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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2019
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Matthew Donald Berkemeier, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Xin Yu, Wuhu -Jiujiang, CN;
Danny Bynum, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Julien Ip, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Kyle P Carpenter, Rochester, MI (US);
Eduardo Llanos, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Dhiren Verma, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of autonomously maneuvering a tow vehicle towards a trailer positioned behind the tow vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving one or more images from a camera positioned on a back portion of the tow vehicle. The method also includes receiving, at the data processing hardware, a first user selection of a trailer representation within the one or more images. The method includes sending first instructions to a drive system causing the tow vehicle to autonomously maneuver towards the trailer associated with the first user selection of the trailer representation. The method also includes receiving a second user selection of a coupler representation within the one or more images. The coupler representation associated with a trailer coupler of the trailer. The method also includes sending second instructions to the drive system causing the tow vehicle to autonomously maneuver towards the trailer coupler associated with the second user selection.