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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yu Ling, Canton, MI (US);
Chen Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); B60D 1/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2013.01); B60R 1/003 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01); B60D 1/62 (2013.01); B60R 2300/305 (2013.01); B60R 2300/607 (2013.01); B60R 2300/808 (2013.01); B62D 15/0285 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hitch assist system is provided herein that includes an imager for capturing one or more images of a trailer having a coupler. The hitch assist system may also include a user-input device for inputting specifications of a hitch ball. A controller within the hitch assist system may be used for estimating a hitch ball height based on the inputted specifications and estimating a trailer height based on a height and projective geometry of the imager.