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Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 09, 2021
Applicant:

Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;

Inventors:

Sébastien Chanal, Toulouse, FR;

Sylvain Godet, Toulouse, FR;

Stéphane Billy, Toulouse, FR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/48 (2006.01); G01S 3/04 (2006.01); G01S 3/74 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); G01S 3/18 (2006.01); G01S 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/48 (2013.01); G01S 3/043 (2013.01); G01S 3/18 (2013.01); G01S 3/74 (2013.01); G01S 5/04 (2013.01); H01Q 1/3283 (2013.01);
Abstract

A corner sensor for a motor vehicle capable of communicating over a wireless communication link with an authentication device and including: an array of antennae; and an electronic control unit configured to: determine the phase difference between the segments received by the antennae; determine the probability of each angle of incidence over a range of angles that is predetermined on the basis of the determined phase differences and of a predefined table, so as to determine a probability profile; measure the power of the segments received by the antennae of the array of antennae so as to determine a power profile; determine the actual angle of incidence of the signal by multiplying the probability profile with the power profile; and send the value of the determined actual angle of incidence to a central electronic control unit of the vehicle.


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