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SYSTEM FOR USE IN A VEHICLE

  • US 20170059703A1
  • Filed: 02/04/2015
  • Published: 03/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for use in a vehicle for profiling the terrain ahead of the vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a receiver 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 determiner configured to determine at least one parameter from the sensor output data for the at least one radar sensor and the at least one acoustic sensor;

    an image generator configured to generate an image of the terrain ahead of the vehicle based on the at least one parameter from the at least one radar sensor; and

    a processor configured to enhance the clarity of the image of the terrain ahead of the vehicle, based on the at least one parameter from the at least one acoustic sensor wherein the sensor output data for the at least one radar sensor is used to determine which areas of the terrain ahead of the vehicle the acoustic sensors need to interrogate in greater detail once they become within range of the acoustic sensors.

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