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VEHICLE TRAILER ANGLE DETECTION SYSTEM USING ULTRASONIC SENSORS

  • US 20170334484A1
  • Filed: 05/16/2017
  • Published: 11/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A trailer angle detection system for a vehicle, said trailer angle detection system comprising:

  • a camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle and viewing rearward of the vehicle, said camera capturing image data;

    a plurality of ultrasonic sensors disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and sensing rearward of the vehicle, said ultrasonic sensors capturing sensor data;

    a control having at least one processor operable to process image data captured by said camera;

    wherein, responsive at least in part to processing by said at least one processor of image data captured by said camera, said control detects a trailer rearward of the vehicle and in the field of view of said camera;

    wherein said at least one processor is operable to process sensor data captured by said ultrasonic sensors to determine distances to portions of the trailer rearward of the vehicle; and

    wherein, responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data and processing of captured sensor data, said trailer angle detection system is operable to determine an angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle.

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