METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING BRIGHTNESS VALUES IN SENSOR IMAGES OF IMAGE-EVALUATING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEMS

摘要

The invention relates to a method and a system for evaluating brightness values in sensor images of an image-evaluating adaptive cruise control system on a moving support, preferably a vehicle (1). According to the invention, areas in the sensor images detected by a camera (4) which are dark in comparison to the surroundings are evaluated in temporally successive evaluation steps to see whether they move towards the support at the speed of the support. These dark areas are recognized as the shadows (7) of a static object and a corresponding alert is given.