Akshay Prabhakarrao Moharir

Title: Akshay Prabhakarrao Moharir and Trailer Hitch Assistance

Introduction

Akshay Prabhakarrao Moharir is an inventor associated with South Lyon, Michigan, and Ford Global Technologies, LLC. His patent work addresses a practical challenge for drivers: aligning a vehicle’s hitch ball with a trailer’s coupler.

Latest Patents

Moharir is named on one patent, 1 patent: “Hitch Assist Trailer, Coupler and Hitchball Detection and Tracking Method.” The invention describes a hitch-assistance system that uses an image sensor and controller to detect a trailer coupler from image data. A model trained on images of couplers helps identify the coupler’s position, while sensor data supports estimating its likely location and cropping the image around that area. The system can then guide vehicle movement toward an aligned position, bringing the vehicle’s hitch ball into alignment with the trailer coupler.

Career Highlights

Moharir’s listed patent reflects work on vehicle technology and driver assistance. His contribution focuses on combining image recognition and sensor information to support more precise trailer hitching.

Collaborations

The patent information provided lists Vidya Nariyambut Murali and Roger Arnold Trombley as coworkers. Their inclusion indicates a professional connection in the context of the supplied information, though specific roles in the invention are not stated.

Conclusion

Akshay Prabhakarrao Moharir’s patent highlights an approach to making trailer hitching easier through image-based coupler detection, sensor-guided tracking, and vehicle alignment assistance.