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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7786926 | Radar system for motor vehicles A radar system for motor vehicles, having a radar sensor and an evaluation device for measuring distances and relative velocities of objects in the surrounding field of the vehicle, and a collision detection device, which, on the basis of the measured distances and ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7420502 | Forward-looking radar system An assembly for receiving and transmitting millimeter (mm) waves, including at least one mm wave reflector (84, 86, 88) and at least one mm transmission wave feed (72) configured in a transmission feed location (34) within the at least one mm wa... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7411542 | Automotive radar system with guard beam A predictive collision radar system in a vehicle incorporates a first antenna and a guard antenna, the associated radiation patterns of which overlap with one another, but the radiation pattern of the guard antenna is broader than that of the first antenna. A compar... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407028 | Navigation-based safety restraint system and method A safety restraint system for use in a vehicle. The system includes a safety restraint component coupled to a navigational module. The navigational module is adapted to determine a location of the vehicle. The component is adapted to be actuated in response to the d... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7365676 | Sensor for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals The invention relates to a sensor comprising a housing, inside of which a transmitting antenna array that transmits electromagnetic transmission signals in a radiation area and a receiving antenna array that receives received signals reflected by at least one object... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362259 | Radar antenna array For suppressing secondary lobes in pulsed radar systems, the antenna characteristics of the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna are designed so that the dominant secondary lobes appear mutually offset and their maximums and minimums are mutually suppresse... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7339518 | FMCW radar device and method for detecting interference An FMCW radar device executes a frequency analysis for a beat signal in a frequency increase interval and a frequency decrease interval, to obtain frequency components in a predetermined high frequency range exceeding a frequency range corresponding to a target dete... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327322 | Directional antenna having a selected beam pattern A directional antenna is provided that utilizes an existing light source or simple reflector having a beam directing reflective surface and a transparent cover for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic radio waves. In an aspect, an information signal is impress... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324039 | Short-range automotive radar transceiver Automotive vehicle including a radar transceiver each including a heterodyne active IMPATT multiplier module arranged to receive a signal from a VCO, a first balance mixer arranged to receive a signal from a VCO, a second balance mixer arranged to receive a signal f... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321669 | Method and apparatus for refining target position and size estimates using image and depth data A vehicle vision system that uses a depth map, image intensity data, and system calibration parameter to determine a target's dimensions and relative position. Initial target boundary information is projected onto the depth map and onto the image intensity. A visibi... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7298262 | System and method for detecting seat occupancy in a vehicle A system for determining seat occupancy in a motor vehicle includes a microwave transmitter, a microwave receiver and preferably a reflector. If a person is between those appliances, the microwave radiation is attenuated. The reflector can be a backscattering device... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295147 | Sensor arrangement and method for regulating the distance of motor vehicles A sensor system on motor vehicles for locating objects in front of the vehicle, wherein at least two sensors, each having a locating depth of at least 50 m, are arranged in such a way on both sides of longitudinal center axis of the vehicle that their locating angul... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289786 | Method and apparatus for communicating emergency information using wireless devices A method and apparatus for providing emergency notification by a wireless mobile device in response to triggering a sensor that is remote from the mobile device. A detection system, which may be located within a vehicle, comprises one or more sensors configured to s... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7272480 | Method for recognising a collision by means of an upfront sensor system and device for carrying out said method An apparatus for detecting impact of a moving object, in particular of a vehicle, having a first sensor device for acquiring an acceleration in a direction of motion of the moving object, an evaluation device for evaluating the first acceleration signal, and at leas... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263209 | Vehicular vision system A vision system for a vehicle that identifies and classifies objects (targets) located proximate a vehicle. The system comprises a sensor array that produces imagery that is processed to generate depth maps of the scene proximate a vehicle. The depth maps are proces... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259711 | Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus includes an obstruction detection unit for measuring a headway distance until an obstruction existing ahead of the vehicle by means of a radar device, a unit for performing vehicle control or alarm control on the basis of the headway dist... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7227494 | Vehicular traffic surveillance doppler radar system A vehicular traffic surveillance Doppler radar system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises a modulation circuit portion for generating modulated FM signals. An antenna circuit portion transmits the modulated FM signal... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227493 | Methods and apparatus for obtaining positional information An apparatus and method obtains positional information about one or more objects in a detection field. An array includes a transmitting element and a plurality of receiving elements. A truncated cross-correlation function may be applied to determine the interval bet... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7205929 | Radar system and vehicle controller incorporating radar system An electromagnetic wave is transmitted from a signal transmission antenna using a signal transmission IC; this electromagnetic wave is received, after having been reflected by a target object, by signal receiving antennas and signal receiving ICs; and the distance t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206678 | Motor vehicle with a pre-safe-system A motor vehicle includes a pre-safe system, which contains at least one vehicle periphery detection device and a suspension and shock absorber unit. The suspension and shock absorber unit is arranged between a chassis and a vehicle body and can be activated as a fun... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199747 | Generating a fine time offset using a SiGe pulse generator A method and apparatus for generating short electronic pulses using a modified differential trigger that is partly an analogue sinusoidal voltage and partly a selectable, DC voltage. The differential trigger is applied to a differential base band pulse generator hav... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7176830 | Image processing system for mounting to a vehicle An image processing system to be mounted to a vehicle includes a radar adapted to measure distance and direction to an object based on reflected electromagnetic waves which are outputted to scan the exterior of the vehicle, an image-taking device such as a camera fo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7164381 | Target identifying apparatus, target identifying method, and target identifying program A target identifying apparatus identifies a target from a first signal distribution and includes a calculation section, a target signal identifying section, a subtraction section, and a correction section. The calculation section calculates a quadratic approximate e... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159899 | Device for actuating restraint means in a motor vehicle A possibility for controlling and supplying energy to a larger number of restraint means components in a vehicle seat that can be installed in variable fashion, this possibility being able to be realized using a constructively simple and robust electrical connection... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158017 | Method for controlling a safety system in a vehicle In a method for controlling a safety system in a vehicle, wherein an output signal of at least one impact sensor is subjected to frequency analysis in an evaluation unit which is integrated into an electronic control unit, the frequency analysis is performed in at l... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158217 | Vehicle radar device In a vehicle radar device, a predetermined number of received light signals output based on a predetermined number of laser beams radiated from a radar sensor are integrated by an integrator to produce an integrated signal. Integration of the predetermined number of... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146276 | Method for determining driving task demand based on speed variability A system and method of assessing the driving task demand on the driver of a vehicle, and further controlling one or more devices on the vehicle as a function of the assessed driver demand is provided. The method includes sensing a coverage zone in relation to a vehi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142150 | Method and system for detecting an object using a composite evidence grid A method and system for detecting an object uses a composite evidence grid based on dual frequency sensing. A source transmits a laser transmission in a first zone. A detector receives a reflection of the laser transmission from an object in the first zone to determ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7136736 | Vehicular travel control device In a vehicular control device, it is necessary to measure or calculate six physical quantities-forward-reverse speed, left-right speed, vertical speed, pitch angle, roll angle, and angle of sideslip-representing vehicular movement and to control the braking force of... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7130730 | Sensing strategy for damage mitigation in compatability situations A crash assessment and safety device activation system includes a target object potentially colliding with a host object in motion, is disclosed. A remote sensor is coupled to the host object and adapted to detect a target object within a region sensed thereby and g... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127338 | Method for testing the influence of electromagnetic energy on a vehicle safety system during a crash event A vehicle safety system testing method provides an indication of how the safety system responds during a crash event while the system is exposed to electromagnetic energy. The system is exposed to electromagnetic energy to obtain EMI data indicating the system perfo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123199 | Impact deflection system An object deflection system includes at least one sensor for detecting an impending impact of a first object with a second object. The sensor communicates with a deflector deployment device to substantially instantaneously activate the deflector deployment device up... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119735 | Vehicle-installed radar sensor system and vehicle-installed radar sensor A vehicle-installed radar sensor system includes a transmission section, a reception section, and a shield member. The transmission section is disposed in a closed space formed between a permeable member provided in a vehicle and a vehicle body, and transmits a rada... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7098844 | Acceleration detector with integral vehicle parameter display using a vehicle interface Calibration of an acceleration detector is initiated by a user depressable button such as a button indicating a vehicle is at rest and/or by the detector reading an OBDII vehicle communication protocol to determine the condition of the vehicle. Calibration permits m... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090247 | System and method for detecting the seat occupancy in a vehicle A system for detecting the seat occupancy in a vehicle includes a microwave transmitter (10) and a plurality of small-area reflectors (12) which are arranged in the vehicle. By activating or deactivating the different reflectors (12) during diff... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084807 | Method and apparatus for generating HF signals for determining a distance and/or a speed of an object The present invention provides a method for generating HF signals for determining a distance and/or a speed of an object, having the following steps: generating a pulsed demodulated signal (6′) from a first signal (3) and a second signal (4) i... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7068211 | Methods and apparatus for obtaining positional information An apparatus and method obtains positional information about one or more objects in a detection field. An array includes a transmitting element and a plurality of receiving elements. A truncated cross-correlation function may be applied to determine the interval bet... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059444 | Seat belt device and seat belt device control method A seat belt device (1) including an obstacle detection portion for detecting an obstacle in an area surrounding a vehicle, a collision prediction portion (21) for predicting a probability of a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle based on a d... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061424 | Radar device The present invention provides a radar device mounted on a moving object that moves along a continuous plane, having (1) a transceiver part for transmitting a signal having a main lobe in the direction of the movement of the moving object and a side lobe directed to... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7046167 | Adaptive collision load path modification system for vehicle collision compatibility An adaptive collision load path modification system (10) for a vehicle (12) includes multiple object detection sensors (14) that generate object detection signals. The system (10) may include a structural stiffness-adjusting device (46... | 05/16/2006 |
