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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Jonas Bärgman, Göteborg, SE;
Jan-erik Källhammer, Linköping, SE;
Sven Rönnbäck, Umeå, SE;
Kalevi Hyypää, Luleå, SE;
Tomas Bergiund, Råneå, SE;
Håkan Fredriksson, Luleå, SE;
Inventors:
Jonas Bärgman, Göteborg, SE;
Jan-Erik Källhammer, Linköping, SE;
Sven Rönnbäck, Umeå, SE;
Kalevi Hyypää, Luleå, SE;
Tomas Bergiund, Råneå, SE;
Håkan Fredriksson, Luleå, SE;
Assignee:
Autoliv Development AB, Värgärda, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01); G01S 13/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/10 (2006.01); G05D 23/00 (2006.01); G05D 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of analyzing the surroundings of a vehicle, comprising the steps of: gathering data regarding objects in the vicinity of the vehicle; analyzing the data to determine regions of empty space around the vehicle; creating one or more signatures representing at least some of the regions of empty space; and storing the signatures for later retrieval.