US 12,252,073 B2
Trailer underneath and side visualization
Ravikanth Uppara, Seaford (GB); and Aranza Hinojosa Castro, Ferndale, MI (US)
Assigned to Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Appl. No. 17/753,355
Filed by Continental Advanced Lidar Solutions US, LLC, Carpinteria, CA (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 28, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/048499
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/041877, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/893,007, filed on Aug. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314884 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 1/10 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01); B60R 1/26 (2022.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 1/105 (2013.01) [B60R 1/003 (2013.01); B60R 1/26 (2022.01); G08G 1/167 (2013.01); B60R 2300/303 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing a visualization of one or more areas obscured by a trailer attached to a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving, at data processing hardware, first image data from a first camera positioned on a front portion of the vehicle when the vehicle and the trailer are moving in a forward direction or a rear portion of the trailer when the vehicle and the trailer are moving in a rearward direction, the first camera in communication with the data processing hardware;
storing, at memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware, the received first image data;
receiving, at the data processing hardware, speed data of the vehicle from a speed sensor;
determining, at the data processing hardware, a visualization including an area underneath the trailer based on the stored first image data and the speed data; and
sending, from the data processing hardware to a display in communication with the data processing hardware, instructions to display the visualization including the area underneath the trailer.