Patent ID: 6580385
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
An object detection system, comprising:a combination of at least three object detectors, each of the at least three object detectors having at least one of a different detection zone and a different detection range, wherein each of the detection zones of the at least three object detectors is situated substantially in a direction of travel in front of the motor vehicle, each of the detection zones being overlapping, wherein the at least three-object detectors operate in accordance with at least two different detection techniques including at least one of an acoustic signal including ultrasound detection, an electromagnetic microwave radiation, an image analysis and bundled light, wherein a first of the at least three object detectors operates in accordance with the electromagnetic microwave radiation in a first detection zone, a second of the at least three object detectors operates in accordance with at least one of an optical radiation and the image analysis in the second detection zone, and a third of the at least three object detectors operates in accordance with the electromagnetic microwave radiation in a third detection zone.