Device and Method for Classifying Vehicles
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1. A device for classifying objects on a roadway comprising:
- a sensor configured to operate according to a light-section procedure, wherein the sensor is directed onto the roadway to detect the surface contour of an object; and
an evaluation unit coupled to the sensor configured to classify the object responsive to the detected surface contour.
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Abstract
Device for classifying objects, in particular vehicles, on a roadway, with a sensor, which operates according to the light-section procedure and is directed onto the roadway to detect the surface contour of an object, and an evaluation unit connected to the sensor that classifies the object on the basis of the detected surface contour.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for classifying objects on a roadway comprising:
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a sensor configured to operate according to a light-section procedure, wherein the sensor is directed onto the roadway to detect the surface contour of an object; and an evaluation unit coupled to the sensor configured to classify the object responsive to the detected surface contour. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for classifying objects on a roadway comprising:
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projecting a pattern of light from a first location onto the roadway; recording the projected pattern of light from a second location to detennine a surface contour of the object from distortions of the pattern of light; and classifying the object on the basis of the detected surface contour. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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