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도 2는 예시적인 주행/주차 보조 시스템의 블록도이다.
도 3은 예시적인 음향 장애물 센서의 회로 개략도이다.
도 4는 단일-채널 감지를 갖는 예시적인 센서 제어기의 블록도이다.
도 5는 다중-채널 감지를 갖는 예시적인 센서 제어기의 블록도이다.
도 6은 인근 장애물들에 대한 제1 예시적인 감지 방법의 흐름도이다.
도 7은 인근 장애물들에 대한 제2 예시적인 감지 방법의 흐름도이다.
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- 음향 트랜스듀서를 위한 제어기로서,
상기 음향 트랜스듀서를 구동하여 제1 음향 버스트 및 제2 음향 버스트를 생성하는 송신기;
상기 제1 음향 버스트에 대한 제1 응답 및 상기 제2 음향 버스트에 대한 제2 응답을 감지하도록 상기 음향 트랜스듀서에 커플링된 수신기; 및
상기 제1 응답과 상기 제2 응답 사이의 오프셋 주파수 차이를 결정함으로써 부분적으로 상기 제1 응답 및 상기 제2 응답으로부터 출력 데이터를 도출하는 프로세싱 회로를 포함하고,
상기 제1 음향 버스트는 제1 특성 주파수를 갖고, 상기 제2 음향 버스트는 상기 제1 특성 주파수와는 상이한 제2 특성 주파수를 갖는, 제어기. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 송신기는 상기 음향 트랜스듀서를 구동하여 제3 음향 버스트를 생성하도록 구성되고, 상기 제3 음향 버스트는 상기 제1 특성 주파수를 가지고, 상기 수신기는 상기 제3 음향 버스트에 대한 제3 응답을 감지하도록 구성되고, 상기 프로세싱 회로는 상기 제1 응답과 상기 제3 응답 사이의 정렬된 주파수 차이를 결정하도록 구성되고,
상기 프로세싱 회로는 상기 오프셋 주파수 차이의 크기 및 상기 정렬된 주파수 차이의 크기를 임계치와 비교하여 임의의 인근 장애물들을 검출하도록 구성되는, 제어기. - 제1항에 있어서,
상기 제2 음향 버스트로부터 제3 응답이 획득되고, 상기 제3 응답은 상기 제1 특성 주파수와 상기 제2 특성 주파수 사이의 오프셋을 고려하고, 상기 프로세싱 회로는 상기 제1 응답과 상기 제3 응답 사이의 정렬된 주파수 차이를 결정하도록 구성되고, 상기 프로세싱 회로는 상기 오프셋 주파수 차이의 크기 및 상기 정렬된 주파수 차이의 크기를 임계치와 비교하여 임의의 인근 장애물들을 검출하도록 구성되고,
상기 제1 음향 버스트 및 상기 제2 음향 버스트는 상기 제1 특성 주파수와 상기 제2 특성 주파수 사이에서 교번하는 특성 주파수들을 갖는 일련의 음향 버스트들에서 인접해 있는, 제어기. - 감지 방법으로서,
일련의 음향 버스트들에서 각각의 음향 버스트에 대한 음향 트랜스듀서의 응답을 감지하는 단계 - 상기 일련의 음향 버스트들은 제1 음향 버스트 및 제2 음향 버스트를 포함함 -;
상기 제1 음향 버스트에 대한 응답과 상기 제2 음향 버스트에 대한 응답 사이의 오프셋 주파수 차이를 결정하는 단계 - 상기 제1 음향 버스트는 제1 특성 주파수를 갖고, 상기 제2 음향 버스트는 상기 제1 특성 주파수와는 상이한 제2 특성 주파수를 가짐 -; 및
상기 오프셋 주파수 차이에 대해 동작하여 장애물이 인근에 있는지 여부를 결정하는 단계를 포함하는, 감지 방법. - 제4항에 있어서,
상기 일련의 음향 버스트들은 제3 음향 버스트를 포함하고 - 상기 제3 음향 버스트는 상기 제1 특성 주파수를 갖음 - , 상기 방법은,
상기 제1 음향 버스트에 대한 상기 응답과 상기 제3 응답 사이의 정렬된 주파수 차이를 결정하는 단계; 및
상기 정렬된 주파수 차이에 대해 동작하여 장애물이 인근에 있는지 여부를 결정하는 단계를 더 포함하는, 감지 방법. - 제4항에 있어서,
상기 제2 음향 버스트에 대한 보상된 응답을 획득하는 단계 - 상기 보상된 응답은 상기 제1 특성 주파수와 상기 제2 특성 주파수 사이의 오프셋을 고려함 -;
상기 제1 음향 버스트에 대한 상기 응답과 상기 제3 응답 사이의 정렬된 주파수 차이를 결정하는 단계; 및
상기 정렬된 주파수 차이에 대해 동작하여 장애물이 인근에 있는지 여부를 결정하는 단계를 더 포함하는, 감지 방법.
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