Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to detecting road weather conditions. Vehicle sensors including a laser, precipitation sensors, and/or camera may be used to detect information such as the brightness of the road, variations in the brightness of the road, brightness of the world, current precipitation, as well as the detected height of the road. Information received from other sources such as networked based weather information (forecasts, radar, precipitation reports, etc.) may also be considered. The combination of the received and detected information may be used to estimate the probability of precipitation such as water, snow or ice in the roadway. This information may then be used to maneuver an autonomous vehicle (for steering, accelerating, or braking) or identify dangerous situations.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Detecting road weather conditions


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-11-22


    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



    DETECTING ROAD WEATHER CONDITIONS

    European Patent Office | 2018

    Free access

    DETECTING ROAD WEATHER CONDITIONS

    URMSON CHRISTOPHER PAUL / MONTEMERLO MICHAEL STEVEN / ZHU JIAJUN | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    Detecting road weather conditions

    URMSON CHRISTOPHER PAUL / MONTEMERLO MICHAEL STEVEN / ZHU JIAJUN | European Patent Office | 2015

    Free access

    DETECTING ROAD WEATHER CONDITIONS

    URMSON CHRISTOPHER PAUL / MONTEMERLO MICHAEL STEVEN / ZHU JIAJUN | European Patent Office | 2017

    Free access

    DETECTING GENERAL ROAD WEATHER CONDITIONS

    SILVER DAVID HARRISON / GUTMANN JENS-STEFFEN RALF / JAMES MICHAEL | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access