Device for determining the presence of fog with the use of an image which, by means of a in a vehicle built-in imaging device is achieved.

摘要

An apparatus is provided, which the presence of an element, such as, for example, fog, the visibility of a front view of a driver in a vehicle in a surrounding atmosphere in front of the vehicle, which is equipped with the device, while the time of day determined. In this apparatus, the determination with respect to the presence of the element on the basis of a mapping is determined, which is supplied by a camera installed in a vehicle is detected, and in which an image of an obstacle, which is on a road, by means of which the vehicle is running, is masked. In the determination, a reliability of determining the presence of the element by measuring the effect of a masking of the obstacle is considered.