Continental Automotive Systems Corporation

Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation

Continental Automotive Systems Us, Inc.

Brian Keith Morrison

Ibro Muharemovic

Brandon Herzog

Gerald L Ostrander

Scott James Lucy

David Reimus

Patrick A Banas

Brian Saloka

Douglas J King

Jacob G Epp

Iro Muharemovic

Brain Saloka

A backing system for a vehicle and trailer includes a wireless control device in communication with an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured with programming to record an image of a hitch for the vehicle and trailer assembly and determine a hitch angle using a plurality of reference points on the trailer which are viewed by the camera. The portions of the image which are relevant to a current position of the vehicle and trailer assembly are determined by the electronic control unit. Data regarding the relevant portions are sent to the control device via a secured wireless connection and displayed on a display.

Wireless capability and display for collision warning of a vehicle-trailer unit

An ambient light control module and method of operating an ambient light control module selectively actuates light modules to provide a desired light color and intensity. The disclosed ambient light control module selectively actuates light modules that are controllable to provide desired colors. The light control module produces uniform signals across the several light modules such that each separate light module will emit the same color. The disclosed example light control module includes a microcontroller with a plurality of output channels including output compare channels and pulse width modulated channels. The output channels are matched to a common clock so that a uniform signal is emitted from any channel to provide the desired uniformity between lighting modules.

Ambient lighting module

A transmitter identification code is designed such that the code varies as the code is assigned. In one embodiment the code will include information with regard to the date and time that the code is initially determined. In a second embodiment the code is provided by incrementing a counter, and then modifying that counter information such that the final code is non-sequential.

Remote entry transmitter with transmission identification codes

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Harrison Township, MI, United States of America

Brian Keith Morrison