# US 2014/0152473 A1 · Driver assistance system for a vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0152473 A1 - Document ID: US20140152473A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/086,777 - Filed: 2013-11-21 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-23 - Assignees: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. - Applicants: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. - Inventors: Martin Mühlenberg; Thomas Wixforth - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152473A1 ## CPC - G08G 1/166: {for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes} - G01S 7/2813: {Means providing a modification of the radiation pattern for cancelling noise, clutter or interfering signals, e.g. side lobe suppression, side lobe blanking, null-steering arrays (specially adapted to secondary radar systems G01S13/762; aerials or aerials systems H01Q21/29, H01Q25/00)} - G01S 13/87: Combinations of radar systems, e.g. primary radar and secondary radar - G01S 13/931: of land vehicles - G01S 2013/9315: {Monitoring blind spots} - G01S 2013/9327: {Sensor installation details} - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ## Abstract A driver assistance system for a vehicle for monitoring cross-traffic includes a transmitting device for transmitting electromagnetic signals and operable for monitoring a kidney-shaped area in both a first monitoring direction and in a second monitoring direction and a receiving device for receiving electromagnetic signals. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A driver assistance system for a vehicle for monitoring cross-traffic, comprising: a transmitting device for transmitting electromagnetic signals and operable for monitoring a kidney-shaped area in both a first monitoring direction and in a second monitoring direction; and a receiving device for receiving electromagnetic signals. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The driver assistance system pursuant to claim 1, wherein the first monitoring direction and the second monitoring direction together span a monitoring angle of between 30° and 150°. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The driver assistance system pursuant to claim 2, wherein at least one of the first and second monitoring directions is aligned parallel to a direction of travel or path of the vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The driver assistance system pursuant to claim 1, wherein the transmitting device comprises a single transmitter which generates the kidney-shaped monitoring area. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The driver assistance system pursuant to claim 1, wherein said transmitting device is operable for monitoring a first extension of the kidney-shaped monitoring area in the first monitoring direction and a second extension of the kidney-shaped monitoring area in the second monitoring direction, wherein said first extension corresponds to said second extension. ### Claim 6 A vehicle, exhibiting at least one driver assistance system for monitoring cross-traffic, comprising: a transmitting device operable for transmitting electromagnetic signals, wherein the transmitting device is operable for monitoring a kidney-shaped area in both an initial monitoring direction and a second monitoring direction; and a receiving device for receiving electromagnetic signals. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The vehicle pursuant to claim 6 above, wherein the first monitoring direction and the second monitoring direction together span monitoring angle of between 30° and 150°. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The vehicle pursuant to claim 6 wherein the at least one driver assistance system is located on a corner of said vehicle, in particular on a front corner of said vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The vehicle pursuant to claim 6 further comprising at least a second driver assistance systems wherein said two driver assistance systems are arranged on the vehicle such that sections of the respective kidney-shaped monitoring areas of the two driver assistance systems overlap in at least one overlap area. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The vehicle pursuant to claim 6, wherein each corner of the vehicle is provided with at least one driver assistance system and wherein the respective kidney-shaped monitoring areas of adjacent driver assistance systems overlap in at least one overlap area. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The driver assistance system pursuant to claim 1, wherein the first monitoring direction and the second monitoring direction together span a monitoring angle of between 60° and 120°. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The driver assistance system pursuant to claim 1, wherein the first monitoring direction and the second monitoring direction together span a monitoring angle approximately 90°. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The vehicle pursuant to claim 8, wherein the at least one driver assistance system is located on a front corner of said vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 6) The vehicle pursuant to claim 6, wherein the first monitoring direction and the second monitoring direction together span a monitoring angle of between 60° and 120°. ### Claim 15 (depends on 6) The vehicle pursuant to claim 6, wherein the first monitoring direction and the second monitoring direction together span a monitoring angle approximately 90°. ### Claim 16 (depends on 7) The vehicle pursuant to claim 7, wherein at least one of the first and second monitoring directions is aligned parallel to a direction of travel or path of the vehicle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 6) The vehicle pursuant to claim 6, wherein the transmitting device comprises a single transmitter which generates the kidney-shaped monitoring area. ### Claim 18 (depends on 6) The vehicle pursuant to claim 6, wherein said transmitting device is operable for monitoring a first extension of the kidney-shaped monitoring area in the first monitoring direction and a second extension of the kidney-shaped monitoring area in the second monitoring direction, wherein said first extension corresponds to said second extension.