Trailer position, heading angle, and level measurement with smart device
US11090990B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D13/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle hitch assistance system includes a controller acquiring data from an external portable electronic device including position and orientation data of a trailer, including a coupler thereof, and deriving a vehicle path to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler using the position and orientation data of at least one of the trailer and the coupler.
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