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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg, Frankfurt, DE;
Inventor:
Bernd Hartmann, Bad Homburg, DE;
Assignee:
Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01); B60T 8/172 (2006.01); G06T 7/514 (2017.01); B60W 30/02 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00805 (2013.01); B60T 8/172 (2013.01); B60W 30/02 (2013.01); B60W 40/06 (2013.01); G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); G06T 7/514 (2017.01); B60T 2210/13 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2552/00 (2020.02); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract
A road condition is classified based on spray water occurring at a wheel of the vehicle. To this end, the space around a wheel of the vehicle is imaged by a camera and the image captured by the camera is analyzed to detect spray water therein. A distinction can be made between a dry road, a wet road or a road having a risk of aquaplaning on the basis of the detected spray water, e.g. based on the angle, direction or projection range of the spray water.