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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yu Ling, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chen Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/003 (2013.01); B62D 15/0275 (2013.01); B60R 2300/207 (2013.01); B60R 2300/301 (2013.01); B60R 2300/808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hitch assist system is provided herein. The hitch assist system includes an imager for capturing one or more images of a hitch assembly and a trailer coupler. The imager is operably coupled with a movable panel. The hitch assembly includes a ball mount and a hitch ball. A controller is configured to generate an image that includes the hitch assembly, identify the hitch assembly within the image, estimate a ball mount length based on a predefined reference length and/or estimate a hitch ball height.