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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2018
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Yew Kwang Low, Singapore, SG;
Kok Wee Yeo, Singapore, SG;
Binghua Pan, Singapore, SG;
Ronald M. Taylor, Greentown, IN (US);
Ward K. Everly, Westfield, IN (US);
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Abstract
An illustrative example sensor device includes a plurality of range finders that each have an emitter configured to emit a selected type of radiation and a detector configured to detect the selected type of radiation reflected from an object. A plurality of cameras are configured to generate an image of an object based upon receiving the selected type of radiation from the object. A processor is configured to determine a distance between the sensor device and an object based on at least two of the images, wherein the images are each from a different camera.