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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2025
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Steffen Peter Lindenthal, Oshawa, CA;
Yun Qian Miao, Waterloo, CA;
Behnaz Ahmadi, Waterloo, CA;
Utkarsh Saini, Pickering, CA;
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An example vehicle camera system for a vehicle trailer includes a trailer hitch configured to couple with a trailer, a rear vehicle camera and a side vehicle camera each configured to capture images of the trailer, and a vehicle control module configured to capture a rearview image and a sideview image of the trailer, obtain stored camera dimensions of the vehicle indicative of locations of the rear vehicle camera and side vehicle camera, determine a hitch articulation angle of the trailer hitch according to the rearview image, identify a front corner location of the trailer according to the rearview image and the sideview image, calculate a width of the trailer according to the front corner location, the hitch articulation angle, and the stored camera dimensions, and store the width of the trailer in memory for automated control of the vehicle while the trailer is attached to the trailer hitch.
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