SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN IMPENDING COLLISION OF A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A sensor system for detecting an impending collision of a vehicle, the sensor system comprising:
- a radar arrangement carried by the vehicle for providing radar output based on a plurality of radar measurements including a radar range measurement and a radar closing velocity of an object with respect to the vehicle;
a vision arrangement carried by the vehicle for providing a side-looking image to an occupant of the vehicle and a vision output based on a plurality of vision measurements including presence of the object within a vision range and vision closing velocity of the object with respect to the vehicle; and
an electronic control module in communication with the radar and vision arrangements and configured to produce an actuation signal for a safety device which is dependent upon evaluation of the radar and vision outputs.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a sensor system for detecting an impending collision of a vehicle is provided. The sensor system comprises a radar arrangement providing a radar output based on a plurality of radar measurements. A vision arrangement provides a side-looking image to an occupant of the vehicle and a vision output based on a plurality of vision measurements. The vision measurements include presence of the object within a vision range and a vision closing velocity of the object with respect to the vehicle. In communication with the radar and vision arrangements is an electronic control module that is configured to produce an actuation signal for a safety device based upon evaluation of the radar and vision outputs.
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22 Claims
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1. A sensor system for detecting an impending collision of a vehicle, the sensor system comprising:
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a radar arrangement carried by the vehicle for providing radar output based on a plurality of radar measurements including a radar range measurement and a radar closing velocity of an object with respect to the vehicle; a vision arrangement carried by the vehicle for providing a side-looking image to an occupant of the vehicle and a vision output based on a plurality of vision measurements including presence of the object within a vision range and vision closing velocity of the object with respect to the vehicle; and an electronic control module in communication with the radar and vision arrangements and configured to produce an actuation signal for a safety device which is dependent upon evaluation of the radar and vision outputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A sensor system for detecting an impending collision of a vehicle, the sensor system comprising:
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a radar arrangement including a radar sensor positioned on the vehicle for detecting in a generally sideways direction from the vehicle, the radar arrangement for providing radar output based on a plurality of radar measurements including a radar cross section, a radar range measurement and a radar closing velocity of an object with respect to the vehicle; a vision arrangement including a first vision sensor positioned on the vehicle for viewing a side proximity space adjacent to a side of the vehicle and an image processing unit in communication with the first vision sensor for providing an image of the side proximity space to an occupant of the vehicle and a vision output based on a plurality of vision measurements including presence of the object within a vision range and vision closing velocity of the object with respect to the vehicle; and an electronic control module in communication with the radar and vision arrangements and configured to produce an actuation signal for a safety device which is dependent upon evaluation of the radar and vision outputs. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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