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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh, Nuremberg, DE;
Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg, Frankfurt, DE;
Bernd Hartmann, Bad Homburg, DE;
Dieter Kroekel, Eriskirch, DE;
Stefan Fritz, Erzhausen, DE;
Joachim Denzler, Jena, DE;
Bjoern Froehlich, Boeblingen, DE;
Michael Kemmler, Jena, DE;
Stefan Schubert, Friedrichsdorf, DE;
Eric Bach, Cottbus, DE;
Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH, Nuremberg, DE;
Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus determine a road condition using a vehicle camera. At least one image is acquired using the camera. A first image area that includes an image of the road surface is determined in the at least one image. A classifier assigns the first image area to at least one class (among pre-established classes) that represents a specific road condition of the road surface. Information regarding this specific road condition is output.