Patent ID: 8379088

Claim:
A method for evaluating sensor images of an image-evaluating surroundings-detection system on a carrier comprising a driver assistance system and which moves on a carriageway, the method comprising: evaluating irregularities of a surface of the carriageway using a predefined range of fluctuation in width or length in a direction of movement of the carrier on the basis of at least one selected from the a group consisting of a shape, a geometric extent, a brightness, a contrast and a reflectivity of the irregularities; and signalling an effect to which the irregularities are differentiated from markings relating to a predefined course of the carriageway; and wherein the brightness irregularities consist of brightness values of pixels of the sensor image, and the brightness values are evaluated as irregularities of the surface of the carriageway to determine whether the brightness values of the pixels exceed a predefined range of variation in terms of a width and a length in a direction of movement of the carrier.