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VEHICLE MANEUVERING AIDS

  • US 20120200706A1
  • Filed: 04/17/2012
  • Published: 08/09/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of predicting a path of a trailer attached to a vehicle comprising the steps of:

  • measuring a vehicle steering angle;

    obtaining first and second views from at least two rearward-looking, vehicle-mounted video cameras;

    determining a trailer view from the first and second camera views;

    displaying the trailer view on a screen visible to a driver;

    determining a hitch angle, θ

    t, between the vehicle and trailer and using the trailer view;

    calculating a predicted path of the trailer from the hitch angle and steering angle; and

    displaying the predicted trailer path as an overlaid track on the trailer view.

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