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US 2025/0083602 A1Published application
Camera monitor system utilizing trailer angle detection based upon dot tape
AssigneeStoneridge, Inc.
InventorsLiang Ma, Mohammad Gudarzi, Aminul Hoque
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Abstract
A method of operating a camera monitor system (CMS) includes capturing an image that encompasses a trailer with Department of Transportation (DOT) tape, identifying the DOT tape, determining a line that is formed by the DOT tape, calculating a line angle from the line, and ascertaining a trailer angle from the line angle.
Claims20
A method of operating a camera monitor system (CMS), comprising:
- capturing an image encompassing a trailer with Department of Transportation (DOT) tape;
- identifying the DOT tape;
- determining a line formed by the DOT tape;
- calculating a line angle from the line;
- and
- ascertaining a trailer angle from the line angle.
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A camera monitor system (CMS) comprising:
- a camera configured to capture an image, the image configured to encompass a trailer with Department of Transportation (DOT) tape;
- a display configured to display at least a portion of the image;
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- a controller in communication with the camera and the display, the controller configured to apply a color filter to the image to locate pixels that are at least one of red and/or white, identify the DOT tape from the pixels, determine a line formed by the DOT tape, calculate a line angle from the line, and ascertaining a trailer angle from the line angle, and the controller configured to provide the portion to the display based upon the trailer angle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.