Jaguar Land Rover Limited

Giovanni Strano

Jeremy John Greenwood

Nicholas O'DONNELL

The present disclosure relates to a display system () for generating a composite view of a region behind a vehicle (V) towing a trailer (T). A first camera (C) is provided for outputting first image data corresponding to a first image (IMG), the first camera (C) being configured to be mounted in a rear-facing orientation to the vehicle (V). A second camera (C) is provided for outputting second image data corresponding to a second image (IMG), the second camera (C) being configured to be mounted in a rear-facing orientation to the trailer (T). An image processor () receives the first image data and said second image data. The image processor () is configured to combine said first image data and said second image data to generate composite image data corresponding to a composite image (IMG). The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding method of generating a composite image (IMG), and to a rig made up of a vehicle (V) and a trailer (T).

Display system and method

The present disclosure relates to a trailer tracking apparatus () for monitoring movement of a trailer () connected to a vehicle (). The trailer tracking apparatus () has a controller () comprising an electronic processor () having an electrical input for receiving image data (DAT) from an imaging sensor () disposed on the vehicle (). An electronic memory device () having instructions stored therein is electrically coupled to the electronic processor (). The electronic processor () is configured to access the memory device () and to execute the instructions stored therein. The electronic processor () is operable to select a subset of said image data (DAT). One or more element () are detected and monitored within the selected subset (DAT) of said image data (DAT). The electronic processor () determines movement of the trailer () relative to the vehicle () in dependence on evolution of said one or more detected element () with respect to time. The present disclosure also relates to a method of tracking a trailer (); and to a vehicle () incorporating the trailer tracking apparatus ().

Trailer tracking apparatus and method

A method of preventing instability in a vehicle-trailer combination () is provided. The method comprises monitoring relative movement between the vehicle () and the trailer () using optical sensing means; determining a trailer yaw condition in dependence on a signal output from the optical sensing means; comparing the determined trailer yaw condition to a predetermined threshold yaw condition; and when the determined trailer yaw condition is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold yaw condition, outputting an alert signal indicative of the onset of instability in the vehicle-trailer combination.

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Coventry, United Kingdom

Giovanni Strano