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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Shant Tokatyan, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/56 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/56 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); G06T 7/97 (2017.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30248 (2013.01); G08G 1/096725 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example vehicle cleanliness detection systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method positions a vehicle proximate an image capture station and receives multiple images from the image capture station. The multiple images include different views of the vehicle's exterior surfaces. A vehicle cleanliness detection system analyzes the multiple images to determine a cleanliness of the vehicle's exterior surfaces. Based on analyzing the cleanliness of the vehicle's exterior surfaces, the method determines whether the vehicle exterior needs to be cleaned.