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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Michael Bliss, Troy, MI (US);
Yunfei Zhang, Whitby, CA;
Xiaoming Liu, Okemos, MI (US);
Yousef Atoum, Lansing, MI (US);
Joseph Roth, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing trailer information are provided. The method includes detecting a p coupler of the trailer in the image of the rear-facing camera; detecting a position of the coupler in the received image; and determining a distance between the detected position of the coupler of the trailer and a hitch of vehicle. The method may be use to display information about a trailer coupler or guide a vehicle to line up a vehicle hitch to a trailer coupler.