Potential collision detection and parking aid system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsManoharprasad K. Rao, Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante, Gary Steven Strumolo, Robert Kwiecinski
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Abstract
A collision warning and countermeasure system (10) for an automotive vehicle (12) is provided. The system (10) includes a velocity sensor (18) that generates a vehicle velocity signal. A multi-mode object detection sensor (28) generates an object detection signal. The multi-mode object detection sensor (28) operates in a detection mode in response to the vehicle velocity signal. A controller (26) is electrically coupled to the velocity sensor (18) and the multi-mode object detection sensor (28) and generates a countermeasure signal in response to the object detection signal. A method of performing the same is also provided.
Claims20
A collision warning and countermeasure system for an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a velocity sensor generating a vehicle velocity signal;
- at least one multi-mode object detection sensor generating at least one object detection signal, said at least one multi-mode object detection sensor operating in a detection mode in response to said vehicle velocity signal;
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- a controller electrically coupled to said velocity sensor and said at least one multi-mode object detection sensor and generating a countermeasure signal in response to said at least one object detection signal;
- wherein at least one of said at least one multi-mode object detection sensor has a plurality of operating modes corresponding to a plurality of detection ranges.
A collision warning and countermeasure system for an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a velocity sensor generating a vehicle velocity signal;
- a transmission gear sensor generating a gear signal;
- at least one multi-mode object detection sensor generating at least one object detection signal, said at least one multi-mode object detection sensor operating in a detection mode in response to a detection mode signal;
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- a controller electrically coupled to said velocity sensor, said transmission gear sensor and said at least one multi-mode object detection sensor and generating said detection mode signal in response to said vehicle velocity signal and said gear signal and generating a countermeasure signal in response to said at least one object detection signal;
- wherein at least one of said at least one multi-mode object detection sensor operates in a parking aid mode, which refers to a first detection range, when the vehicle is traveling forward at a velocity approximately greater than 0 kph and approximately less than or equal to 10 kph and operates in a default mode, which refers to a second detection range, when the vehicle is stationary or is traveling at a velocity approximately greater than 10 kph.
A method of detecting an object for a collision warning and countermeasure system for an automotive vehicle comprising:
- generating a vehicle velocity signal;
- operating at least one of at least one multi-mode object detection sensor in multiple operating modes corresponding to a plurality of detection ranges in response to said vehicle velocity signal;
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- generating at least one object detection signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.