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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh, Nürnberg, DE;
Inventors:
Günter Anton Fendt, Schrobenhausen, DE;
Konrad Rothenhäusler, Achberg, DE;
Manfred Gantner, Lindau, DE;
Dieter Krökel, Eriskirch, DE;
Assignee:
CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONIC GMBH, Nürnberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/02 (2012.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60W 50/038 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); G01K 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/0205 (2013.01); B60W 50/0225 (2013.01); B60W 50/038 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G01K 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0215 (2013.01); B60W 2400/00 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); G08G 1/09623 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); Y02D 10/16 (2018.01);
Abstract
An environment detection device for a vehicle is includes a sensor unit for determining environment information of a surrounding area of the vehicle itself, with a temperature measurement unit, configured to measure at least one state temperature of the sensor unit, and with a controller, configured to trigger at least one action for reducing the state temperature if a prescribed temperature warning value is exceeded.