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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11194022 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 01, 2018

Detection system with reflection member and offset detection array

Applicant:

Veoneer Us, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);

Inventors:

Bernard de Mersseman, Andover, MA (US);

Peter Hansson, Stockholm, SE;

Emil Hällstig, Stockholm, SE;

Assignee:

Veoneer US, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Burns & Levinson LLP

Steven M. Mills

Primary Examiner:

Hovhannes Baghdasaryan

Assistant Examiner:

Amir J Askarian

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/87 (2020.01); G02B 5/09 (2006.01); G02B 26/12 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/06 (2006.01); B60Q 1/52 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); B60Q 1/52 (2013.01); G01S 7/4811 (2013.01); G01S 7/4812 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01S 17/06 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/87 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G02B 5/09 (2013.01); G02B 26/12 (2013.01); G01S 2013/93271 (2020.01); G01S 2013/93276 (2020.01);
Abstract

A detection system for a vehicle in an environment has a reflective member positioned along an x-y plane for rotation around a rotational axis orthogonal to the x-y plane. The reflective member has a plurality of reflective sides, each of the reflective sides sloping towards the rotational axis at a slope angle different than the slope angle of at least one of the others of the reflective sides. At least one detector is positioned offset from the rotational axis and the x-y plane, an active side of the plurality of reflective sides positioned to provide a field of view between the detector and the environment. An actuator is configured to rotate the reflective member around the rotational axis to change the active reflective side to a different one of the plurality of reflective sides.

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