Global Patent Index - EP 1406790 A1

EP 1406790 A1 20040414 - DEVICE FOR DETECTING A SURROUNDING AREA AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE SURROUNDING AREA OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR DETECTING A SURROUNDING AREA AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE SURROUNDING AREA OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

Title (de)

UMGEBUNGSDETEKTIONSVORRICHTUNG UND UMGEBUNGSDETEKTIONSVERFAHREN ZUR DETEKTION EINES UMGEBUNGSBEREICHS EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS

Title (fr)

DISPOSITION DE DETECTION D'UN ENVIRONNEMENT ET PROCEDE DE DETECTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT D'UN VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE

Publication

EP 1406790 A1 20040414 (DE)

Application

EP 02754674 A 20020614

Priority

  • DE 10134596 A 20010717
  • EP 0206531 W 20020614

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03008232A1] The invention relates to a device for detecting the surrounding area of a motor vehicle (19), comprising a radiation source (12) for illuminating the surrounding area of a motor vehicle (10) and a recorder unit (18) for picking up image data of the area surrounding the motor vehicle. The radiation source (17) is configured in such a way that radiation pulses are produced with intervals occurring therebetween. The duration of the radiation pulses and the duration of the intervals is such that a human eye perceives a radiation intensity which is lower than the real radiation intensity of the individual radiation pulses and which does not blind the human eye. The recorder unit (18) is configured in such a way that it picks up image data from the surrounding area illuminated by a respective radiation pulse. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for detecting a surrounding area.

IPC 1-7

B60Q 1/14; B60Q 1/08

IPC 8 full level

B60Q 1/08 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); B60Q 1/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B60Q 1/085 (2013.01); B60Q 1/14 (2013.01); B60Q 1/1415 (2013.01); B60Q 1/18 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/45 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03008232A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03008232 A1 20030130; DE 10134596 A1 20030410; DE 10134596 B4 20210701; EP 1406790 A1 20040414

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0206531 W 20020614; DE 10134596 A 20010717; EP 02754674 A 20020614