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Device and method for monitoring the surroundings of an object

US6923080B1 · kind B1 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Günter Dobler · Altbach, DE
Holger Enigk · Rangsdorf, DE
Siegfried Rothe · Köngen, DE
Roland Stechow · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2001
Grant date	Aug 2, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 29, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2013/93274
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A monitoring apparatus having an obstacle-detecting system comprises a plurality of detecting devices fastened on the object, an evaluation unit and an optical display device.For the purpose of displaying the surrounding situation more effectively, the fields of view of two neighbouring detecting devices intersect, the individual images of these detecting devices are combined to form an overall image, and the object can be projected on the display device into the overall image and can be displayed as part of the overall image.

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