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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2000
Applicants:
Andreas Bastian, Braunschweig, DE;
Arthur Schneider, Braunschweig, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Bastian, Braunschweig, DE;
Arthur Schneider, Braunschweig, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F015/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for a motor vehicle includes at least one laser sensor. The laser sensor includes a device configured to sweep a scanning area with at least one laser beam emitted by the laser sensor and a power supply device for the laser sensor. In a method for operating a laser sensor in a scanning area with at least one laser beam, the power of the laser beam emitted by the laser sensor is varied in accordance with its direction of radiation.