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Use of E-field sensors for situation awareness/collision avoidance

  • US 7,397,351 B1
  • Filed: 07/20/2005
  • Issued: 07/08/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing a vehicle with situational awareness, including the presence and position of an object moving relative to the vehicle in a protection zone thereof, comprising the steps of:

  • providing an array of E-field sensors on the vehicle; and

    ,processing the outputs of the E-field sensors to detect the presence and direction of an object within the protection zone around the vehicle.

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