18455769. VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION DETECTION FOR A VEHICLE (Ford Global Technologies, LLC)
VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION DETECTION FOR A VEHICLE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Robert Schroeter of Livonia MI (US)
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam of Canton MI (US)
Justin Miller of Berkley MI (US)
Jake Schwartz of Dearborn MI (US)
VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION DETECTION FOR A VEHICLE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18455769 titled 'VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION DETECTION FOR A VEHICLE
Original Abstract Submitted
A vehicle includes a window separating a compartment of the vehicle from a region external to the vehicle. The window includes an outer surface. An imaging device is in the compartment and configured to capture an image of the region external to the vehicle through the window. Control circuitry is in communication with the imaging device and configured to receive the image from the imaging device, detect an obstruction in the image data corresponding to a substance on the window, and generate an output in response to the detection of the obstruction, wherein the imaging device is disposed within 50 millimeters (mm) from the window.
