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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yi Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eric Hongtei Tseng, Canton, MI (US);
Mohsen Lakehal-ayat, Mountain View, CA (US);
Thomas Edward Pilutti, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); B60D 1/36 (2006.01); B60D 1/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/003 (2013.01); B60D 1/36 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); B60D 1/06 (2013.01); B60R 2300/20 (2013.01); B60R 2300/307 (2013.01); B60R 2300/808 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hitch assist system and method are provided herein. An imager captures one or more images of a trailer having a hitch coupler. A user-input device is provided for specifying a location of the hitch coupler in the one or more captured images. A controller generates an image patch around the user-specified location, segments the image patch to identify the hitch coupler, and estimates a trailer height based on a height and projective geometry of the imager.