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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2013
Iee International Electronics & Engineering S.a., Echternach, LU;
Norbert Herschbach, Medernach, LU;
IEE International Electronics & Engineering S.A., Echternach, LU;
Abstract
A driver assistance system () comprises an optical detector () with active scene illumination. The optical detector includes at least one of a stereoscopic imager, a time-of-flight imager, a structured-light imager and a night vision system. The optical detector includes a light source () for converting electrical energy into light, projection optics () for illuminating a scene with light generated by the light source and one or more optical sensors () for detecting light returned from the scene in response to the scene being illuminated. The light source is thermally connected to a heat sink () for evacuating heat produced by the light source and the projection optics are optically connected to the light source with one or more optical fibers () for transport of light generated by the light source to the projection optics.