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US 2015/0339922 A1Published application
Device and method for detecting wetness on a roadway
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorStefan Eberhardt
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Abstract
A detection device is provided for a motor vehicle (10) for detecting wetness (18) on a roadway (20). The detection device has a moisture-detection unit (12) and an evaluation unit (40) designed to determine wetness (18) on the roadway (20) on the basis of a moisture value (42) detected by the moisture-detection unit (12). The moisture-detection unit (12) is embodied as a sensor unit and is arranged at a rear region of the motor vehicle (10).
Claims13
A detection device for a motor vehicle for detecting wetness on a roadway, comprising:
- a moisture-detection unit with an evaluation unit configured to determine wetness on the roadway based on a moisture value detected by the moisture-detection unit, the moisture-detection unit being a sensor unit arranged at a rear region of the motor vehicle.
A method for detecting wetness on a roadway, comprising:
- using a sensor unit at a rear region of a motor vehicle for detecting a moisture value;
- and
- determining the wetness on the roadway on the basis of the detected moisture value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.