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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2020
Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Akbar Assa, Richmond Hill, CA;
Shweta Suresh Daga, Maharashtra, IN;
Brijendra Kumar Bharti, Brampton, CA;
Guruprasad Mani Iyer Shankaranarayanan, Mississauga, CA;
Jyothi P. Gali, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Anoop S. Mann, Brampton, CA;
Alexander Velichko, Toronto, CA;
MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A trailering assist system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle and having a field of view rearward of the vehicle, the field of view encompassing at least a portion of a trailer rearward of the vehicle. The camera captures image data, which is representative of at least a front profile of the trailer, which includes a trailer coupler of the trailer. An ECU includes an image processor that processes image data captured by the camera. The ECU, responsive to image processing of captured image data, determines a location of the front profile of the trailer relative to the vehicle. Responsive to determining the location of the front profile, the ECU determines a plurality of outline landmarks that represent a shape of the front profile of the trailer. Based on the determined outline landmarks, the ECU determines a location of the trailer coupler.