Global Patent Index - EP 3857262 A1

EP 3857262 A1 20210804 - METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ULTRASONIC SENSOR OF A VEHICLE WITH REDUCED DIAGNOSTICS DURING A MEASURING OPERATION OF THE ULTRASONIC SENSOR, AND ULTRASONIC SENSOR APPARATUS

Title (en)

METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ULTRASONIC SENSOR OF A VEHICLE WITH REDUCED DIAGNOSTICS DURING A MEASURING OPERATION OF THE ULTRASONIC SENSOR, AND ULTRASONIC SENSOR APPARATUS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINES ULTRASCHALLSENSORS EINES FAHRZEUGS MIT REDUZIERTER DIAGNOSE IN EINEM MESSBETRIEB DES ULTRASCHALLSENSORS SOWIE ULTRASCHALLSENSORVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ POUR FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN CAPTEUR À ULTRASONS D'UN VÉHICULE AVEC DIAGNOSTIC RÉDUIT EN MODE MESURE DU CAPTEUR À ULTRASONS ET DISPOSITIF DE CAPTEUR À ULTRASONS

Publication

EP 3857262 A1 20210804 (DE)

Application

EP 19731623 A 20190606

Priority

  • DE 102018124024 A 20180928
  • EP 2019064749 W 20190606

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020064153A1] The invention relates to a method for operating an ultrasonic sensor (4) of a vehicle (1), in which a sound transducer element (11) of the ultrasonic sensor (4) is excited by a predetermined excitation signal, wherein the excitation signal has a predetermined current strength, a test voltage (U) is measured at the sound transducer element (11) as a consequence of the excitation signal and diagnostics are carried out on the ultrasonic sensor (4) on the basis of the test voltage (U), wherein the ultrasonic sensor (4) is excited by the excitation signal during a measuring operation to emit an ultrasonic signal, the test voltage (U) is measured during the transmission, reduced diagnostics are carried out on the basis of the test voltage (U), wherein the ultrasonic sensor (4) either continues to be operated during the measuring operation or is operated during a diagnostic operation for a complete diagnosis, depending on a result of the reduced diagnostics.

IPC 8 full level

G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/87 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B60W 50/08 (2013.01 - US); G01S 7/52004 (2013.01 - EP KR); G01S 15/87 (2013.01 - KR); G01S 15/931 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01 - US); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01 - US); G01S 7/52006 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 15/87 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 2007/52009 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2020064153 A1 20200402; CN 112955779 A 20210611; CN 112955779 B 20240507; DE 102018124024 A1 20200402; EP 3857262 A1 20210804; JP 2022501606 A 20220106; KR 102645272 B1 20240307; KR 20210064352 A 20210602; US 11573319 B2 20230207; US 2021396873 A1 20211223

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2019064749 W 20190606; CN 201980071168 A 20190606; DE 102018124024 A 20180928; EP 19731623 A 20190606; JP 2021517470 A 20190606; KR 20217012625 A 20190606; US 201917279348 A 20190606