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Device and method for lateral environment detection of a motor vehicle

US9348025B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

Alexander Urban · Gifhorn, DE
Stephan Max · Gifhorn, DE
Claudia Prausse · Braunschweig, DE
Reiner KATZWINKEL · Meine, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 17, 2014
Grant date	May 24, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 17, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2015/932
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for lateral environment detection of a motor vehicle and a method for the substantially simultaneous operation of a parking support device and a door protection device is provided. The parking support device and the door protection device perform an environment detection with structurally identical environmental sensors. In order to be able to operate these simultaneously or overlapping in time, without interference by cross echo pulse occurring, it is provided to operate the simultaneously operated environmental sensors at frequencies that are shifted relative to one another and of which at least one of the frequencies is also shifted with respect to a resonance frequency of the environmental sensors.

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