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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Spirited Eagle Enterprises, Llc, Farmington, MI (US);
Jerry K. Hubbell, Farmington, MI (US);
Alan C. Lesesky, Charlotte, NC (US);
Spirited Eagle Enterprises, LLC, Farmington, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for enhancing situational awareness in a transportation vehicle including combination tractor and a trailer. The method includes locating a plurality of cameras on the trailer of the vehicle. Each camera is equipped with a camera wash system including a wash nozzle, dryer, and defroster. The cameras are operatively connected to a local area user network via an onboard access point. The onboard access point communicates with a data bus of the vehicle. At vehicle start-up, the cameras are automatically paired with a computing device located inside the tractor. The computing device includes a display screen and graphical interface with icon tabs representing each of the connected cameras. Using the icon tabs rendered on the display screen of the computing device, a selected camera and associated camera wash system can be manually activated.