Method for operating a distance sensor of a vehicle in which a transmission signal is adapted in accordance with how an object is classified, computing device, and sensor device
US12019157B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/9322
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for operating a distance sensor (4) of a vehicle (1), in which method a plurality of successive measurement cycles are carried out in an operating mode, wherein, in each measurement cycle, a transmission signal is transmitted, a reception signal (Rx1 to Rx8) is determined on the basis of the transmission signal reflected in a surrounding region (9) of the vehicle (1), the object (8) is classified, and the transmission signal is selected from a plurality of predefined transmission signals in accordance with how the object (8) is classified, wherein the transmission signal is selected in accordance with an assignment rule determined in a learning mode, said assignment rule describing an assignment of the plurality of predefined transmission signals to classes of objects (8), wherein, in each measurement cycle, the object (8) is classified on the basis of the reception signal (Rx1 to Rx8) and the transmission signal is selected in accordance with how the object (8) is classified for subsequent measurement cycles.
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