METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES AND ROAD CONDITION INFORMATION IN THE VEHICLE SURROUNDINGS

摘要

The invention relates to a method for detecting and evaluating environmental influences and road condition information in the surroundings of a vehicle (1). At least two digital images are generated in a successive manner by means of a camera, and the same image section (2) is selected on each image. Changes in the image sharpness between the image sections (2) of the at least two successive images are detected using digital image processing algorithms, and the image sharpness changes are weighted in a decreasing manner from the center of the image sections (2) towards the outside. Surroundings condition information is ascertained on the basis of the detected image sharpness changes between the image sections (2) of the at least two successive images using machine learning methods, and road condition information is determined on the basis of the ascertained surroundings condition information. The invention further relates to a device for carrying out the aforementioned method and to a vehicle (1) comprising such a device.