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Method of analyzing the surroundings of a vehicle

US8558679B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Autoliv Development AB · SE

Inventors

Jonas Bärgman · Umeå, SE
Jan-Erik Kallhammer · Säter, SE
Sven Rönnbäck · Umeå, SE
Kalevi Hyypää · Luleå, SE
Tomas Bergiund · Shackleton Grove, SE
Håkan Fredriksson · Linköping, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2007
Grant date	Oct 15, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 25, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S13/86
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of analyzing the surroundings of a vehicle, comprising the steps of: gathering data regarding objects in the vicinity of the vehicle; analyzing the data to determine regions of empty space around the vehicle; creating one or more signatures representing at least some of the regions of empty space; and storing the signatures for later retrieval.

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