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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Thorben Günzel, Braunschweig, DE;
Lynn Brennecke, Braunschweig, DE;
Tilo Ernesti, Braunschweig, DE;
Norman Hornung, Gifhorn, DE;
Jan Brandes, Schwülper, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/52004 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G01S 2007/52009 (2013.01); G01S 2015/938 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for checking a distance measuring device of a transportation vehicle wherein the distance measuring device has ultrasonic sensors. A functional impairment of at least one ultrasonic sensor, a check is performed to determine whether one of the ultrasonic sensors is maladjusted, and an often occurring source of a fault causing a functional impairment of ultrasonic sensors is considered.