MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A DISTANCE SENSOR AND AN IMAGING SYSTEM

• US 20100103263A1
• Filed: 08/25/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations Incorporated (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: ILLIUM, Justus, KANNING, Torsten
• Application Number:
  US12/547,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20100103263A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/08 Interaction between the driver and the control system

Abstract

A motor vehicle encompasses a distance sensor, an imaging system as well as a driving assistance system and/or a display device. To improve the quality of information acquired by the imaging system, the imaging system can be targeted abased on the signals from the radar distance sensor.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a distance sensor adapted to generate a signal; and

an imaging system adapted to be targeted based on the signal of the distance sensor.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the distance sensor is a radar sensor.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the distance sensor is a laser distance sensor.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the imaging system is adapted to detect a traffic sign.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the imaging system is a component of a lane assistance system.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a second signal from a second sensor can be considered when targeting the imaging system

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the second sensor is a brightness sensor.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the second sensor is a wiper sensor.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a relevant area can be illuminated with an adaptive driving light.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein data from a navigation system can be considered when targeting the imaging system.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a braking assistance system can be actuated based on information acquired by the imaging system. device.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a display device.