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Patent No.:

US 11410431 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2021

Vehicular control system with trailering assist function

Applicant:

Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Sebastian Pliefke, Sailauf, DE;

Paul Jarmola, Cologne, DE;

Thomas Wierich, Butzbach, DE;

Steven V. Byrne, Goodrich, MI (US);

Yuesheng Lu, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:

Honigman LLP

Primary Examiner:

Irfan Habib

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01); B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/272 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B62D 15/0295 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/272 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); B60K 2370/152 (2019.05); B60K 2370/1531 (2019.05); B60K 2370/173 (2019.05); B60K 2370/21 (2019.05); B60K 2370/27 (2019.05); B60K 2370/29 (2019.05); B60K 2370/777 (2019.05); B60R 1/12 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/303 (2013.01); B60R 2300/307 (2013.01); B60R 2300/607 (2013.01); B60R 2300/80 (2013.01); B60R 2300/806 (2013.01); B60R 2300/808 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8086 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/92 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicular control system includes a rear backup camera viewing at least rearward of the vehicle. With a trailer hitched to the vehicle, and based at least in part on image processing of captured image data during a backing-up maneuver, the image processor determines a distance between an axle of the trailer and the hitch of the vehicle and determines a trailer angle of the trailer hitched to the vehicle. During the backing-up maneuver of the trailer hitched to the vehicle, the vehicular control system determines a path of the trailer responsive to (i) a steering angle of the vehicle, (ii) the determined trailer angle of the trailer and (iii) the determined distance between the axle of the trailer and the hitch of the vehicle. The vehicular control system displays information to assist the driver in backing up the trailer hitched to the vehicle.

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