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US 2013/0154871 A1Published application
Tilt sensing system for automotive radar
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorScott Howard Gaboury
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a method of aligning a forward looking radar module mounted to a vehicle. The forward looking radar module includes a radar, a tilt sensor, attached to the radar module, and a tilt sensor output. The method uses the tilt sensor output to check the radar's alignment with the vehicle's horizontal thrust direction.
Claims16
A method of aligning a forward looking radar module, the forward looking radar module including:
- a radar;
- a tilt sensor, and
- a tilt sensor output,
- the method comprising:
- using the radar tilt sensor output to check the radar's alignment with the vehicle's horizontal thrust direction.
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A forward looking radar module adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, the radar module comprising:
- a radar;
- a tilt sensor;
- and
- a controller connected to the tilt sensor to report radar tilt.
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A diagnostic system for a radar module in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a radar;
- a sensor, coupled to the radar module, to continuously sense radar tilt as compared to the vehicle's horizontal thrust direction;
- and
- a controller configured to report radar tilt based on an output received from the sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.