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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Petko Faber, Renningen, DE;
Gregor Schwarzenberg, Calw, DE;
Inventors:
Petko Faber, Renningen, DE;
Gregor Schwarzenberg, Calw, DE;
Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01W 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); G01W 1/00 (2013.01); G06K 9/00825 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for recognizing a weather condition in the surroundings of a vehicle. The method includes a step of ascertaining at least one imaging feature in image information. The image information represents a depiction of at least a portion of the surroundings, and the imaging feature represents a light effect on a reflective or luminescent object in the portion of the surroundings. In addition, the method includes a step of determining weather information for characterizing the weather condition based on a comparison between the imaging feature and at least one expected value.