Ultrasonic signal triangulation
US10761183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2015/938
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for a vehicle includes a trio of ultrasonic sensors, and a controller configured to, responsive to a location of an object identified from a distance between the ultrasonic sensors, a receive time at each of the ultrasonic sensors associated with a same ultrasonic pulse from a transmitter of the object, and an absence of data regarding a send time of the ultrasonic pulse, steer the vehicle to the object.
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