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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2019
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Simon Kraftschik, Wolfenbüttel, DE;
Philipp Hüger, Rühen, DE;
Sascha Ziebart, Wettmershagen Calberlah, DE;
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
A method for automatically detecting a coupling maneuver of a transportation vehicle to a trailer including sensing a change in position of a trailer coupling of the trailer within a reversing camera image of the reversing transportation vehicle; making available a data set which includes respective position profiles for coupling maneuvers carried out during reversing of a reference transportation vehicle to a trailer coupling of a reference trailer; comparing the change in position of the trailer coupling with the position profiles of the data set or making available a calculation formula based on the data set and comparing the change in position of the trailer coupling with the calculation formula; outputting an inquiry as to whether a driver of the transportation vehicle desires automatic activation of a trailer coupling assistant.