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Method and device for determining the speed of a vehicle

US8140214B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH · DE

Inventors

Dieter Krökel · Eriskirch, DE
Thomas Fechner · Günzburg, DE
Helmut Riedel · Fürstenfeldbruck, DE
Holger Grunleithner · Ingolstadt, DE
Robert Thiel · Niederstaufen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 16, 2005
Grant date	Mar 20, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 2, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T7/246
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for determining a speed of a vehicle (1), whereby at least two images (A, B) of an area surrounding the vehicle are recorded in time succession using a camera on the vehicle (1), and between the images (A, B) changes (2) in a position and/or a size of at least one object (X) contained in the images (X) are determined, and from the changes, a speed of the vehicle (1) is determined relative to the object (X).

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