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System and method for monitoring the external environment of a motor vehicle

US7392118B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 2003
Grant dateJun 24, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S2013/93274
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The system includes a capturing device for capturing information regarding presence from the exterior, representative of an object included within a supervisory area, which operates in combination with a device for detecting trajectories and a device for detecting inclinations of the vehicle, associated and in cooperation with an electronic system. The method includes using the proposed system to, by the generation of a chart that relates the trajectory and/or inclination with a corresponding supervisory area to be covered by the capturing device, vary the supervisory area depending on the trajectory and/or inclination of the vehicle, through the selection and execution of the appropriate actions, by the electronic system, which will depend on the type of capturing device used.

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