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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Brouk Wedajo, La Ferte Saint Aubin, FR;
Yan Quelquejay, Ris Orangis, FR;
Samia Ahiad, Gagny, FR;
Julia Petit, Paris, FR;
Caroline Robert-landry, Paris, FR;
Brouk Wedajo, La Ferte Saint Aubin, FR;
Yan Quelquejay, Ris Orangis, FR;
Samia Ahiad, Gagny, FR;
Julia Petit, Paris, FR;
Caroline Robert-Landry, Paris, FR;
VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a camera arrangement for a vehicle, comprising a camera (), wherein by means of the camera arrangement a brightness of the surroundings of the camera is determinable. The camera arrangement comprises a storage device () in which is stored at least one brightness reference value () capturable by the camera. This reference value () is correlated with a corresponding value () indicative of a photometric quantity measurable by means of a photometer () at this brightness. An evaluation unit of the camera arrangement is designed for comparing a brightness value determined by the camera with the brightness reference value (). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for calibrating a camera () and for operating a camera arrangement.