Display system utilizing vehicle and trailer dynamics
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1. A vehicle and trailer monitoring system comprising:
- a controller in communication with a screen and a plurality of imaging devices configured to capture image data disposed on the vehicle and the trailer, the controller operable to;
receive a hitch angle corresponding to a connection between the vehicle and the trailer;
display a combined image on the screen corresponding to a first and a second field of view of the plurality of imaging devices based on the hitch angle; and
identify an occluded portion of the image data, wherein the occluded portion indicates a region of the image data occluded by the trailer; and
identify at least one feature located in the occluded portion based on a position identified from a global positioning system (GPS).
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Abstract
A vehicle and trailer display system is disclosed. The display system includes a plurality of imaging devices disposed on the vehicle, each having a field of view. The display system further includes a screen disposed in the vehicle operable to display images from the imaging devices. A controller is in communication with the imaging devices and the screen and is operable to receive a hitch angle corresponding to the angle between the vehicle and the trailer. Based on the hitch angle, the controller is operable to select a field of view of an imaging device to display on the screen.
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1. A vehicle and trailer monitoring system comprising:
a controller in communication with a screen and a plurality of imaging devices configured to capture image data disposed on the vehicle and the trailer, the controller operable to; receive a hitch angle corresponding to a connection between the vehicle and the trailer; display a combined image on the screen corresponding to a first and a second field of view of the plurality of imaging devices based on the hitch angle; and identify an occluded portion of the image data, wherein the occluded portion indicates a region of the image data occluded by the trailer; and identify at least one feature located in the occluded portion based on a position identified from a global positioning system (GPS). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A display system comprising:
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a plurality of imaging devices disposed on a vehicle and a trailer, each comprising a field of view; and a screen disposed in the vehicle; a controller in communication with the imaging devices and the screen and operable to; receive a hitch angle corresponding to the angle between the vehicle and the trailer; identify an occluded portion of at least one of the fields of view; generate an aerial view of the vehicle and the trailer based on the hitch angle, wherein the aerial view demonstrates the occluded portion; and utilize GPS data to identify at least one feature in the occluded portion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling a vehicle and trailer monitoring system, the method comprising:
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capturing image data from a plurality of imaging devices disposed on the vehicle and the trailer; receiving a hitch angle corresponding to a connection between the vehicle and the trailer; displaying a combined image corresponding to a first and a second field of view of the plurality of imaging devices based on the hitch angle; identifying an occluded portion of at least one of the first field of view and the second field of view; utilizing GPS data to identify at least one feature in the occluded portion; and displaying the at least one feature in at least one of the first field of view and the second field of view demonstrating composite image data identifying a position of the at least one feature relative to the trailer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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