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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Vitesco Technologies Gmbh, Regensburg, DE;
Katharina Burger, Regensburg, DE;
Willibald Reitmeier, Hemau / Hohenschambach, DE;
Daniel Luszek, Sinzing, DE;
VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH, Regensburg, DE;
Abstract
Various embodiments include a system for a vehicle having a body a door held on the body and pivotable about a pivot axis. An example includes: an obstacle identification system to detect a collision event occurring between the door and an object within surroundings of the vehicle; and a sensor pivotably held on the body, the sensor having a field of vision covering an angle about the pivot axis in plan view along the pivot axis. The field of vision covers a subregion of a total monitoring region of the obstacle identification system, wherein the field of vision is smaller than the total monitoring region.