Patent · US Expired

Process for improving the visibility in vehicles

US6877879B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

6Claims

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Michael Holz · Senden, DE
Edgar Weidel · Senden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 30, 2002
Grant date	Apr 12, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 28, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/89
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention concerns a process for improving the view in vehicles, in particular at night, poor weather and fog, in which laser light is emitted at a wavelength outside the visible spectrum in a predetermined angular range, which is being observed with a camera, of which the images are provided to the vehicle operator. The laser light is emitted essentially continuously only when the headlights of the vehicle are in operation and/or when the vehicle is in motion. In this manner the vision of other traffic participants is ensured in a particularly simple manner.

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