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Sensing an object in the surroundings of a motor vehicle

US12252068B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Dehlink · Unterhaching, DE
Mehdi Farid · Munich, DE
Gunter HANNIG · Fürstenfeldbruck, DE
Nico Kaempchen · Marzling, DE
Christian Unger · Worms, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 25, 2019
Grant date	Mar 18, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02B20/40
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for sensing at least one object in the surroundings of a motor vehicle, includes at least one first sensor for classifying the at least one object, the ability of the at least one first sensor to carry out classification depending on the brightness of the at least one object; at least one second sensor for detecting the at least one object; and at least one actuator for increasing the brightness of the at least one object. The system is designed to increase the brightness of the at least one object by the at least one actuator when the at least one second sensor detects the at least one object and the at least one first sensor cannot classify the at least one object.

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