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US 12,534,129 B2Granted
Systems and methods for trailer angle detection
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsGaurav Pandey, Nikita Jaipuria
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Abstract
A trailer angle identification system includes an imaging device configured to capture an image. A controller is configured to receive steering angle data corresponding to a steering angle of a vehicle, receive vehicle speed data corresponding to a vehicle speed, and estimate an angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle by processing the image, the steering angle data, and the vehicle speed data in at least one neural network.
Claims20
A trailer angle identification system comprising:
- an imaging device configured to capture an image of a trailer;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive steering angle data corresponding to a steering angle of a vehicle;
- receive vehicle speed data corresponding to a vehicle speed;
- process the image in a first neural network to generate an estimate of an angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle;
- process the steering angle and the vehicle speed data in a second neural network to estimate a rate of change of the angle;
- and
- update the estimate of the angle based on the rate of change.
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A method of identifying a trailer angle comprising:
- capturing an image of a trailer in a field of view;
- receiving steering angle data corresponding to a steering angle of a vehicle;
- receiving vehicle speed data corresponding to a vehicle speed;
- processing the image in a first neural network to generate an estimate of an angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle;
- processing the steering angle and the vehicle speed data in a second neural network to estimate a rate of change of the angle;
- and
- updating the estimate of the angle based on the rate of change.
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A trailer angle identification system comprising:
- an imaging device configured to capture an image;
- an angle sensor configured to measure a steering angle of a vehicle;
- a speed sensor configured to measure a vehicle speed;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- process the image in a first neural network to generate an estimate of an angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle;
- process the steering angle and the vehicle speed data in a second neural network to estimate a rate of change of the angle;
- and
- update the estimate of the angle based on the rate of change and a trailer length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.