18455802. SPLASH EVENT DETECTION FOR VEHICLE CONTROL (Ford Global Technologies, LLC)
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SPLASH EVENT DETECTION FOR VEHICLE CONTROL
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam of Canton MI (US)
Robert Schroeter of Livonia MI (US)
Jake Schwartz of Dearborn MI (US)
Justin Miller of Berkley MI (US)
SPLASH EVENT DETECTION FOR VEHICLE CONTROL
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18455802 titled 'SPLASH EVENT DETECTION FOR VEHICLE CONTROL
Original Abstract Submitted
A vehicle includes at least one imaging device that captures an image of a plurality of roadway lanes in a region external to the vehicle. The vehicle includes control circuitry in communication with the at least one imaging device. The control circuitry is configured to receive the image from the imaging device, detect a splash event in the region external based on the image, determine a target lane of the plurality of lanes for the vehicle to move based on the splash event, and generate an output indicating the target lane.
