Sweeping radar devices and methods of use thereof
AssigneeNathan Randall
InventorsNathan Randall, Joshua Randall
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Abstract
Sweeping radar devices and methods for detecting objects in the vicinity of a vehicle are provided. The sweeping radar device includes a transmitting device, receiving device, and a processor. The method involves transmitting an electromagnetic wave, receiving the wave, converting the wave to an electromagnetic signal, processing the signal to generate an output criterion, interpreting the output criteria and triggering at least one response by a vehicle, which may be an affirmative response, such as a siren or flashing lights, or may be a passive response.
Claims20
A sweeping radar device for a vehicle comprising:
- a transmitting device that transmits at least one electromagnetic wave;
- a receiving device coupled to the transmitting device that receives the at least one electromagnetic wave and converts the at least one electromagnetic wave into at least one electromagnetic signal;
- and
- a processor coupled to the receiving device that interprets the at least one electromagnetic signal to produce at least one output criteria that triggers at least one response by the vehicle;
- wherein:
- the at least one electromagnetic wave is transmitted in a sweeping fashion, and
- the at least one response is a passive or an affirmative response based on the at least one output criteria, in which
- the affirmative response activates one or more components selected from the group consisting of an internal light in the vehicle, an external light on the vehicle, an internal alarm in the vehicle, an external alarm on the vehicle, or combinations thereof, and
- the passive response does not activate a component in the vehicle.
A method for detecting objects in the vicinity of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- transmitting at least one electromagnetic wave with a transmitting device,
- receiving the at least one electromagnetic wave with a receiving device,
- converting the at least one electromagnetic wave into at least one electromagnetic signal,
- processing the at least one electromagnetic signal in a processor to generate at least one output criteria,
- generating at least one output criteria that is received by a processor, wherein the processor interprets the at least one output criteria and is coupled to the vehicle, and
- triggering at least one response by the vehicle,
- wherein:
- the at least one electromagnetic wave is transmitted in a sweeping fashion, and
- the at least one response is a passive or an affirmative response based on the at least one output criteria, in which
- the affirmative response activates one or more components selected from the group consisting of an internal light in the vehicle, an external light on the vehicle, an internal alarm in the vehicle, an external alarm on the vehicle, or combinations thereof, and
- the passive response does not activate a component in the vehicle.
The method of 13, wherein the processor determines at least one of a speed of an object and the distance of the object to the vehicle to formulate the output criteria, and interprets the output criteria to determine whether the affirmative response or the passive response should be generated, and, if the affirmative response is determined, assigns a severity level of the affirmative response based on the at least one of the speed of the object or the distance of the object to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.