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Near object detection system

Assignee: Valeo Radar Systems Inc
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Filing: 2001-08-16
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Granted: 2004-08-31
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Expires: 2021-08-16
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Abstract

Abstract A near object detection (NOD) system includes a plurality of sensors, each of the sensors for providing detection coverage in a predetermined coverage zone and each of the sensors including a transmit antenna for transmitting a first RF signal, a receive antenna for receiving a second RF signal and means for sharing information between each of the plurality of sensors in the NOD system.

Inventors

  • 👤 Michael Joseph Delcheccolo
  • 👤 Mark E. Russell
  • 👤 Walter Gordon Woodington
  • 👤 Joseph S. Pleva
  • 👤 H. Barteld Van Rees

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q9/00; B60Q9/008; G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/88; G01S13/93; B60K; B60K31/00; B60K31/0008; G01S13/02; G01S13/04; G01S13/06; G01S13/08; G01S13/10; G01S13/26; G01S13/28; G01S13/282; G01S13/32; G01S13/34; G01S13/343; G01S13/346; G01S13/46; G01S13/48; G01S13/50; G01S13/58; G01S13/583; G01S13/584; G01S13/66; G01S13/72; G01S13/723; G01S13/87; G01S13/931; G01S7/00; G01S7/02; G01S7/023; G01S7/0232; G01S7/03; G01S7/032; G01S7/04; G01S7/06; G01S7/35; G01S7/352; G01S7/354; G01S7/356; G01S7/40; G01S7/4004; G01S7/4021; H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/27; H01Q1/32; H01Q1/3208; H01Q1/3233; H01Q1/325; H01Q1/3258; H01Q1/3283; H01Q1/36; H01Q1/38; H01Q1/42; H01Q13/00; H01Q13/10; H01Q13/18; H01Q21/00; H01Q21/0006; H01Q21/0037; H01Q21/0043; H01Q21/0075; H01Q21/0087; H01Q21/06; H01Q21/061; H01Q21/065; H01Q25/00; H01Q3/00; H01Q3/24; H01Q3/26; H01Q3/30; H01Q3/34; H01Q3/40; B60T; B60T2201/00; B60T2201/08; B60T2201/081; B60T2201/088; B60W; B60W2530/00; B60W2530/10; B60W2554/00; B60W2554/40; B60W2554/404; B60W2554/4043; B60W2554/80; B60W2554/803; G01S13/726; G01S2013/0236; G01S2013/0245; G01S2013/9314; G01S2013/9315; G01S2013/9317; G01S2013/932; G01S2013/9321; G01S2013/9327; G01S2013/93271; G01S2013/93272; G01S2013/93274; G01S2013/93275; G01S7/038; G01S7/28; G01S7/285; G01S7/288; G01S7/4008

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim 156 words
A near object detection system adapted to be coupled to a vehicle having a plurality of vehicle systems, the near object detection system comprising: a plurality of sensors, each of said plurality of sensors for providing data associated with a range cell in one of a plurality of predetermined coverage zones; a processor, coupled to receive and process the range cell data from one or more of said plurality of sensors, said processor adapted to provide a processor output signal to one or more of the plurality of vehicle systems, wherein said processor includes a target tracker portion adapted to maintain track information from a plurality of targets with the track information being generated from the range cell data provided by the one or more of said plurality of sensors; and means, coupled to each of said plurality of sensors and to said processor, for sharing information between at least some of said plurality of sensors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 156 words
A near object detection system adapted to be coupled to a vehicle having a plurality of vehicle systems, the near object detection system comprising: a plurality of sensors, each of said plurality of sensors for providing data associated with a range cell in one of a plurality of predetermined coverage zones; a processor, coupled to receive and process the range cell data from one or more of said plurality of sensors, said processor adapted to provide a processor output signal to one or more of the plurality of vehicle systems, wherein said processor includes a target tracker portion adapted to maintain track information from a plurality of targets with the track information being generated from the range cell data provided by the one or more of said plurality of sensors; and means, coupled to each of said plurality of sensors and to said processor, for sharing information between at least some of said plurality of sensors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said processor corresponds to a central sensor processor coupled to each of said plurality of sensors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 66 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein said processor is provided as a distributed processor provided from a plurality of sensor processors, each of said plurality of sensor processors disposed in a corresponding one of said plurality of sensors, and each of said plurality of sensor processors having communication means for allowing information to be shared between at least some of said plurality of sensor processors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 137 words
A near object detection system for a vehicle, comprising: a plurality of sensors disposed about a perimeter of the vehicle, each of said plurality of sensors providing data associated with a range cell in a respective one of a plurality of predetermined coverage zones about the perimeter of the vehicle; and wherein each of said plurality of sensors has a respective predetermined range, angular extent, and velocity range based upon respective coverage zone requirements; and a processor, coupled to one or more of plurality of sensors, said processor adapted to receive and process the range cell data provided thereto from the one or more of said plurality of sensors, said processor including a target tracker portion adapted to maintain track information from a plurality of targets with the track information being generated from the range cell data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 137 words
A near object detection system for a vehicle, comprising: a plurality of sensors disposed about a perimeter of the vehicle, each of said plurality of sensors providing data associated with a range cell in a respective one of a plurality of predetermined coverage zones about the perimeter of the vehicle; and wherein each of said plurality of sensors has a respective predetermined range, angular extent, and velocity range based upon respective coverage zone requirements; and a processor, coupled to one or more of plurality of sensors, said processor adapted to receive and process the range cell data provided thereto from the one or more of said plurality of sensors, said processor including a target tracker portion adapted to maintain track information from a plurality of targets with the track information being generated from the range cell data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 50 words
The system according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of predetermined coverage zones include two or more of an adaptive cruise control/night vision zone, a lane keeping zone, a road departure zone, a side object detection zone, a backup and parking aid zone, and a stop and go zone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 123 words
A near object detection system, comprising: a plurality of sensors, each of said plurality of sensors for providing detection coverage in a respective one of a plurality of predetermined coverage zones; a multiple hypothesis tracker for processing data from each of said plurality of sensors to make a hypothesis about data association, resolution, and data quality; a prediction filter coupled to said multiple hypothesis tracker for scheduling the plurality of sensors; a public track former, coupled to said plurality of sensors, for generating data to control operation of said plurality of sensors; an estimator/best state vector subsystem coupled to said public track former; and a vehicle control crash management interface coupled to said estimator/best state vector subsystem and to said public track former.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 123 words
A near object detection system, comprising: a plurality of sensors, each of said plurality of sensors for providing detection coverage in a respective one of a plurality of predetermined coverage zones; a multiple hypothesis tracker for processing data from each of said plurality of sensors to make a hypothesis about data association, resolution, and data quality; a prediction filter coupled to said multiple hypothesis tracker for scheduling the plurality of sensors; a public track former, coupled to said plurality of sensors, for generating data to control operation of said plurality of sensors; an estimator/best state vector subsystem coupled to said public track former; and a vehicle control crash management interface coupled to said estimator/best state vector subsystem and to said public track former.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 50 words
The system according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of predetermined coverage zones includes two or more of an adaptive cruise control/night vision zone, a lane keeping zone, a road departure zone, a side object detection zone, a backup and parking aid zone, and a stop and go zone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 35 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein said processor further includes a data fuser portion adapted to fuse the plurality of track information into a common filter to increase performance of said plurality of sensors.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 25 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of sensors, each include at least one of: an infrared (IR) sensor and a radar sensor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 58 words
The system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of said plurality sensors comprises: a transmit antenna for transmitting an FMCW frequency in a plurality of transmit beams; and a receive antenna for receiving the FMCW frequency in a plurality of receive beams, which, in combination the transmit beams, provides the plurality of a pre-determined coverage zones.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 18 words
The system of claim 10 , having at least one transmit beam and at least one receive beam.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 28 words
The system of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of predetermined coverage zones has respective zone characteristics, at least one of which can be statically changed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 46 words
The system of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the zone characteristics can be dynamically changed to provide an alteration of a time period upon which at least one of said plurality of sensors processes a particular transmit beam and a particular receive beam.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 15 words
The system of claim 9 , wherein said processor is provided from a central processor.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 15 words
The system of claim 9 , wherein said processor comprises two or more distributed processors.

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