Device for monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle
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1. A device in a vehicle for monitoring the environment around the vehicle, comprising:
- an environment sensor system having a predetermined detection range; and
an analyzer module for analyzing a signal of the environment sensor system, wherein the analyzer module selects and tracks at least one object in the predetermined detection range by determining an attention range as a function of at least one predetermined parameter, and wherein the attention range includes a threshold distance at which a restraint unit associated with the vehicle is triggered, wherein the threshold distance is selected to optimize, based on a duration required for deployment of the restraint unit, a triggering time.
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Abstract
A device is provided in a vehicle for monitoring the environment around the vehicle. The device includes a sensor system such that objects in a detection range of the sensor system are selected as a function of predetermined parameters so that only the selected objects are tracked by the sensor system. This permits adaptive use of reversible restraint means based on the sensor system output.
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1. A device in a vehicle for monitoring the environment around the vehicle, comprising:
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an environment sensor system having a predetermined detection range; and an analyzer module for analyzing a signal of the environment sensor system, wherein the analyzer module selects and tracks at least one object in the predetermined detection range by determining an attention range as a function of at least one predetermined parameter, and wherein the attention range includes a threshold distance at which a restraint unit associated with the vehicle is triggered, wherein the threshold distance is selected to optimize, based on a duration required for deployment of the restraint unit, a triggering time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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