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Method and arrangement for assessing the roadway surface being driven on by a vehicle

US10467482B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Mohsen Lakehal-ayat · Aachen, DE
Joost Potma · Utrecht, NL
Michael Seemann · Laufenbürg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 17, 2017
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 17, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N7/188
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method and an arrangement for assessing the roadway surface being driven on by a vehicle. In a method according to the disclosure, on the basis of at least one image recorded with a camera that is present on the vehicle, the roadway surface being driven on by the vehicle is classified using a classifier. The classifier is trained on the basis of image features that are extracted from the at least one image, wherein a plurality of image details are defined in the at least one image. The extraction of image features is performed independently for each of these image details.

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