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Patent No.:

US 12405364 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2021

Fusion of short range radars and tailgate cameras for trailer angle estimation

Applicant:

Continental Autonomous Mobility Us, Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Kyle Kolasinski, Howell, MI (US);

Ryan Jones, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Eric Kratz, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Carlos Armando Ortiz Lopes, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorneys:

AUMOVIO SYSTEMS, INC.

WILLIAM J KLEIN

THEMI ANAGNOS

CHRISTINE MACKIEWICZ

MATTHEW BINKOWSKI

TOMASZ J KACZMARSKI

JEFFREY CIKALO

Primary Examiner:

Bernarr E Gregory

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 13/87 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G01S 13/87 (2013.01); G01S 2013/93272 (2020.01);
Abstract

A method and system are disclosed for determining a trailer angle between a vehicle and a trailer attached to a the vehicle. The method includes receiving camera data from a camera supported by a rear portion of the vehicle, left radar data from a left short-range radar supported by a left rear portion of the vehicle, and right radar data from a right short-range radar supported by a right rear portion of the vehicle. A trailer angle is estimated based on the camera data, the left radar data, and the right radar data. The estimated trailer angle is sent to one or more vehicle systems associated with the vehicle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Kolasinski, Kyle. (2025). Fusion of short range radars and tailgate cameras for trailer angle estimation (U.S. Patent No. 12405364). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12405364

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