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Method and device for determining a misalignment of the radiation characteristic of a sensor for adjusting the speed and distance of a motor

US6694277B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Hans-Peter Schneider · Stuttgart, DE
Hermann Winner · Bietigheim, DE
Ralph Lauxmann · Ditzingen, DE
Jens Lueder · Kornwestheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 11, 2002
Grant date	Feb 17, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 11, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2013/93271
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device and a method are for monitoring misalignment of a distance sensor on a vehicle which represents a combination of two individual procedures. The two individual procedures are selected in such a way that one procedure has advantages in areas in which the other procedure functions disadvantageously, so that the weaknesses of one procedure may be compensated for by the strengths of the other procedure. Furthermore, with the aid of this combination, it may be decided with far greater certainty whether a misalignment is present which may be removed using suitable correcting measures, or whether an extreme misalignment is present, based on which the system must be switched off.

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