Driving conditions like this could soon become a thing of the past. Source: Supplied
- System involves a processor detecting and removing rain drops
- Processor can predict path of each raindrop
- Could be in cars within a decade
DRIVING becomes harder in the rain, as visibility drops to dangerous levels. But new headlight technology looks to solve that problem by digitally 'cleaning' rain the driver's line of sight.
The system uses a special headlight that behaves similarly to a camera and projector, filming, processing and 'replaying' the view ahead in close to real time.
A camera integrated into the headlights sends images to a processor that digitally detects and removes raindrops - leaving a cleaner, clearer image that is projected as the driver's view.
The processor can predict the path of each raindrop, which means the system lag is as brief as just 13 milliseconds.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in the US and tech giant Intel are jointly testing the potential of the technology, and say it will make roads safer in bad weather - and could be in cars within a decade.
See video of how the headlight system works to digitally remove rain at carsguide.com.au.
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