This disclosure generally relates to (1) a pavement marker in which is embedded a radar-reflective dihedral corner reflector or other suitably oriented directional reflector that can reflect a radar signal; (2) arrangements of radar-reflective pavement markers on a driving surface; (3) methods for making such pavement markers and for installing them on a driving surface; (4) a radar transceiver on or in a vehicle for sensing the radar-reflective pavement markers and measuring distances from the vehicle to the markers; (5) a vehicle equipped with such a radar transceiver; and (6) methods for controlling or assisting with lateral steering or positioning of a vehicle on a driving surface, such as a road or a lane of a road, based on detection of radar-reflective pavement markers on the driving surface, such as along or near boundaries of the road or the lane.


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    Title :

    RADAR-BASED VEHICLE GUIDANCE USING RADAR REFLECTORS EMBEDDED IN PAVEMENT MARKERS ON A DRIVING SURFACE


    Additional title:

    RADARBASIERTE FAHRZEUGFÜHRUNG MIT IN FAHRBAHNMARKIERUNGEN AUF EINER FAHRFLÄCHE EINGEBETTETEN RADARREFLEKTOREN
    GUIDAGE DE VÉHICULE PAR RADAR UTILISANT DES RÉFLECTEURS RADAR INTÉGRÉS DANS DES MARQUEURS DE CHAUSSÉE SUR UNE CHAUSSÉE


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    Publication date :

    2025-06-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    E01C Bau von Straßen, Sportplätzen oder dgl., Decken dafür , CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / E01F ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE , Zusätzliche Baumaßnahmen, wie die Ausstattung von Straßen oder die bauliche Ausbildung von Bahnsteigen, Landeplätzen für Hubschrauber, Wegweisern, Schneezäunen oder dgl. / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / G02B Optische Elemente, Systeme oder Geräte , OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G06K Erkennen von Daten , RECOGNITION OF DATA






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