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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Valeo Vision, Bobigny, FR;
Inventors:
Mickael Mimoun, Bobigny, FR;
Yasser Almehio, Bobigny, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Vision, Bobigny, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/04 (2006.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G06V 10/145 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); B60Q 1/04 (2013.01); G01B 11/25 (2013.01); G01B 11/2518 (2013.01); G06V 10/145 (2022.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting an object in a road surface. The method includes projecting a light pattern on the road surface, acquiring an image of the projected light pattern, detecting a shadow in the acquired image and using some features of the shadow to obtain information about features of an object. The invention also provides a method for autonomous driving using this object detection and an automotive lighting device.