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Method for determining an object class of an object, from which light is emitted and/or reflected to a vehicle

  • US 8,712,637 B2
  • Filed: 08/22/2012
  • Issued: 04/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for determining an object class of an object, from which light is at least one of emitted and reflected to a vehicle, the method comprising:

  • reading in a first brightness value at a first image position in a first image taken using a first vehicle camera, and a second brightness value at a second image position in a second image taken using a second vehicle camera, the first and second image positions representing an identical position assigned to the object in surroundings of the vehicle;

    detecting the first image position based on a comparison of parameters of a plurality of image points in a first image area in the first image;

    detecting the second image position based on a comparison of parameters of a plurality of image points in a second image area in the second image; and

    determining the object class of the object based on a comparison of the first brightness value and the second brightness value.

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