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Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2017
Applicant:

Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventor:

Michael Schumann, Stuttgart, DE;

Assignee:

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 7/527 (2006.01); G01S 15/10 (2006.01); G01S 15/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52001 (2013.01); G01S 7/527 (2013.01); G01S 15/104 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is accordingly provided for operating an ultrasonic sensor, a plurality of measuring cycles being successively carried out. In each measuring cycle—an electroacoustic transducer of the ultrasonic sensor is excited using an excitation pulse, causing it to mechanically oscillate, as a result of which a measuring signal is transmitted by the transducer, an echo signal is received by the transducer, and a piece of object information is ascertained from the echo signal. The frequency curve of the excitation pulse is differentiated into two measuring cycles successively carried out at least at the end of the frequency curve. The ascertained pieces of object information from at least two measuring cycles are compared with one another and an interference is identified as a function of the result of the comparison.


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