System and method for controlling an object detection system of a vehicle
US6853908B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/9322
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system is disclosed for controlling an object detection system of a land based vehicle, having at least one detection device with a limited geometrical operating area. The system comprises a computing device using information regarding the current or upcoming road situation from an on-board map database as input for computing an attention plan for optimizing the use of the at least one detection device in the object detection system, said attention plan being outputted to the object detection system for control of said detection device. Further, a method is disclosed which relates to controlling an object detection system.
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