Apparatus and Method for Detecting Precipitation for a Motor Vehicle
First Claim
1. An apparatus (100) for detecting precipitation on a windscreen (20) for a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprisinga camera device (101), which is designed such that it records a first image at a first moment and a second image at a second moment following the first moment;
- a comparison device (102), which is designed such that it produces a first comparison image by comparing the first image with the second image; and
an image detection device (103), which is designed such that it identifies objects on the first comparison image.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for detecting precipitation on a windscreen for a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising a camera device, which is designed such that it records a first image at a first moment and a second image at a second moment following the first moment, a comparison device, which is designed such that it produces a first comparison image by comparing the first image with the second image, and an image detection device, which is designed such that it identifies objects on the first comparison image.
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14 Claims
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1. An apparatus (100) for detecting precipitation on a windscreen (20) for a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising
a camera device (101), which is designed such that it records a first image at a first moment and a second image at a second moment following the first moment; -
a comparison device (102), which is designed such that it produces a first comparison image by comparing the first image with the second image; and an image detection device (103), which is designed such that it identifies objects on the first comparison image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for detecting precipitation on a windscreen (20) for a motor vehicle, the method comprising the following steps:
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recording (S1) of a first image at a first moment and recording of a second image at a second moment following the first moment; producing (S2) a comparison image from the first image a and the second image; and identifying (S3) of objects on the comparison image.
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