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Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2019
Applicant:

Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

James Hockridge Critchley, Lake Orion, MI (US);

Jesse Aaron Hacker, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Tony Moussa, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 3/00 (2006.01); G06T 15/20 (2011.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/247 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2013.01); G06T 3/0018 (2013.01); G06T 15/20 (2013.01); H04N 5/247 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2300/102 (2013.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/303 (2013.01); B60R 2300/607 (2013.01); B60R 2300/802 (2013.01); G06T 2200/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system identifies an unobservable region using a surround view system of a vehicle. The vehicle has a trailer attached thereto. The surround view system includes cameras to provide a view of an area surrounding the vehicle, an ECU receives image data from the cameras, and a display. A legacy observable image of the area obtained from the cameras as the vehicle passes through the area is stored in the ECU. A model representing a geometry of the trailer is created. Live images of the area, while the vehicle is reversing the trailer in the area, are obtained by the cameras. The trailer defines an obstruction in the area that occludes camera views defining an unobservable region. Based on the legacy observable image, the geometry of the trailer, and the live images, the unobservable region in the area is calculated and displayed on the display.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Critchley, James. (2021). Vehicle surround view system for identifying unobservable regions while reversing a trailer (U.S. Patent No. 11034298). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11034298

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