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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2023
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Bernd Ette, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
A method for monitoring a transportation vehicle, wherein the transportation vehicle has a radio system with a transceiver, having a first UWB antenna and a second UWB antenna, and a control unit connected to the radio system, wherein the UWB antennas transmit and receive BLUETOOTH® radio signals and the radio system establishes BLUETOOTH® communication. The method includes controlling the radio system to transmit UWB pulses and receive impulse responses using at least one of the two UWB antennas; monitoring an exterior of the transportation vehicle for people based on a result of the received impulse responses; and activating a theft and/or vandalism protection of the transportation vehicle in response to a person being detected in the monitored exterior of the transportation vehicle.