Method for operating a parking assistance apparatus of a motor vehicle with a combined view comprising a transparent trailer and surroundings
US10464555B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2300/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method using a parking assistance apparatus of a motor vehicle with trailer includes: producing, respectively by first and second camera units, a first image of surroundings of the vehicle on which the trailer is portrayed, and a second image of surroundings of the trailer, the first and second camera units being arranged on the vehicle and the trailer, respectively; producing a combined view of the surroundings from the first and second images, wherein an area of the first image occupied by the trailer overlays with a piece of the second image, so the trailer in the combined view has areas depicted transparently in front of surroundings in the second image; displaying the combined view with a desired travel trajectory for the trailer overlaid on the view; selecting a profile for the desired trajectory; starting a parking process in which the trailer is automatically kept on the desired trajectory.
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