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Camera based boat loading assistant

US11967100B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG · DE
ZF MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEMS MIRAMAR, LLC · US

Inventors

Stefan Traub · Eppelheim, DE
Gabriela Jager · Friedrichshafen, DE
Lars Hoffmann · Birkenfeld, DE
Andrew ORVIETO · Plantation Gardens, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 28, 2021
Grant date	Apr 23, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 15, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30252
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A navigational system and method for guiding a boat onto a trailer, which comprises at least one marker mounted on the trailer; a camera located on the boat to assist the system with determining a longitudinal axis of the boat, and generating images of at least a front area of the boat and the at least one marker; an image processing unit for 1) receiving and processing the images to determine the at least one marker, 2) estimating the longitudinal axis of the trailer, 3) generating a desired boat trajectory for aligning the longitudinal axis of the boat with the longitudinal axis of the trailer; and 4) periodically generating guidance output commands to the user to assist the user with following the desired boat trajectory and facilitate loading of the boat on the trailer; and an image display for sequentially displaying the generated images of the camera to a user.

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