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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert J. Cashler, Kokomo, IN (US);
Assignee:
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/93 (2006.01); G01S 7/40 (2006.01); G01S 13/87 (2006.01); G01S 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 7/40 (2013.01); G01S 13/04 (2013.01); G01S 13/87 (2013.01); G01S 13/872 (2013.01); G01S 2007/4039 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9378 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radar object detection system includes a first sensor and a controller. The first sensor emits a first radar signal toward a first area about a vehicle, and outputs a first signal indicative of detected targets proximate to the vehicle. The controller receives the first signal from the first sensor, determines when a trailer is connected to the vehicle based on the first signal, defines a shadow-zone that corresponds to a first portion of the first area obstructed by the trailer from being viewed by the first sensor, and ignores detected targets within the shadow-zone that are indicated by the first signal.