Stoneridge Electronics Ab

John Couperthwaite

Dominik Marx

Rahul Mangharam

John S Germaine

Susan Kolinski

Tom Agnello

Bradley J Corrodi

Po-Jen Wang

A method of determining a trailer angle includes obtaining a birds-eye view image of a commercial vehicle based on image data from at least one camera mounted to the commercial vehicle that depicts at least one side of the trailer. The commercial vehicle includes a tractor and a trailer. The method also includes determining which of a plurality of lines in the birds-eye view image intersect a predefined pivot region which includes and surrounds a pivot point between the trailer and the tractor, determining a trailer angle of the trailer with respect to the tractor based on at least a first portion of the plurality of lines that intersect the predefined pivot region, and panning a video feed of images from the at least one camera based on the trailer angle. The determining the trailer angle includes excluding a second portion of the plurality of lines that do not intersect the predefined pivot region from the determination of the trailer angle, or weighting the first portion of the plurality of lines greater than the second portion of the plurality of lines in the determination of the trailer angle. A system for a commercial vehicle is also disclosed.

Method and apparatus for determining trailer angle

A camera monitoring system (CMS) includes at least a first camera that provides a first vehicle side view and a second camera that provides a second vehicle side view, a controller that is communicatively connected to each of the first and second cameras such that the controller receives a first video feed from the first camera and a second video feed from the second camera, first and second displays that are in communication with the controller and configured to respectively receive and display the first and second video feeds, and a sensor package that is in communication with the controller. The sensor package is configured to be mounted on the tractor in a stowed position and to be dismounted from the tractor to a deployed position on the trailer. The sensor package is configured to provide a trailer view feed in the deployed position.

Modular semi-trailer sensor suite

A feature avoidance system for a vehicle including at least one ultrasonic sensor disposed on a vehicle and communicatively coupled to a vehicle controller. A dynamic vehicle model is stored in the controller. The dynamic vehicle model is a computer model of current and expected dynamic vehicle component positioning. An analysis module configured cause at least one of the controller and a remote processing system to identify a feature at least partially via data from the at least one ultrasonic sensor, compare a predicted feature position and an estimated vehicle component position, and generate an output in response to the predicted feature position and the estimated vehicle component position intersecting.

Curb detection system for commercial vehicles

A method for operating a vehicle camera system including receiving a first image from at least one video camera, identifying a first object in the first image, determining a distance between a vehicle component and the identified object, modifying the first image by incorporating a human machine interface (HMI) within the first image, wherein the human machine interface includes a display configured to communicate the distance between the object and the vehicle component, and displaying the modified image to a vehicle operator.

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Ypsilanti, MI, United States of America

John Couperthwaite