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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ali Mustafa, Dearborn, MI (US);
Amey Karnik, Canton, MI (US);
Haitham Alanssari, Novi, MI (US);
Yashwanth Reddy Gatla, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Cameron Husted, Belleville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A towing assist system for a vehicle includes a marker positioned on a trailer. An imaging device is in connection with the vehicle and configured to capture image data demonstrating a rearward-directed field of view. A controller processes the image data depicting the characteristic marker and detects the characteristic marker in the image data. The controller further identifies a coupler position or coupler height of a coupling interface of the trailer in response to a position of the marker in at least one frame of the image data.