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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Applicants:
Eduardo Jose Ramirez Llanos, Rochester, MI (US);
Julien Ip, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eduardo Jose Ramirez Llanos, Rochester, MI (US);
Julien Ip, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/001 (2020.02); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60W 2300/14 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for locating and tracking a trailer coupler for autonomous vehicle operation is disclosed. The system converts an image from a vehicle camera to a depth map that includes a plurality of points indicative of a distance between an object within the image and a reference point. The system used the depth map to identify and track a coupler of a trailer.