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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya-city, JP;
Masahiro Kawabata, Tokyo-to, JP;
Ken Tanabe, Tokyo-to, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An angle detecting device has a processor configured to detect a first point and a second point indicating parts of rear of the towing vehicle within a first plane, a third point and a fourth point indicating parts of front of the towed vehicle within a second plane from within an image that includes the rear of the towing vehicle and the front of the towed vehicle, project the first to fourth points onto a projection plane parallel to ground and calculate fifth to eighth points, and calculate an angle formed between a first straight line connecting the fifth point and sixth point and a second straight line connecting the seventh point and eighth point in the projection plane as the relative angle of the towed vehicle with respect to the towing vehicle.
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