Method and Device for Determining the Speed of a Vehicle
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for determining a speed of a vehicle (1), whereby at least two images (A, B) of an area surrounding the vehicle are recorded in time succession using a camera on the vehicle (1), and between the images (A, B) changes (2) in a position and/or a size of at least one object (X) contained in the images (X) are determined, and from the changes, a speed of the vehicle (1) is determined relative to the object (X)
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32 Claims
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17. A method for determining a speed of a vehicle (1), the method comprising:
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recording at least two images (A, B) of an area surrounding the vehicle in time succession using a mono-camera on the vehicle (1);
determining, between the images (A, B), changes (2) in at least one of a position or a size of at least one object (X) contained in the images; and
determining from the changes a speed of the vehicle (1) relative to the object (X). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A device for determining a speed of vehicle, the device comprising:
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a camera on a vehicle (1) for recording two or more images (A,B) in time succession; and
an evaluation unit which is connected to the camera, wherein the evaluation unit determines, between the two or more images (A, B), changes in at least one of a position and a size of at least one object (X) contained in the images, and from the changes, a speed of the vehicle (1) relative to the object (X) can be determined. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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