A method for determining a distance between a camera positioned on a rear portion of a tow vehicle and a trailer coupler supported by a trailer positioned behind the tow vehicle as the tow vehicle approaches the trailer. The method includes identifying the trailer coupler of the trailer within one or more images of a rearward environment of the tow vehicle. The method also includes receiving sensor data from an inertial measurement unit supported by the tow vehicle. The method includes determining a pixel-wise intensity difference between a current received image from the one or more images and a previously received image from the one or more images. The method includes determining the distance based on the identified trailer coupler, the sensor data, and the pixel-wise intensity difference, the distance includes a longitudinal distance, a lateral distance, and a vertical distance.


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    Title :

    VEHICLE TRAILER DISTANCE DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD


    Additional title:

    VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ABSTANDSERFASSUNG EINES FAHRZEUGANHÄNGERS
    DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION DE DISTANCE DE REMORQUE DE VÉHICULE


    Contributors:
    YU XIN (author) / VERMA DHIREN (author) / FROEHLICH DOMINIK (author)

    Publication date :

    2021-02-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / G06V



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