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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zheng Hu, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B60D 1/30 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06K 9/52 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/30 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B62D 15/027 (2013.01); G06K 9/00335 (2013.01); G06K 9/00825 (2013.01); G06K 9/4604 (2013.01); G06K 9/52 (2013.01); G06K 9/6201 (2013.01); G06T 7/0085 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); B60R 2300/806 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20112 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for initializing hitch angle detection is provided herein. An imaging device is configured to capture images of a trailer connected to a vehicle. A controller is configured to select between a plurality of hitch angle detection routines based on at least one of a current driving condition and an availability of a template image of the trailer.