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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10773717 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 12, 2018

Vehicle assist system

Applicant:

Trw Automotive U.s. Llc, Livonia, MI (US);

Inventors:

Nicolas Guibert De Bruet, Birmingham, MI (US);

Patrick A. Smith, Howell, MI (US);

Assignee:

TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC, Livonia, MI (US);

Attorney:

Tarolli, Sundheim Covell & Tummino LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jason C Olson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2012.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01); B60W 30/16 (2020.01); B60W 30/12 (2020.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B60W 30/143 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 30/18036 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G06K 9/00798 (2013.01); G06K 9/00805 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2510/20 (2013.01); B60W 2554/00 (2020.02); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02); B60W 2556/00 (2020.02); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for assisting the operation of a host vehicle traveling on a roadway includes acquiring images around the host vehicle with at least one primary camera assembly having a first field of view. Visibility is detected within the first field of view. The at least one primary camera assembly is deactivated when the detected visibility is below a predetermined value. Images are acquired around the host vehicle with at least one secondary camera assembly having a second field of view until the detected visibility in the first field of view is at or above the predetermined value.

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