IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A WINDING ROAD
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1. An imaging system, comprising:
- an image sensor configured to image a scene external and forward of a controlled vehicle and to generate image data corresponding to the acquired images; and
a processor communicatively connected to the image sensor, the processor configured to receive and analyze the image data and to detect whether a road on which the controlled vehicle is traveling is a winding road and generate a signal in response to detection of a winding road.
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Abstract
An imaging system and method are provided where the imaging system is configured to image a scene external and forward of a controlled vehicle and to generate image data corresponding to the acquired images. A processor is communicatively connected to the image sensor and is configured to receive and analyze the image data. The processor is further configured to detect whether a road on which the controlled vehicle is traveling is a winding road and generate a signal in response to detection of a winding road.
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1. An imaging system, comprising:
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an image sensor configured to image a scene external and forward of a controlled vehicle and to generate image data corresponding to the acquired images; and a processor communicatively connected to the image sensor, the processor configured to receive and analyze the image data and to detect whether a road on which the controlled vehicle is traveling is a winding road and generate a signal in response to detection of a winding road. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An imaging method, comprising the steps of:
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providing an image sensor for imaging a scene external and forward of a controlled vehicle and generating image data corresponding to the acquired images; receiving and analyzing the image data in a processor communicatively connected to the image sensor; detecting with the processor whether the road on which the controlled vehicle is traveling is a winding road; and generating a signal from the processor in response to detection of a winding road. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions executed by a processor, the software instructions comprising the steps of:
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imaging a scene external and forward of the controlled vehicle and generating image data corresponding to the acquired images; receiving and analyzing the image data in the processor; detecting with the processor whether the road on which a controlled vehicle is traveling is a winding road; and generating a signal from the processor in response to detection of a winding road. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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