System and method for measuring object height for overhead clearance detection
US9477894B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/586
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An overhead clearance system for a vehicle is configured to receive signals from wireless transceivers attached to objects that are towed or carried by the vehicle and extend above a top of the vehicle. A controller is programmed to receive the signals from the wireless transceivers and transmit a request to a remote device to send height data associated with the object and the vehicle. The controller outputs an alert when combined object and vehicle heights exceed a sensed vertical clearance.
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