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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
May. 13, 2003
Applicant:
Tim K. Trudeau, Roanoke, VA (US);
Inventor:
Tim K. Trudeau, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G001/16 ; B60T007/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collision avoidance system for a vehicle includes a collision avoidance processor, and an active sensor for obtaining successive range measurements to objects along a path transversed by the vehicle. The active sensor includes a near range gate for obtaining a near range measurement to objects located at a range less than a first predetermined range, and a far range gate for obtaining a far range measurement to objects located at a range greater than a second predetermined range. The near and far range measurements are provided to the collision avoidance processor for maneuvering of the vehicle.