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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Xin Yu, Wuhu-Jiujiang, CN;
Dhiren Verma, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Dominik Froehlich, Ferndale, MI (US);
CONTINENTAL AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY US, LLC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a distance between a camera positioned on a rear portion of a tow vehicle and a trailer coupler supported by a trailer positioned behind the tow vehicle as the tow vehicle approaches the trailer. The method includes identifying the trailer coupler of the trailer within one or more images of a rearward environment of the tow vehicle. The method also includes receiving sensor data from an inertial measurement unit supported by the tow vehicle. The method includes determining a pixel-wise intensity difference between a current received image from the one or more images and a previously received image from the one or more images. The method includes determining the distance based on the identified trailer coupler, the sensor data, and the pixel-wise intensity difference, the distance includes a longitudinal distance, a lateral distance, and a vertical distance.