System and method for monitoring an area surrounding a vehicle and vehicle trailer
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Gibson, Roy Goudy, Jeremy Chambers, Neal Probert
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Abstract
A vehicle monitoring system includes an electronic controller and a wireless communicator. The electronic controller is configured to receive data representing points of interest on a vehicle and on a trailer towed by the vehicle, determine geometric relationships between the points of interest based on the data, and calculate an area surrounding the vehicle and the trailer based on the geometric relationships. The wireless communicator is operatively connected to the electronic controller and is configured to receive or transmit one of the data representing the points of interest, and the area based on the geometric relationships.
Claims17
A vehicle monitoring system, comprising:
- an electronic controller configured to receive data representing points of interest on a vehicle and on a trailer being towed by the vehicle, determine geometric relationships between the points of interest based on the data, and calculate a perimeter defined by a two-dimensional area encircling the vehicle and the trailer based on the geometric relationships, the two-dimensional area defined by a same start and end point;
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- a wireless communicator operatively connected to the electronic controller configured to receive or transmit one of the data representing the points of interest, and the area based on the geometric relationships.
A vehicle monitoring method comprising:
- determining, by an electronic controller, geometric relationships between points of interest on a vehicle and on a trailer towed by the vehicle based on data representing the points of interest on the vehicle and on the trailer;
- calculating, by the electronic controller, a perimeter defined by a two-dimensional area encircling the vehicle and the trailer based on the geometric relationships, the two-dimensional area defined by a same start and end point;
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- monitoring, by the electronic controller, a location of a host vehicle, different from the vehicle, in relation to the area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.