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Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 07, 2012
Applicants:

Mattias Braennstroem, Goeteborg, SE;

Andrew Backhouse, Goeteborg, SE;

Lars Hammarstrand, Varekil, SE;

Christian Applehult, Goeteborg, SE;

Inventors:

Mattias Braennstroem, Goeteborg, SE;

Andrew Backhouse, Goeteborg, SE;

Lars Hammarstrand, Varekil, SE;

Christian Applehult, Goeteborg, SE;

Assignee:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/22 (2006.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/0134 (2006.01); B60R 21/013 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/22 (2013.01); B60R 21/013 (2013.01); B60R 21/0134 (2013.01); B60T 2201/024 (2013.01); B60W 30/095 (2013.01); B60W 2550/302 (2013.01); B60W 2550/308 (2013.01);
Abstract

An onboard perception system of a vehicle is contemplated. The system may include a state assessment unit adapted to at least assess a state of a first external object located in a vicinity of the vehicle hosting the onboard perception system, at least a first sensor assembly for assessing sound information, and an evaluation means adapted to evaluate a change in the state of the first external object by using the assessed sound information.


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