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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2008
Benazouz Bradai, Bobigny, FR;
Anne Herbin-sahler, Paris, FR;
Jean-philippe Lauffenburger, Rixheim, FR;
Michel Basset, Heimsbrunn, FR;
Benazouz Bradai, Bobigny, FR;
Anne Herbin-Sahler, Paris, FR;
Jean-Philippe Lauffenburger, Rixheim, FR;
Michel Basset, Heimsbrunn, FR;
Valeo Vision, Bobigny, FR;
Abstract
An automatic process is provided for automatically determining a current speed limitation on a road being used by a motor vehicle, in which by means of a first system, making use in particular of a GPS aerial and cartographical details, a first set of information is established, in which at least one likely speed limitation is associated with a confidence index; by means of a second system, involving the use of a camera and image processing applications capable of identifying roadside speed limitation panels, a second set of information is established comprising at least one probable speed limitation, wherein the basis of the first and second sets of information, the current speed limitation is determined along the road in question.