DEVICE FOR DETERMINING CAMERA BLOCKAGE
FIG1 shows a schematic set up of an example of a device for determining camera blockage
FIG1 shows an example of a device 10 for determining camera blockage. The device 10 comprises an input unit 20, a processing unit 30, and an output unit 40. The input unit is configured to provide the processing unit with an acquired image taken by a camera of an extra-vehicle scene. The processing unit is configured to implement a processing protocol to process the acquired image to generate a processed acquired image. The processing unit is configured also to determine an indication of camera blockage comprising utilization of a classifier to determine a classification of the processed acquired image. The classifier has been trained on the basis of a plurality of processed training images of a plurality of extra vehicle scenes. Each processed training image was generated through utilization of the processing protocol on a corresponding training image. The output unit is configured to output the indication of camera blockage.
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['1. A device (10) for determining camera blockage, comprising: - an input unit (20); - a processing unit (30); and - an output unit (40); wherein, the input unit is configured to provide the processing unit with an acquired image taken by a camera of an extra-vehicle scene; wherein, the processing unit is configured to implement a processing protocol to process the acquired image to generate a processed acquired image; wherein, the processing unit is configured to determine an indication of camera blockage comprising utilization of a classifier to determine a classification of the processed acquired image; wherein, the classifier has been trained on the basis of a plurality of processed training images of a plurality of extra vehicle scenes, wherein each processed training image was generated through utilization of the processing protocol on a corresponding training image; and wherein, the output unit is configured to output the indication of camera blockage.', '13. A vehicle (100), comprising: - at least one camera (110); - a device (10) for determining camera blockage according to any of claims 1-12; and wherein, the at least one camera is configured to capture the acquired image.']