Technique for limiting the range of an object sensing system in a vehicle
US6434486B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/93272
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An object sensing system is capable of masking certain detected objects such that the system does not provide an alarm. Initially, a projected path of the vehicle is determined by using a current steering angle of the vehicle. Next, a desired warning distance is determined based upon the current steering angle. Then, a current distance to a sensed object, as derived from an object sensor, is determined. Finally, an alarm is provided only if the sensed object is within the desired warning distance.
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