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Optical detection system for motor-vehicles having multiple functions, including detection of the condition of the road surface

US8477192B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

C.R.F. SOCIETA' CONSORTILE PER AZIONI · IT

Inventors

Davide Capello · Torino, IT
Nereo Pallaro · Orbassano, IT
Luca Liotti · Orbassano, IT
Cosimo Carvignese · Orbassano, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2010
Grant date	Jul 2, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2201/0216
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical detection system per motor-vehicles, suitable to detect the condition of the road surface on which the vehicle is travelling, comprising a photodetector unit composed of a camera having a matrix of pixels composed of photodetectors based on a photosensitive material suitable to detect both radiations in the visible and near infrared, i.e. having a wavelength comprised between 380 and 900 nanometres, and radiations in the short wavelength infrared, i.e. having a wavelength comprised between 900 and 1700 nanometres.

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