Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle vision system with trailer angle detection
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Application No.: US15413464Application Date: 2017-01-24
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Publication No.: US09779313B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Sebastian Pliefke , Paul Jarmola , Thomas Wierich , Steven V. Byrne , Yuesheng Lu
- Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agency: Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP
- Main IPC: B60K35/00
- IPC: B60K35/00 ; G06K9/00 ; B60R11/04 ; H04N7/18 ; H04N5/232 ; H04N5/272 ; B60R1/12

Abstract:
A vehicular vision system includes a camera and an image processor operable to process captured image data. When the vehicle is towing a trailer, and based at least in part on image processing of image data captured by the camera during maneuvering of the vehicle and the trailer, the vision system estimates a length of the trailer. Image data captured during maneuvering of the vehicle and the trailer includes image data captured when the vehicle is maneuvered with the trailer at an angle relative to the vehicle. The vision system, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data, determines a trailer angle of the trailer that is towed by the vehicle, and is operable to determine a path of the trailer responsive to a steering angle of the vehicle and the determined trailer angle of the trailer and the estimated length of the trailer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170185852A1 VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH TRAILER ANGLE DETECTION Public/Granted day:2017-06-29
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