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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Inventors:
Tobias Geiger, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Gerald Koudijs, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Assignee:
Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01S 13/87 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 13/87 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9315 (2020.01); G01S 2013/9316 (2020.01); G01S 2013/93272 (2020.01);
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for monitoring a surrounding area () of a vehicle-trailer combination () formed by a motor vehicle () and a trailer (), with which at least one radar sensor () is disposed on a rear area () at the trailer () for acquiring radar sensor data from the surrounding area () behind the trailer () and the acquired radar sensor data are transmitted to a controller () of the motor vehicle (). Moreover, the invention concerns a monitoring device (), a driver assistance system and a vehicle-trailer combination ().