Apparatus and methods for atmospheric condition detection
US11972613B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/9322
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for determining an atmospheric condition in an environment of a vehicle are described herein. A long wave infrared camera may be used to produce thermal image data from a field of view of the LWIR camera that includes an unknown atmospheric condition. The thermal image data may include a characteristic that may be compared to characteristic of thermal image data for a known atmospheric condition. A result of the comparison may be used to make a determination related to the unknown atmospheric condition which may be used in controlling the vehicle.
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