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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aric David Shaffer, Saline, MI (US);
Vern Stempnik, Roseville, MI (US);
Brian Choi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael David Kane, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/48 (2006.01); G08G 1/14 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/14 (2013.01); B62D 15/0285 (2013.01); G08G 1/168 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining an object distance from a vehicle includes sending a first transmission signal during a first burst period from a first transmitter, listening for a first reflection signal during a first listen period in a receiver, and sending a second transmission signal during a second burst period from a second transmitter. The second transmission signal is sent based on a time when the first transmission signal is sent.