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Systems and methods for towing vehicle and trailer with surround view imaging devices

An imaging device and vehicle technology, applied in the field of vehicles, can solve problems such as difficult to determine the dynamics of the trailer, difficult to observe the surrounding environment of the vehicle and/or the trailer, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2017-12-05
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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During operation of a towing vehicle with a trailer, it may be difficult to see the surroundings of the vehicle and / or trailer
Also, when operating a tow vehicle, it can be difficult to determine trailer dynamics, such as whether the trailer is pivoting or rolling relative to the vehicle, for example

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[0108] The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit application and uses. Furthermore, there is no attempt to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background, brief summary or the following detailed description. As used herein, the term module refers to any hardware, software, firmware, electronic control component, processing logic, and / or processor device, singly or in any combination, including but not limited to: application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), electronic circuits, processors (shared, dedicated, or grouped) and memories executing one or more software or firmware programs, combinational logic circuits, and / or other suitable components that provide the functionality described above.

[0109] Embodiments of the disclosure may be described herein as functional and / or logical block components and various processing steps. It should be appreciated that these blo...

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Systems and method are provided for a towing vehicle towing a trailer having at least one imaging device. A method includes: receiving, from a first imaging device coupled to the trailer, a first image stream having a plurality of first images; receiving, from a second imaging device coupled to the vehicle, a second image stream having a plurality of second images; determining, at least one common feature between a first image of the first images and a second image of the second images; determining a first distance from the first imaging device to the at least one common feature and a second distance from the second imaging device to the at least one common feature; and determining, a position of the first imaging device relative to the vehicle based on the first distance, the second distance and a known position and pose of the second imaging device.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Application No. 62 / 342,671, filed May 27, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates generally to vehicles, and more particularly to systems and methods for tow vehicles and trailers having surround view imaging devices for determining tow vehicle and trailer dynamics, generating a rear view of the tow vehicle with a transparent trailer , and generate a bird's-eye 360-degree surround view of the towing vehicle and / or trailer. Background technique [0004] In general, certain vehicles, such as motor vehicles, can be used to tow different types of objects that can be mounted on trailers. For example, a motor vehicle may tow a boat, a recreational vehicle, a trailer loaded with one or more objects, and the like. During operation of a towing vehicle with a trailer, it may be difficult to se...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60R1/00
CPCB60R2300/105B60R2300/607B60R2300/808B60R1/27G06T2207/10012G06T7/73B60R2300/102B60R2300/303B60R2300/307B60R2300/80G06T2207/30252H04N7/181H04N23/698B60R1/003B60R2300/302
Inventor W.张J.王E.安德森
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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