Camera based trailer identification and blind zone adjustment
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1. A trailer-identification system configured to identify a trailer towed by a host-vehicle, said system comprising:
- a camera used to capture an image of a trailer towed by a host-vehicle;
a radar-sensor configured to detect an other-vehicle present in a blind-zone proximate to the host-vehicle, said blind-zone extending a distance perpendicular to a left-side and a right-side of the host-vehicle and extending a distance beyond a rear of the trailer;
a database that associates the character in the image with the trailer-model, the database including dimensions of the trailer related to the trailer-model; and
a controller in communication with the camera, the radar-sensor, and the database, said controller configured to detect a character on the trailer, identify a trailer-model of the trailer based on the character, and adjust the blind-zone proximate to the host-vehicle based on the trailer-model, wherein inboard-boundaries of the adjusted blind-zone are collinear with sides of the trailer, and wherein a trailer-boundary is excluded from the blind-zone.
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Abstract
A trailer-identification system is configured to identify a trailer towed by a host-vehicle. The system includes a camera and a controller. The camera is used to capture an image of a trailer towed by a host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the camera and is configured to detect a character on the trailer, identify a trailer-model of the trailer based on the character, and adjust a blind-zone proximate to the host-vehicle based on the trailer-model.
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1. A trailer-identification system configured to identify a trailer towed by a host-vehicle, said system comprising:
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a camera used to capture an image of a trailer towed by a host-vehicle; a radar-sensor configured to detect an other-vehicle present in a blind-zone proximate to the host-vehicle, said blind-zone extending a distance perpendicular to a left-side and a right-side of the host-vehicle and extending a distance beyond a rear of the trailer; a database that associates the character in the image with the trailer-model, the database including dimensions of the trailer related to the trailer-model; and a controller in communication with the camera, the radar-sensor, and the database, said controller configured to detect a character on the trailer, identify a trailer-model of the trailer based on the character, and adjust the blind-zone proximate to the host-vehicle based on the trailer-model, wherein inboard-boundaries of the adjusted blind-zone are collinear with sides of the trailer, and wherein a trailer-boundary is excluded from the blind-zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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