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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert Schroeter, Livonia, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Justin Miller, Berkley, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle having a windshield and a camera is disclosed. The camera may be configured to capture a first image of a vehicle surrounding area through the windshield. The vehicle may further include an image processing module configured to determine a plurality of gradients associated with a plurality of pixels in the first image and an unfocused object present in the first image based on the plurality of gradients. The image processing module may be further configured to generate a binary image using the first image responsive to determining the unfocused object. The vehicle may further include a processor configured to determine a droplet presence on the windshield based on the binary image and perform a predefined action responsive to determining droplet presence on the windshield.
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