Device and method for warning a driver of a vehicle
US11345279B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/9316
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and a method for warning a driver of a vehicle. The vehicle includes one or multiple surroundings sensor(s) that detect objects in the vehicle surroundings, and an evaluation device is provided in which a surroundings model is created from the object detections by the one or multiple surroundings sensor(s). Also provided is an actuator system that informs the driver of recognized objects of the surroundings model, in that the actuator system for informing the driver contains a piece of spatial warning information, and the driver is haptically informed of the position of the object.
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