Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and device for detecting a trailer angle
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Application No.: US17247754Application Date: 2020-12-22
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Publication No.: US11783506B2Publication Date: 2023-10-10
- Inventor: Julien Ip , Kyle Patrick Carpenter , Xin Yu
- Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC
- Current Assignee: Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Main IPC: G06T7/73
- IPC: G06T7/73 ; G06V20/56

Abstract:
A method determining an angle of a trailer relative to a vehicle. The method includes generating a projection on a trailer with a projector. An image is obtained of the projection on the trailer with a camera. An angle of the trailer relative to a vehicle is determined by comparing the image of the projection with a known pattern of the projection.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220198702A1 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A TRAILER ANGLE Public/Granted day:2022-06-23
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