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Title:
DEVICE FOR DECIDING SPACE BETWEEN REAR SIDE OF AUTOMOBILE AND OBJECT LOCATED BEHIND AUTOMOBILE, AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING COMBINATION VEHICLES
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2000211559
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a cost-effective device and method that both detect or prevent rocking movement of a trailer coupled to an automobile.

This device for deciding a space between a rear side 1a of an automobile 1 and an object or trailer 2 located behind the automobile 1 comprises ultrasonic sensors 3 for generating sensor signals indicative of a space between at least one place on the automobile rear side 1a and one place on that side 2a of the object 2 which faces the automobile 1, and an evaluator 4 for deciding the space value on the basis of the generated sensor signals. The evaluator 4 has means for determining the frequency characteristic of the decided space value.


Inventors:
KOENIG WINFRIED
ESCHLER JOHANNES
FIESS REINHOLD
Application Number:
JP2000008624A
Publication Date:
August 02, 2000
Filing Date:
January 18, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
BOSCH GMBH ROBERT
International Classes:
B60R21/00; G01S17/931; B60D1/30; B60K28/10; B60T7/20; B60T8/17; B60T8/1755; B62D12/02; B62D53/00; G01S13/88; G01S13/931; G01S15/88; G01S15/931; G01S17/88; G01S13/87; G01S15/87; G01S17/875; (IPC1-7): B62D53/00; B62D12/02; B60T7/20; B60R21/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto (5 outside)