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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2016
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Ibro Muharemovic, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Brandon Herzog, Waterford, MI (US);
Hao Sun, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A backing system for a vehicle comprises a camera for recording a video image of a user performing a gesture and an electronic control unit for the backing system, wherein the electronic control device includes instructions for: determining that the vehicle is backing up; interpreting a gesture with the electronic control unit to determine the meaning of the gesture; calculating a steering angle based upon the meaning of the gesture; and sending a request to a steering system to provide the steering angle.