Trailer striking area prediction using camera monitoring system
US12257953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2023 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/8093
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera monitoring system (CMS) for a vehicle, including a CMS controller including a memory and a processor, the CMS controller being connected to a plurality of cameras disposed about a vehicle and configured to receive a video feed from each of the cameras in the plurality of cameras, the CMS controller including at least one side camera configured to define a rear side view and at least one rear camera configured to generate a rear facing view, the memory storing a trailer end detection module configured to identify a trailer end within at least one image generated by the plurality of cameras, and the memory further storing a trailer striking area prediction module configured to define a striking area geometry using a set of predicted future positions of prediction points in a prediction set, the prediction points being defined along an edge of the trailer.
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