TRAILER ARTICULATION CALCULATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING ARTICULATION ANGLE OF TRAILER
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1. A trailer articulation calculating system comprising:
- a fiducial object that is disposed in a front side of a trailer;
a camera that is disposed in a rear side of a tractor, the camera capturing image data of the fiducial object; and
an articulation calculator that calculates an articulation angle of the trailer relative to the tractor based on the image data captured by the camera.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a trailer articulation calculating system. The system includes a two-dimensional barcode, a camera, and an articulation calculator. The two-dimensional barcode is disposed in a front side of a trailer. The camera is disposed in a rear side of a tractor. The camera captures image data of the two-dimensional barcode. The articulation calculator calculates an articulation angle of the trailer relative to the tractor based on the image data captured by the camera.
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1. A trailer articulation calculating system comprising:
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a fiducial object that is disposed in a front side of a trailer; a camera that is disposed in a rear side of a tractor, the camera capturing image data of the fiducial object; and an articulation calculator that calculates an articulation angle of the trailer relative to the tractor based on the image data captured by the camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for calculating an articulation angle of a trailer, the method comprising:
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capturing, by camera, image data of a fiducial object disposed in a front side of the trailer; and calculating the articulation angle based on the image data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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