CPC B60R 1/003 (2013.01) [B60D 1/36 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B62D 13/06 (2013.01); G05D 1/0033 (2013.01); G05D 1/0238 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2520/22 (2013.01); B60W 2720/22 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer, comprising:
an imager outputting image data of a field of view rearward of the vehicle; and
a controller:
receiving a system initiation command and scanning the image data using an image processing routine to identify at least one of the trailer or a coupler of the trailer within the image data;
determining that the at least one of the trailer or the coupler is outside of a specified area relative to the vehicle using the image processing routine and outputting an instruction for user-controlled movement of the vehicle determined to position the vehicle such that the at least one of the trailer or the coupler is within the specified area; and
determining that the at least one of the trailer or the coupler is within the specified area using the image processing routine and outputting a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler.
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