Method and device for detecting a trailer angle
US11783506B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30252
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method determining an angle of a trailer relative to a vehicle. The method includes generating a projection on a trailer with a projector. An image is obtained of the projection on the trailer with a camera. An angle of the trailer relative to a vehicle is determined by comparing the image of the projection with a known pattern of the projection.
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