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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard A. Gunderson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
David Thiede, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Michael A. Parisi, Doylestown, PA (US);
R. Jeffrey Nelson, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US);
Assignee:
Altra Technologies Incorporated, Watertown, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
Abstract
A stand alone sensor module having built in intelligence that provides object detection for a both a vehicle and stationary applications. The system includes a processor connected to a sensor and a signal interface. The processor receives signals from the sensor and the signal interface and generates a status signal based on the signals received from the sensor and the signal interface. The processor drives the status signal to the signal interface.