Patent ID: 6326915
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
A radar device with multiplexed display functions for use in backing up a vehicle, comprising:a camera (11) adapted to be installed in a rear portion of the vehicle; at least two wave sensors (21,22) adapted to be installed in the rear portion of the vehicle and adjacent to the camera (11) for detecting an obstacle behind the vehicle;an image processing module (10) connected to the camera (11) for processing image signals from the camera (11);a display monitor (12) connected to an output of the image processing module (10) for displaying an image captured by the camera (11), and driven by the image processing module (10) to display a direction of the obstacle relative to the vehicle and the distance between the obstacle and the vehicle; anda master controller (40) connected to the at least two wave sensors (21,22) for determining a communication code representing the distance between the obstacle and the vehicle, wherein the communication code is sent to the image processing module (10) for displaying a corresponding direction pattern and a distance value on the display monitor (12) with the captured image.