Method and apparatus for estimating the distance from trailer axle to tongue

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9042603
APP PUB NO 20140241584A1
SERIAL NO

13775548

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A system includes a processor configured to receive a trailer image. The processor is also configured to identify an axle in the trailer image and identify a tongue-end in the trailer image. Further, the processor is configured to receive a tire image, including a wheel diameter provided on a tire. The processor is additionally configured to retrieve the wheel diameter from the tire image. The processor is also configured to identify a wheel, having an indentified diameter corresponding to the wheel diameter, in the first image. Additionally, the processor is configured to calculate a distance from the axle to the tongue-end using the identified diameter.

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  • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Elwart, Shane Ypsilanti, US 105 3133
Mayer, Kenneth Michael Ypsilanti, US 16 660
Nave, Christopher Ypsilanti, US 10 689
Shutko, John Ann Arbor, US 43 3734
Trombley, Roger Arnold Ann Arbor, US 90 4966

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