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Methods and Systems for Detecting Weather Conditions Including Fog Using Vehicle Onboard Sensors

  • US 20140324266A1
  • Filed: 04/30/2013
  • Published: 10/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving laser data collected from scans of an environment of a vehicle, wherein the laser data includes a plurality of laser data points;

    associating, by a computing device, laser data points of the plurality of laser data points with one or more objects in the environment;

    comparing laser data points that are unassociated with the one or more objects in the environment with stored laser data points representative of a pattern due to fog; and

    based on the comparison, identifying by the computing device an indication that a weather condition of the environment of the vehicle includes fog.

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