Vehicle and system having trailer coupler connection detection
US11040588B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/808
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle is provided with a trailer hitch, a camera oriented to capture images of the trailer hitch, and a controller processing the captured images, detecting a trailer coupler coupled to the trailer hitch, determining a locked or unlocked state of the hitch coupler by comparing the captured images to known trailer coupler images, and generating an output indicative of the determined state of the trailer coupler.
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