Apparatus for sensing a vehicular environment when fitted to a vehicle
US12038496B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/93276
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus, fitted to a vehicle, for sensing a vehicular environment, includes acquiring with a first sensing circuit at least one first vehicular environment scene data. The first sensing circuit comprises at least one sensor, and is powered by a first power supply. A second sensing circuit is used to acquire at least one second vehicular environment scene data, and it comprises at least one sensor. The second sensing circuit is powered by a second power supply. The at least one first and second vehicular scene data is provided to a processing unit. The processing unit correspondingly determines first and second vehicular control data based on the first and second vehicular scene data. The first and second vehicular control data are each independently useable by a vehicle to automatically perform at least one safety maneuver comprising one or more of: braking; deceleration; movement to a slow lane or hard shoulder.
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