Situational awareness system for an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle
US12332346B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/9328
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A situational awareness system for a vehicle comprising a cyber-physical system, wherein the situational awareness system is configured to generate an imaging dataset for processing by the cyber-physical system for enabling semi-autonomous or autonomous operational mode of the vehicle, wherein the situational awareness system includes a sensory system with a first electro-optical unit for imaging the surroundings of the vehicle, a second electro-optical unit configured for imaging a ground area in a direct vicinity of the vehicle, a radar unit for detecting objects, and a third electro-optical unit for object identification, wherein the situational awareness system further includes a data synchronization system configured to synchronize the imaging dataset obtained by means of each unit of the sensory system, wherein the data synchronization system is configured to provide the synchronized imaging dataset to the cyber-physical system of the vehicle.
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