Method and device for sensing an imminent or possible collision
US5949366A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/932
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and a device for sensing and analyzing an imminent collision of a motor vehicle with an obstacle. Using an FMCW radar method, obstacles are detected in the form of a spectral line. Via a proper filtering, time profiles of amplitude values of the spectral lines are produced and recorded. By comparing one actively recorded time profile to stored characteristic profiles, a lateral offset y between the motor vehicle and the obstacle is determined. Alternatively or in combination, the lateral offset can also be determined on the basis of characteristic profiles of relative velocity values.
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