Inferred bird's eye view for trailer reverse assist

A method of generating an overhead view of a tow vehicle and a trailer attached to the tow vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a processing hardware, a first image from a camera positioned on a rear end of the tow vehicle for capturing a rear environment of the tow vehicle, the first image including a front end of the trailer;
• determining, at the processing hardware, a trailer width based on the first image;
• receiving, at the processing hardware, a second image from the camera, the second image including a side of the trailer and the front end;
• determining, at the processing hardware, a trailer length based on the second image;
• receiving, at the processing hardware, sensor information from one or more sensors positioned on the rear end of the tow vehicle;
• determining, at the processing hardware, a separation distance between the trailer and the tow vehicle based on the sensor information;
• retrieving from hardware memory in communication with the processing hardware, a vehicle length and a vehicle width;
• generating, at the processing hardware, an overhead image including a vehicle representation and a trailer representation based on the trailer width, the trailer length, the separation distance, the vehicle length, and the vehicle width;
• and
• transmitting, from the processing hardware to a display in communication with the processing hardware, instructions to display the overhead image.

A system for generating an overhead view of a tow vehicle and a trailer attached to the tow vehicle, the system comprising:

• a driver display;
• processing hardware in communication with the driver display;
• hardware memory in communication with the processing hardware, the hardware memory storing instructions that when executed cause the processing hardware to execute a method, the method includes:
• receiving a first image from a camera positioned on a rear end of the tow vehicle for capturing a rear environment of the tow vehicle, the first image including a front end of the trailer;
• determining a trailer width based on the first image;
• receiving a second image from the camera, the second image including a side of the trailer and the front end;
• determining a trailer length based on the second image;
• receiving sensor data from one or more sensors positioned on the rear end of the tow vehicle;
• determining a separation distance between the trailer and the tow vehicle based on the sensor data;
• retrieving from the hardware memory, a vehicle length and a vehicle width;
• generating an overhead image including a vehicle representation and a trailer representation based on the trailer width, the trailer length, the separation distance, the vehicle length, and the vehicle width;
• and
• transmitting to the driver display, instructions to display the overhead image.