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Methods and systems for detecting weather conditions including wet surfaces using vehicle onboard sensors

  • US 9,207,323 B2
  • Filed: 04/11/2013
  • Issued: 12/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

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

    receiving radar data collected for the environment of the vehicle, wherein the radar data is indicative of a presence of one or more tracked objects in the environment of the vehicle;

    determining, by a computing device, laser data points of the plurality of laser data points that are associated with the one or more tracked objects in the environment indicated by the radar data;

    determining, by the computing device, laser data points of the plurality of laser data points that are unassociated with the one or more tracked objects in the environment indicated by radar data; and

    identifying by the computing device an indication that a surface on which the vehicle travels is wet based at least on the determining that the laser data points that are unassociated with the one or more tracked objects in the environment indicated by the radar data.

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