MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM
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1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a control device;
at least one lighting device controllable by the control device sequentially in at least two modes which illuminate surroundings of the vehicle differently;
at least one camera for capturing at least two images of the differently illuminated surroundings of the vehicle;
an image processing device configured for processing the at least two different images for producing a processing result; and
a driver assistance system controlled in response to the processing result.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle includes a control device and at least one lighting device which is controllable by the control device sequentially in at least two modes which illuminate surroundings of the vehicle differently. At least one camera captures at least two images of the differently illuminated surroundings of the vehicle. The at least two different images are processed by an image processing device for producing a processing result which is transmitted for control of a driver assistance system.
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1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
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a control device; at least one lighting device controllable by the control device sequentially in at least two modes which illuminate surroundings of the vehicle differently; at least one camera for capturing at least two images of the differently illuminated surroundings of the vehicle; an image processing device configured for processing the at least two different images for producing a processing result; and a driver assistance system controlled in response to the processing result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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capturing a first image by a camera of a first area of a vehicle surroundings illuminated by a lighting device when operating in a first mode; capturing a second image by the camera of a second area of the vehicle surroundings illuminated by the lighting device when operating in a second mode; processing the first and second images by an image processing device to produce a processing result; and transmitting the processing result to the driver assistance system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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