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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2019
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Taku Takahama, Yokohama, JP;
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle hitching assist apparatus according to the present invention includes a first mode configured to, when an image pattern of a second hitch portion provided on a trailer is acquired, detect a position of the second hitch portion based on a comparison between the image pattern and an image acquired by an external world perception sensor mounted on a rear portion of a vehicle and output a steering instruction for assisting in hitching between the trailer and the vehicle based on the detected position of the second hitch portion to a steering controller of the vehicle, and a second mode configured to, when the image pattern is not acquired, issue a notification for prompting a driver of the vehicle to manually hitch the trailer and the vehicle.