Object detection device for a vehicle and vehicle having the object detection device
US9689982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2209/64
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An object detection device for a vehicle monitors the surroundings at the rear of the vehicle. The object detection device has a radar sensor for generating a radar signal containing information about a distance between the vehicle and a vehicle user or another object in the surroundings. The radar sensor mounts on a vehicle component pointing toward the surroundings to the rear of the vehicle. Furthermore, the object detection device contains a control and evaluation unit for determining a movement pattern of the vehicle user on the basis of the radar signal, and to compare the movement pattern with a predefined reference pattern and to actuate a servomotor which has the purpose of actuating the tailgate between an open position and a closed position when the movement pattern corresponds to the reference pattern. Furthermore, a vehicle ideally has such an object detection device.
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