METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE TRAILER POSE
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1. A system to determine trailer pose comprising:
- first and second telltales affixable to a trailer;
an imaging system operable to detect the first and second telltales and to indicate at least one geometric relationship between the telltales and the imaging system and to provide trailer image date; and
a controller coupled to the imaging system to receive the trailer image data, the controller being operable to determine from the trailer image data the trailer pose.
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Abstract
A system and method to determine trailer pose includes imaging first and second telltales affixed to a trailer to provide trailer image data. A controller is operable to determine trailer pose from the trailer image data. The trailer pose information may be provided to one or more controllers of a vehicle towing the trailer.
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1. A system to determine trailer pose comprising:
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first and second telltales affixable to a trailer; an imaging system operable to detect the first and second telltales and to indicate at least one geometric relationship between the telltales and the imaging system and to provide trailer image date; and a controller coupled to the imaging system to receive the trailer image data, the controller being operable to determine from the trailer image data the trailer pose. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method to determine trailer pose comprising:
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imaging first and second telltales affixed to a trailer to provide trailer image data; and determining from the trailer image data the trailer pose. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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