METHOD FOR CAPTURING AN OBJECT IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
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1. A method for capturing an object in an environment of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- capturing the object with a first capture device of the motor vehicle,activating, when an object is captured with the first capture device, a second capture device which is different from the first capture device and comprises a transmitter unit and a receiver unit, anddetermining a distance between the motor vehicle and the object with the second capture device by transmitting with the transmitter unit a signal and determining with the receiver unit a propagation time of the signal reflected by the object, wherein the receiver unit is activated during operation of the motor vehicle and the transmitter unit is activated only when an object is captured with the first capture device.
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Abstract
In a method for capturing an object in an environment of a motor vehicle, the object is captured with a first capture device of the motor vehicle, and a second capture device which is different from the first capture device is activated when the object is captured by the first capture device. A distance between the motor vehicle and the object is determined with the second capture device.
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1. A method for capturing an object in an environment of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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capturing the object with a first capture device of the motor vehicle, activating, when an object is captured with the first capture device, a second capture device which is different from the first capture device and comprises a transmitter unit and a receiver unit, and determining a distance between the motor vehicle and the object with the second capture device by transmitting with the transmitter unit a signal and determining with the receiver unit a propagation time of the signal reflected by the object, wherein the receiver unit is activated during operation of the motor vehicle and the transmitter unit is activated only when an object is captured with the first capture device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A motor vehicle comprising:
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a first capture device configured to capture an object in an environment of the motor vehicle, a second capture device constructed differently from the first capture device and comprising a transmitter unit transmitting a signal and a receiver unit determining a propagation time of the signal reflected by the object, said second capture device configured to capture the object in the environment of the motor vehicle and to measure a distance between the motor vehicle and the object, a control device configured to activate the second capture device when an object is captured with the first capture device, wherein the control device activates the receiver unit during operation of the motor vehicle and activates the transmitter unit only when an object is captured by the first capture device.
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