US 11,987,283 B2
User assisted camera generic target method for automotive trailer functions
Nizar Ahamed, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Abdulwahab Alkeilani, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); and Luis Enrique Guerra Fernandez, Oakleigh (AU)
Assigned to Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/247,680.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194468 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 13/06 (2013.01) [B62D 15/0275 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle trailer assist system comprising:
a controller comprising at least one processor configured to display at least one image including a plurality of target areas on a display to a vehicle operator, the target areas being spaced from each other in the at least one image and the at least one image including a representation of a trailer, receive, from the display or at least one manually-actuatable control device associated with the display, a vehicle operator selection of one of the plurality of target areas, and determine a relative orientation between the trailer and a tow vehicle to which the trailer is coupled based on a relative position in the at least one image of the selected target area,
wherein the controller is further configured to recognize the target features from the at least one image captured from a camera disposed on the tow vehicle, highlight the target areas on the display relative to the remainder of the at least one image not including the target areas, and provide for the vehicle operator selection of the one of the highlighted target areas on the display, and
wherein on the display the target areas are highlighted by displaying the remainder of the at least one image not including the target areas as being faded out.