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Method of operating a radar system to reduce nuisance alerts caused by false stationary targets

  • US 9,297,892 B2
  • Filed: 04/02/2013
  • Issued: 03/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a radar system on a vehicle to reduce nuisance alerts caused by a stationary structure proximate to the vehicle, said method comprising:

  • providing a radar system that includes a radar antenna and a controller;

    determining by the system a stationary count indicative of the number of targets presently detected by the radar system that are within a travel path of the vehicle and are classified by the radar system as stationary; and

    indicating by the system that the vehicle is proximate to a stationary structure if the stationary count is greater than a count threshold.

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