AU2010298653B2 - Power efficient object detection with selective polling - Google Patents

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AU2010298653B2
AU2010298653B2 AU2010298653A AU2010298653A AU2010298653B2 AU 2010298653 B2 AU2010298653 B2 AU 2010298653B2 AU 2010298653 A AU2010298653 A AU 2010298653A AU 2010298653 A AU2010298653 A AU 2010298653A AU 2010298653 B2 AU2010298653 B2 AU 2010298653B2
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    • G08B29/18—Prevention or correction of operating errors
    • G08B29/181—Prevention or correction of operating errors due to failing power supply
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