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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2024
Stoneridge Electronics Ab, Solna, SE;
Po-Jen Wang, Daly City, CA (US);
Rahul Mangharam, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Bradley J. Corrodi, Princeton, NJ (US);
John Couperthwaite, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Tom Agnello, Northville, MI (US);
Dominik Marx, Novi, MI (US);
STONERIDGE ELECTRONICS AB, Solna, SE;
Abstract
A method of determining a trailer angle includes obtaining a birds-eye view image of a commercial vehicle based on image data from at least one camera mounted to the commercial vehicle that depicts at least one side of the trailer. The commercial vehicle includes a tractor and a trailer. The method also includes determining which of a plurality of lines in the birds-eye view image intersect a predefined pivot region which includes and surrounds a pivot point between the trailer and the tractor, determining a trailer angle of the trailer with respect to the tractor based on at least a first portion of the plurality of lines that intersect the predefined pivot region, and panning a video feed of images from the at least one camera based on the trailer angle. The determining the trailer angle includes excluding a second portion of the plurality of lines that do not intersect the predefined pivot region from the determination of the trailer angle, or weighting the first portion of the plurality of lines greater than the second portion of the plurality of lines in the determination of the trailer angle. A system for a commercial vehicle is also disclosed.