and a parking assistance system aboard said automotive vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) operating a radar sensor aboard said automotive vehicle to sense the position of said object in said potential drive path of said automotive vehicle and accordingly transmit radar sensor data to a data processing system aboard said automotive vehicle;
(b) operating two ultrasonic sensors aboard said automotive vehicle to sense said position of said object in said potential drive path of said automotive vehicle and accordingly transmit ultrasonic sensor data to said data processing system aboard said automotive vehicle; and
(c) operating said data processing system to receive said radar sensor data and said ultrasonic sensor data, selectively process said radar sensor data and said ultrasonic sensor data, and accordingly transmit operating instructions to said collision countermeasure system and said parking assistance system so as to operate said collision countermeasure system and said parking assistance system in a selective manner. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for preemptively sensing an object in the potential drive path of an automotive vehicle and selectively operating both a collision countermeasure system and a parking assistance system aboard said automotive vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) operating a radar sensor aboard said automotive vehicle to sense the position of said object in said potential drive path of said automotive vehicle and accordingly transmit radar sensor data to a data processing system aboard said automotive vehicle;
(b) operating two ultrasonic sensors aboard said automotive vehicle to sense said position of said object in said potential drive path of said automotive vehicle and accordingly transmit ultrasonic sensor data to said data processing system aboard said automotive vehicle;
(c) operating said data processing system to receive said radar sensor data and said ultrasonic sensor data;
(d) operating said data processing system to receive dynamics data of said automotive vehicle and therefrom determine the average speed of said automotive vehicle;
(e) operating said data processing system to determine whether said average speed of said automotive vehicle is greater than a predetermined parking assistance speed limit;
(f) operating said data processing system, when said average speed of said automotive vehicle is determined to be greater than said predetermined parking assistance speed limit, to selectively process said radar sensor data and accordingly transmit operating instructions to said collision countermeasure system so as to operate said collision countermeasure system in a selective manner; and
(g) operating said data processing system, when said average speed of said automotive vehicle is determined to be less than said predetermined parking assistance speed limit, to selectively process said radar sensor data and said ultrasonic sensor data and accordingly transmit operating instructions to said parking assistance system so as to operate said parking assistance system in a selective manner.
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