CAMERA ARRANGEMENT, METHOD FOR DESIGNING A CURVATURE OF A COVER, AND COVER FOR A CAMERA ARRANGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240424990A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18698779

    申请日:2022-09-28

    Inventor: Thomas Putz

    Abstract: A camera arrangement for an interior of a vehicle is disclosed. The camera arrangement includes a camera with an optical axis and a field of view for optically capturing at least one piece of image information from a surround, and an extensive cover. The cover includes an outer surface, an inner surface, and at least one optically effective region, in which the cover is at least partially light transmissive, and for the purpose of an optical capture of a piece of image information from the surround, at least partially penetrable by associated light rays which represent the piece of image information. The cover is arranged such that it protrudes into the camera field of view with its optically effective region and at least partially covers the field of view of the camera.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSISTING A VEHICLE TO PARK BASED ON REAL-TIME PARKING SPOT AVAILABILITY DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20240367676A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-07

    申请号:US18310837

    申请日:2023-05-02

    Abstract: Methods and systems for assisting a vehicle to park based on real-time parking spot availability data. First image data sensed by a first sensor mounted on a first vehicle is received, wherein the first image data corresponds to a parking zone. A digital map of the parking zone is displayed based on the first image data. The digital map is stored in a remote server for future recall. Second image data corresponding to the parking zone sensed from another vehicle is received. The digital map is updated in real-time based on the second image data, including indicating one or more parking spots as being occupied and/or unoccupied. The updated digital map is sent to a device associated with a third vehicle and displayed on a device associated therewith, enabling a user of the device to see real-time information regarding availability of parking spots in the parking zone.

    TRANSMISSION DEVICE WITH BEAM DISPLACING DEVICE FOR A DETECTION DEVICE FOR DETECTING OBJECTS, CORRESPONDING DETECTION DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TRANSMISSION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240364990A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18287749

    申请日:2022-04-20

    CPC classification number: H04N23/55 G06V20/56

    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission device (22) of a detection device for detecting objects using electromagnetic scanning signals (30); a detection device; a vehicle comprising at least one detection device; and a method for operating a transmission device (22). The transmission device (22) comprises at least one signal source (36) for generating electromagnetic scanning signals (30) and at least one beam displacing device (38) for displacing signal paths (42) of electromagnetic scanning signals (30). The transmission device (22) has at least two signal sources (36) which can be actuated individually so at to generate electromagnetic scanning signals (30). At least one beam displacing device (38) can be adjusted between at least two displacement states (I, II), wherein the displacement states (I, II) are assigned to different signal sources (36). In the displacement states (I, II) assigned to the respective signal sources (36), the signal paths (42) of at least two signal sources (36) lie on the outlet of the at least one beam displacing device (38) on a common main signal path (34).

    IDENTIFYING INTERFERENCE IN RECEIVED ECHO SIGNALS FROM A GROUP OF SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:US20240310499A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18276495

    申请日:2022-02-09

    CPC classification number: G01S7/527 G01S7/52004 G01S15/104 G01S15/931

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a sensor arrangement (12) having a control unit (14) and a plurality of sensors (16) which are arranged in at least one group (18, 20), wherein the sensors (16) are connected to a common electrical supply, in particular via the control unit (14), comprising the steps of using the sensors (16) to emit sensor signals, wherein the sensors (16) in each group (18, 20) emit the sensor signals thereof in the particular group transmission phase thereof, receiving echo signals on the basis of reflections of the sensor signals, transmitting the received echo signals from the sensors (16) to the control unit (14), and identifying interference (38) in the received echo signals from the at least one group (18, 20) on the basis of a comparison of at least two of the received echo signals from the corresponding group (18, 20). The invention also relates to a corresponding sensor arrangement (12) for a vehicle (10) for operation according to the above method. The invention also relates to a driving assistance system for a vehicle (10) having a sensor arrangement (12) as described above.

    Contact detection by means of an ultrasonic sensor system

    公开(公告)号:US12072408B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-27

    申请号:US17784873

    申请日:2020-12-02

    CPC classification number: G01S11/14 B60R21/0134 G01H1/00 G01H3/00

    Abstract: A method for contact detection for an ultrasonic sensor system installed in a concealed or unconcealed manner is disclosed. The method involves detecting reference surroundings information, comprising a time profile of a signal with: noise signal information relating to a wall material and/or airborne sound signal information, using an ultrasonic sensor of the ultrasonic sensor system; storing the reference surroundings information; detecting real-time surroundings information, comprising a time profile of a signal with: noise signal information relating to the wall material and/or airborne sound signal information and/or object sound signal information relating to an object in contact with the wall material, using the ultrasonic sensor; and forming a difference signal between the surroundings information of reference surroundings information and real-time surroundings information, using a computational unit. The difference signal can be interpreted in a further step.

    METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ULTRASONIC SENSOR, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, ULTRASONIC SENSOR SYSTEM AND VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20240264295A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-08

    申请号:US18567910

    申请日:2022-05-30

    CPC classification number: G01S7/52006 G01S15/931

    Abstract: A method for operating an ultrasonic sensor is disclosed. The ultrasonic sensor includes a membrane and an exciter element for exciting the membrane and for detecting a vibration of the membrane. The method includes obtaining calibration data from a storage unit storing the calibration data. The calibration data includes information about a first frequency response of the ultrasonic sensor in a sending direction depending on a membrane excitation frequency at different membrane temperatures and information about a second frequency response of the ultrasonic sensor in a receiving direction depending on a membrane vibration frequency at different temperatures. The method also includes determining a current membrane temperature, determining a sensitivity of the ultrasonic sensor, and controlling an electric current provided to the exciter element and a gain of the ultrasonic sensor based on a difference between the determined sensitivity and a prestored sensitivity.

    Method for controlling a drive apparatus of a micro-oscillation mirror, control device and deflector mirror apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12055705B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-06

    申请号:US17283835

    申请日:2019-10-07

    Abstract: A method for controlling a drive apparatus (20) of a micro-oscillation mirror (16), a control device (28) and a deflector mirror apparatus (14) are described. The drive apparatus (20) has at least two comb drives (22a, 22b) which are arranged on different radial sides of a pivoting axis (18) of the micro-oscillation mirror (16). In the method, at least two actuation signals AS1, AS2) are generated, and the at least two comb drives (22a, 22b) are therefore actuated at least temporarily in such a way that they drive the micro-oscillation mirror (16) in an oscillating fashion. At least one elongation signal (P1, P2), which characterizes the elongation (26) of the micro-oscillation mirror (16) is generated using at least one comb drive (22a, 22b). At least one of the actuation signals (AS1, AS2) is adapted to the oscillation of the micro-oscillation mirror (16) on the basis of at least one of the elongation signals (P1, P2), At least one of the comb drives (22a, 22b) is connected, by means of at least one switching apparatus (34), alternately to an actuation apparatus (32) for receiving at least one actuation signal (AS1, AS2) or to an elongation-detection apparatus (24) for generating at least one elongation signal (P1, P2).

    Steering column switch for a vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11987173B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US17441465

    申请日:2020-03-11

    Inventor: Reiner Mozer

    CPC classification number: B60Q1/1476 B60Q1/425

    Abstract: Steering column switch (20) for a vehicle, in particular for a utility vehicle, wherein the steering column switch (20) has a housing (32), an actuating device which can be coupled to an operating element and has at least one actuating element (21, 22, 23), a magnet (24) and a magnetic sensor (28), wherein an actuating movement of an actuating element (21, 22, 23) in a first actuating direction (R1, R2, R3) can bring about a relative movement between the magnet (24) and the magnetic sensor (28) in a first direction of movement and an actuating movement of an actuating element (21, 22, 23) of the actuating device in a second actuating direction (R1, R2, R3) can bring about a relative movement between the magnet (24) and the magnetic sensor (28) in a second direction of movement different from the first direction of movement, wherein the magnetic sensor (28) is set up to detect the relative movement between the magnet (24) and the magnetic sensor (28) in each case in the first direction of movement (R1, R2, R3) and in the second direction of movement (R1, R2, R3) and, depending on the detected relative movement in the first direction of movement, to generate a first switching signal and, depending on the detected relative movement in the second direction of movement, a second switching signal.

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