Method of determining the passage of a vehicle through a gap

US8854462B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Valeo Vision · FR

Inventors

• Anne Herbin · Paris, FR
• Patrice Reilhac · Eßlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 6, 2007
• Grant date: Oct 7, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 12, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60Q2400/50
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention discloses a method of determining the ability of a vehicle to pass through a restricted gap in the roadway, including the steps of: detecting a restricted gap in the roadway, defining an image of the vehicle, and comparing the vehicle image with the restricted gap.