It is advantageous for a vehicle to detect road wetness or related environmental conditions. This is particularly true for self-driving vehicles, which can then adjust the manner of automated operation of the vehicle to increase safety by reducing speed, braking earlier, adjusting internal estimates of road traction parameters, or adjusting autonomous operation in some other manner. It is difficult to directly measure road wetness (e.g., using spectroscopy or other methods directed at the road surface), however, it is possible to indirectly estimate road wetness based on road noise audio signals detected via one or more microphones (1540A, 1540B) disposed on the vehicle. The location of the microphones, the type of post-processing applied to the audio signals, or other factors can be adapted to increase the useful road wetness-related content of such audio signals while reducing the presence of engine noise, road noise, or other confounding signals.


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    Title :

    USING AUDIO TO DETECT ROAD CONDITIONS


    Additional title:

    VERWENDUNG VON AUDIO ZUR ERKENNUNG VON STRASSENZUSTÄNDEN
    UTILISATION DE SIGNAUX AUDIO POUR DÉTECTER DES CONDITIONS ROUTIÈRES


    Contributors:
    ZHOU XIN (author) / ZHONG XUAN (author) / MCCOOL COURTNEY (author)

    Publication date :

    2023-04-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    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



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