Patent ID: 9598088
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B60R,B60W,G06K

Claim:
1. A driver assistance apparatus comprising: a communication unit to exchange data with a mobile terminal or a server; a stereo camera to acquire stereo images; a memory to store road surface data regarding a state of a road surface classified into a dry state, a wet state, a snow covered state, or an icy state; and a processor to classify a current state of the road surface as any one of the dry state, the wet state, the snow covered state, or the icy state based on the stereo images and the road surface data, wherein the communication unit transmits the stereo images from the stereo camera and position and time information corresponding to the stereo images to the mobile terminal or the server wherein the communication unit receives weather information from the mobile terminal or the server, wherein the processor is configured to classify a current state of the road surface as any one of the dry state, the wet state, the snow covered state, or the icy state based on the weather information, the stereo images, and the road surface data, and wherein when a brake is operated, the processor is configured to output a brake operation weighting signal based on the classified current state of the road surface to a brake drive that drives the brake.