System and method of operation for near field auxiliary radar
AssigneeApplied Concepts, Inc.
InventorsStanley A. Walker, John L. Aker
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Abstract
A system for detecting a vehicle speed, comprising an exterior housing configured to be secured to an exterior surface of a vehicle. A Doppler radar unit contained within the exterior housing and configured to detect a relative speed of a road surface. A wireless transceiver contained within the exterior housing and coupled to the Doppler radar unit, the wireless transceiver configured to transmit data representing the relative speed of the road surface to a system inside of the vehicle that includes a display.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A system for a vehicle speed detector, comprising:
- an exterior housing configured to be secured to an exterior surface of a vehicle;
- a Doppler radar unit contained within the exterior housing and configured to detect a relative speed of a road surface;
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- a wireless transceiver contained within the exterior housing and coupled to the Doppler radar unit, the wireless transceiver configured to transmit data representing the relative speed of the road surface to a system inside of the vehicle that includes a display;
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- wherein the Doppler radar unit is configured to detect a vehicle condition and to be activated for a predetermined period of time as a function of the vehicle condition.
A method for vehicle speed detection, comprising:
- activating a Doppler radar unit contained within an exterior housing of a vehicle for a predetermined period of time as a function of a physical condition of the vehicle;
- detecting a relative speed of a road surface using the Doppler radar unit;
- transmitting data representing the relative speed of the road surface to a system inside of the vehicle that includes a display using a wireless transceiver contained within the exterior housing and coupled to the Doppler radar unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.