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VEHICLE SENSING SYSTEM WITH 360 DEGREE NEAR RANGE SENSING

  • US 20170356994A1
  • Filed: 06/12/2017
  • Published: 12/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sensing system for a vehicle, said sensing system comprising:

  • a plurality of sensors disposed along a side of a body of a vehicle;

    wherein said plurality of sensors comprises a first sensor disposed at a forward portion of the side of the vehicle that is forward of a transverse centerline of the vehicle such that a principal axis of the first sensor'"'"'s zone of sensing extends rearward and sideward at an angle less than 90 degrees relative to the body, and wherein a side boundary of the first sensor'"'"'s zone of sensing is parallel to or intersecting the side of the body of the vehicle at which said first sensor is disposed;

    wherein said plurality of sensors comprises a second sensor disposed at a rearward portion of the side of the vehicle that is rearward of the transverse centerline of the vehicle such that a principal axis of the second sensor'"'"'s zone of sensing extends forward and sideward at an angle less than 90 degrees relative to the body, and wherein a side boundary of the second sensor'"'"'s zone of sensing is parallel to or intersecting the side of the body of the vehicle at which said second sensor is disposed;

    wherein a zone of sensing for each of said first and second sensors is created using at least one of (i) signal gain made on each sensor and (ii) signal threshold made on each sensor;

    wherein the zone of sensing for each of said first and second sensors is adjusted to an adjusted zone of sensing using at least one of (i) signal gain adjustment made on each sensor and (ii) signal threshold adjustment made on each sensor; and

    a control, wherein sensor data sensed by said first and second sensors with the zone of sensing and sensor data sensed by said first and second sensors with the adjusted zone of sensing are communicated to said control, and wherein said control, responsive to processing of the communicated sensor data sensed by said first and second sensors, determines the presence of at least one object exterior the vehicle and within the zone of sensing and adjusted zone of sensing of at least one of said first and second sensors.

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