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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2020
Continental Advanced Lidar Solutions Us, Llc, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Ravikanth Uppara, Seaford, GB;
Aranza Hinojosa Castro, Ferndale, MI (US);
Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of providing a visualization () of one or more areas obscured by a trailer () attached to a vehicle () is provided. The method includes receiving first image data () from a first camera () positioned on a front portion of the vehicle () when the vehicle and the trailer are moving in a forward direction or a rear portion of the trailer when the vehicle and the trailer are moving in a rearward direction. The method also includes storing the received first image data. The method includes receiving speed data () of the vehicle from a speed sensor (). The method also includes determining a visualization () of an area (Area 2) underneath the trailer () based on the stored first image data () and the speed data (), and sending instructions to a display () to display the visualization of the area underneath the trailer.