US 12,420,705 B2
Panable camera with trailer length and object detection for mirrorless vehicles
Thomas J. Hayes, Lakewood, OH (US); and William R. Plow, Avon, OH (US)
Assigned to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US)
Filed by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/373,390.
Prior Publication US 2025/0100446 A1, Mar. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/25 (2022.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)
CPC B60Q 9/00 (2013.01) [B60R 1/25 (2022.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); B60R 2300/8093 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle controller comprising:
one or more processors;
a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and
program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
cause a side-view camera on a tractor to pan until a leading edge of a trailer coupled with the tractor is detected;
cause the side-view camera to capture an image of the leading edge of the trailer;
cause the side-view camera to further pan until a trailing edge of the trailer is detected;
cause the side-view camera to capture an image of the trailing edge of the trailer, and
estimate a length of the trailer based on viewing positions of the side-view camera when the images of the leading and trailing edges of the trailer were captured by the side-view camera.