The disclosure is directed to classifying weather conditions using cameras and/or other sensors on a vehicle. The system can detect one or more weather conditions, such as a sunny sky, a cloudy sky, rain, lighting, thunderstorms, hail, snow, windy conditions, and darkness. The vehicle can account for the one or more weather conditions by dynamically and/or automatically modifying the vehicle's route, vehicle's mode(s) of operation, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the vehicle can automatically seek or suggest an alternate route; move the sun visor, sunroof, or window blind(s); change the temperature of a portion of the interior compartment; suggest a place to stop; automatically change the headlight intensity; activate fog lights and/or turn off high beams, change the distance from other vehicles; activate the electronic stability program, windshield wipers, and/or defroster; change the dynamics of driving; and/or change one or more thresholds.
CLASSIFYING OF WEATHER SITUATIONS USING CAMERAS ON AUTOMOBILES
2018-05-24
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / G06T Bilddatenverarbeitung oder Bilddatenerzeugung allgemein , IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL |