Patent ID: 6268803
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: B60Q,G01S,G08G

Abstract:
A collision avoidance system, comprising:a control module;a plurality of transmitting devices connected to the control module, wherein the plurality of transmitting devices includes a first and a second transmitting device, wherein the first and second transmitting devices transmit a first signal and a second signal, respectively;a plurality of receiving devices connected to the control module, wherein the plurality of receiving devices includes a first and a second receiving device, wherein the first receiving device receives a return representative of the signal transmitted from the first transmitting device and transmits to the control module a first return signal representative of the first return and wherein the second receiving device receives a return of the signal transmitted from the second transmitting device and transmits to the control device a second return signal representative of the return; andwherein the control module includes measurement circuitry used to measure the first and second return signals and calculate a transverse location of an object as a function of said first and second return signals and further wherein the control module includes a display means for displaying the transverse location.