Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh

Xiyuan Zhang

Caroline Robert

Samia Ahiad

The invention relates to a method of raindrop detection on a vehicle windscreen by capturing images using a camera which is at least focused on the windscreen, including a step of detecting edges () in a research area of said captured images, characterized in that said method of raindrop detection comprises a rejection step () in which edges that are uncharacteristic with respect to a raindrop are rejected. This invention also relates to an associated driving assistance device.

Method of raindrop detection on a vehicle windscreen and driving assistance device

The invention relates to a method of fog and raindrop detection on a windscreen (), comprising a raindrop detection application () and a fog detection application (), characterized in that said fog detection application () comprises a step () in which an indication of the presence of raindrop is detected, said indication of raindrop presence triggering a switch from said fog detection application () to said raindrop detection application ().

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