Road condition detection system and method for detecting the surface condition of a road in front of an ego vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a road condition detection system for detecting the surface condition of a road in front of an ego-vehicle currently traveling on the road, wherein the road condition detection system comprises: a signal acquisition means configured to acquire input signals resulting from a detection of the road surface condition in front of the ego-vehicle and from the detection of a traffic sign in front of the ego-vehicle; a processing means configured to process the acquired input signals and to obtain from the processing of road surface condition information as to whether the road surface condition in front of the ego-vehicle is abnormal or normal, and traffic sign information as to whether the acquired traffic sign indicates that the road surface condition in front of the ego-vehicle is abnormal; and an evaluation means configured to perform an evaluation.wherein the assessment indicates that the surface condition of the road in front of the ego vehicle is abnormal, if the traffic sign information indicates that the surface condition of the road in front of the ego vehicle is abnormal, and a means for setting an abnormal road condition, which is configured to set at least one control signal for changing at least one dynamic parameter of the ego vehicle relating to the dynamics of the ego vehicle, based on the assessment indicating that the surface condition of the road in front of the ego vehicle is abnormal. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding computer-implemented method.