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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Cashler, Kokomo, IN (US);
Walter K. Kosiak, Kokomo, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/04 (2006.01); G01S 7/41 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); G01S 13/72 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01); G01S 13/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/411 (2013.01); G01S 7/521 (2013.01); G01S 13/04 (2013.01); G01S 13/726 (2013.01); G01S 13/88 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9332 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9375 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9378 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9385 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radar object detection system includes a radar sensor and a controller. The radar sensor is configured to emit a radar signal toward a defined area proximate to the vehicle, and output a reflection signal indicative of a detected target present in the defined area. The controller is configured to receive the reflection signal from the radar sensor, determine if the detected target corresponds to a trailer towed by the vehicle, and define an exclusion zone characterized as occupied by the trailer and thereby excluded from the defined area where objects can be detected.