INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF ULTRASOUND-BASED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS IN THE EVENT OF UNDERVOLTAGE IN THE VEHICLE

A driver assistance system of a vehicle includes: at least one ultrasonic sensor for ascertaining the distance of the vehicle from an obstacle, the sensor being supplied with electrical energy by an onboard electrical system of the vehicle; and an undervoltage detector for detecting an undervoltage...

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Main Authors KLOTZ ALBRECHT, RAPPS PETER, HERING MICHAEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.06.2015
Subjects
ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASURING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Summary:A driver assistance system of a vehicle includes: at least one ultrasonic sensor for ascertaining the distance of the vehicle from an obstacle, the sensor being supplied with electrical energy by an onboard electrical system of the vehicle; and an undervoltage detector for detecting an undervoltage in the onboard electrical system, in the event of which the power requirement of the ultrasonic sensor is reduced.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201314412224