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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Roger Arnold Trombley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher Scott Nave, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Bradley G. Hockrein, Dexter, MI (US);
Don Jacob Mattern, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for calculating a horizontal camera to target distance is provided. A camera on board a vehicle is configured to image a target on a trailer that is aligned with the vehicle. A controller is in communication with the camera and is supplied a user-obtained measurement. The controller is configured to calculate a first horizontal distance and a second horizontal distance, and to sum the first and second horizontal distances to calculate a horizontal camera to target distance.