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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2014
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Johannes Huth, Trebur, DE;
Gerald Schmidt, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 5/005 (2013.01); G08G 1/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle environment monitoring system is disclosed which includes a people detection unit for detecting the presence of people in the environment of a vehicle and a danger signaler for generating danger signals of at least one first kind. A decision unit for deciding on the generation of a danger signal of the first kind when detecting a person by means of the people detection unit in dependence of the visibility of the person for the driver of the vehicle.