Control System for the Operation of Presence Detection Devices and Method Therefor
First Claim
1. A system for controlling the operation of presence detection devices in a motor vehicle, which comprises in combination:
- a) external presence detection means for detecting the entry of objects in a certain observation area outside said vehicle;
b) at least one power supply for supplying at least said external presence detection means;
c) an electronic system including at least means for processing and analyzing first input signals obtained by said external presence detection means and which produces first output signals according to the result of said analysis, andd) condition detection means of at least one closing device of at least one door of said automobile, associated and cooperating with said electronic system,wherein said power supply is controlled by said electronic system, according to the opening and closing sequence of at least said closing device of said door, of which there is at least one, of said vehicle, obtained by said condition detection means.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for controlling the operation of presence-detection devices and to the implementation method thereof. The inventive system comprises: external presence detection means which are used to detect objects entering a determined surveillance area outside a motor vehicle and which are powered by a power source, an electronic system, and means which are used to detect the state of a closure device belonging to a door of said vehicle and which are associated with and co-operate with the electronic system in order to control the power source. Optionally, internal presence detection means and inclination detection means, which are included in the system, can be taken into account when said control operation is being performed. The inventive system also varies the surveillance area and adapts same as a function of the inclination of the vehicle in relation to the ground plane. The invention also relates to a method which uses the inventive control system.
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1. A system for controlling the operation of presence detection devices in a motor vehicle, which comprises in combination:
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a) external presence detection means for detecting the entry of objects in a certain observation area outside said vehicle; b) at least one power supply for supplying at least said external presence detection means; c) an electronic system including at least means for processing and analyzing first input signals obtained by said external presence detection means and which produces first output signals according to the result of said analysis, and d) condition detection means of at least one closing device of at least one door of said automobile, associated and cooperating with said electronic system, wherein said power supply is controlled by said electronic system, according to the opening and closing sequence of at least said closing device of said door, of which there is at least one, of said vehicle, obtained by said condition detection means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A control method for the operation of presence detection devices in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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detecting, using an external presence detection means, the entry of objects in a certain area of observation external to said vehicle, powering, with at least one power supply, at least said external presence detection means, processing and analyzing, with an electronic system, first input signals obtained by said external presence detection means, said electronic system producing first output signals according to the result of said analysis, and determining a condition, using a condition detection means, of at least one closing device of at least one automobile door, which are associated with and cooperate with said electronic system, and controlling said power supply, by means of said electronic system, according to the opening and closing sequence of at least said closing device of said vehicle door, of which there is at least one, based on said condition obtained by said condition detection means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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