Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Road surface condition detection
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Application No.: US16508153Application Date: 2019-07-10
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Publication No.: US11021159B2Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: David Michael Herman , Ashwin Arunmozhi
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Bejin Bieneman PLC
- Agent Frank A. MacKenzie
- Main IPC: B60W40/06
- IPC: B60W40/06 ; G01S7/48

Abstract:
A system includes a computer comprising a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions such that the processor is programmed to determine, based on vehicle lidar sensor data, a reflectivity of an area of a road surface, and to determine whether the area is wet based on the determined reflectivity of the area, a dry-condition reflectivity threshold for the area, and an angle of viewing the area from the lidar sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210009137A1 ROAD SURFACE CONDITION DETECTION Public/Granted day:2021-01-14
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