Environment monitoring device in a motor vehicle and method for monitoring the environment using a correlation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9322916
APP PUB NO 20140198620A1
SERIAL NO

14119051

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An environment monitoring device in a motor vehicle having a signal generating device for generating a transmitted signal, at least one ultrasonic transducer for converting electric oscillations into acoustic oscillations and/or vice versa, and an evaluation device which evaluates an electric received signal in order to determine distances to objects in an environment of the motor vehicle, wherein the signal generating device is linked to the at least one ultrasonic transducer so that the ultrasonic transducer emits an ultrasonic transmitted signal into the environment in accordance with the electric transmitted signal, and the evaluation device is connected to the at least one ultrasonic transducer or at least one further ultrasonic transducer in order to receive the electric received signal. Also disclosed is a method for monitoring an environment by using a cross-correlation.

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  • VOLKSWAGEN AG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Max, Stephan Gifhorn, DE 54 199
Prausse, Claudia Braunschweig, DE 4 48
Tanneberger, Volkmar Meine, DE 10 113

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