Sensor fusion system architecture
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1. A vehicle sensor fusion architecture including:
- A plurality of paired input sensors for sensing vehicle environment, each pair including one sensor from a first band of the electromagnetic spectrum and a second sensor from a second band of the electromagnetic spectrum and each sensor providing an electrical sensor output indicative of the vehicle environment;
A time tagging module for tagging each electrical sensor output with the time the sensor information was gathered; and
A central fusion module coupled to receive said sensor outputs from a paired input sensor and having a logic capability to process the paired input sensor output to generate a fusion output for providing information characterizing the vehicle environment.
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Abstract
A sensor system for generating information useful for determining the environment surrounding a vehicle includes multiple sensing zones, with each zone using sensors operating in different electromagnetic bands. The outputs of the sensors are fused to provide more useful information than that obtainable from either sensor, taken alone.
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1. A vehicle sensor fusion architecture including:
- A plurality of paired input sensors for sensing vehicle environment, each pair including one sensor from a first band of the electromagnetic spectrum and a second sensor from a second band of the electromagnetic spectrum and each sensor providing an electrical sensor output indicative of the vehicle environment;
A time tagging module for tagging each electrical sensor output with the time the sensor information was gathered; and
A central fusion module coupled to receive said sensor outputs from a paired input sensor and having a logic capability to process the paired input sensor output to generate a fusion output for providing information characterizing the vehicle environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- A plurality of paired input sensors for sensing vehicle environment, each pair including one sensor from a first band of the electromagnetic spectrum and a second sensor from a second band of the electromagnetic spectrum and each sensor providing an electrical sensor output indicative of the vehicle environment;
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