44 patents
Utility
Image Based Reference Position Identification and Use for Camera Monitoring System
11 Jan 24
A method for determining an image reference position includes receiving at least one image from at least one camera at a controller, the image includes a road lane that is defined by two identifiable lane lines and the camera is a component of a camera monitoring system (CMS) for a vehicle.
Nguyen Phan, Liang Ma, Utkarsh Sharma, Troy Otis Cooprider
Filed: 5 Jul 23
Utility
Modular Semi-trailer Sensor Suite
28 Dec 23
A camera monitoring system (CMS) includes at least a first camera that provides a first vehicle side view and a second camera that provides a second vehicle side view, a controller that is communicatively connected to each of the first and second cameras such that the controller receives a first video feed from the first camera and a second video feed from the second camera, first and second displays that are in communication with the controller and configured to respectively receive and display the first and second video feeds, and a sensor package that is in communication with the controller.
John Couperthwaite
Filed: 21 Jun 23
Utility
Camera Mirror System Including Automatic Angular Adjustment for Commercial Vehicle Displays
19 Oct 23
A method for adjusting a human machine interface (HMI) element location in a commercial vehicle display includes displaying, on an electronic display of a commercial vehicle, images from a camera secured to the commercial vehicle that depict a trailer of the commercial vehicle and its surrounding environment; determining a reference location of a reference point of the trailer in the images; superimposing an HMI element in the images on the electronic display at an HMI location determined relative to the reference location; and detecting that the reference location has changed in the images, and adjusting the HMI location in response thereto.
Wenpeng Wei, Liang Ma, Troy Otis Cooprider, Banuprakash Murthy
Filed: 13 Apr 23
Utility
Dynamic Longitudinal and Lateral Adjustment of Awareness Lines for Commercial Vehicle Camera Mirror System
5 Oct 23
A method of providing a trailer end line for a tractor-trailer includes determining a fixed point on a tractor, determining a trailer angle of a trailer, determining a trailer line that is arranged at the trailer angle from the fixed point, determining an intersection point between the trailer line and a trajectory of a reference point on the trailer, determining a trailer end point along the trailer line and offset from the intersection point, and displaying a trailer end awareness line based upon the determined trailer end point.
Wenpeng Wei, Liang Ma, Troy Otis Cooprider
Filed: 22 Mar 23
Utility
Camera System with Lens Heater
3 Aug 23
A camera system (100) comprising: an image capturing device (1) further comprising: a lens unit (3), wherein the lens unit (3) comprised a lens barrel (30), a front lens (4) comprising an inner surface (4a) facing the lens barrel (30); a heater device (500), further comprising a lens heater (510) for heating the front lens (4); wherein an annular heat insulating device (6) is arranged between the lens barrel (30) and the lens heater (510).
Alfred VAN DEN BRINK
Filed: 22 Jun 21
Utility
Camera Monitor System for Commercial Vehicles Including Wheel Position Estimation
29 Jun 23
A method for estimating a trailer wheel position includes identifying a first set of wheel locations in a first image.
Wenpeng Wei, Liang Ma, Yifan Men, Troy Otis Cooprider
Filed: 13 Dec 22
Utility
Camera Monitor System Including Integrated Range Sensor
29 Jun 23
A camera monitor system including a first mirror replacement assembly including a housing supporting a rear facing camera and a rear facing range sensor, a controller in communication with the mirror replacement assembly, the controller including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions for identifying at least one object in an image feed from the camera and determining an angular position of the object using image analysis, identifying a distance of the at least one object from the mirror replacement assembly using the range sensor; and fusing the distance and the angular position of the object into a single data set, and a display connected to the controller and configured to display a mirror replacement view including at least a portion of the image feed.
Liang Ma, Troy Otis Cooprider, Dominik Marx
Filed: 21 Dec 22
Utility
Camera Monitoring System for Vehicles Including Automatically Calibrating Camera
29 Jun 23
A camera monitoring system includes a first mirror replacement camera extending outward from a vehicle.
Utkarsh Sharma, Liang Ma, Nguyen Phan, Troy Otis Cooprider, Banuprakash Murthy
Filed: 13 Dec 22
Utility
Camera Mirror System Display for Commercial Vehicles Including System for Identifying Road Markings
20 Apr 23
A process for identifying a road feature in an image includes receiving an image at a controller, identifying a region of interest within the image and converting the region of interest from red-green-blue (RGB) to a single color using the controller.
Liang Ma, Yifan Men, Troy Otis Cooprider
Filed: 19 Oct 21
Utility
Trailer End Tracking In a Camera Monitoring System
20 Apr 23
A method for tracking a trailer end in an image using a controller includes receiving an image from at least one camera, identifying a trailer end in the image and tracking a motion of the trailer end through the image for a period of time using a controller.
Liang Ma, Yifan Men, Troy Otis Cooprider
Filed: 26 Sep 22
Utility
Modular Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor Construction
19 Jan 23
A brushless DC motor (BLDC) includes a stator having a ring-shaped body with multiple stator posts extending axially outward from the ring-shaped body.
Yulanda King, Jihcheng Lin
Filed: 15 Jul 21
Utility
Modular Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor Construction
19 Jan 23
A modular DC motor includes a stator module having a stator core.
Yulanda King, Jihcheng Lin
Filed: 15 Jul 21
Utility
Camera Mirror System with Outside Air Temperature Sensor
12 Jan 23
A camera arm for vehicle camera mirror system includes, among other things, a fixed housing portion that has a mounting bracket configured to secure the camera arm to a vehicle, a pivotable housing portion that is rotatably supported on the fixed housing portion by a pivot assembly, a camera that is arranged within the pivotable housing portion and configured to capture a view in relation to the vehicle, and a temperature sensor that is arranged within the fixed housing portion and configured to detect an temperature exterior to the vehicle.
Nathan Hodge, Jacob Biederman, Susan Kolinski
Filed: 16 Dec 21
Utility
Auto Panning Camera Mirror System Including Weighted Trailer Angle Estimation
15 Dec 22
A method for automatically panning a view for a commercial vehicle includes determining a plurality of estimated trailer angles.
Utkarsh Sharma, Liang Ma, Troy Otis Cooprider
Filed: 19 Apr 22
Utility
Image Based Trailer Wheelbase Determination
15 Dec 22
A method for determining a trailer detection parameter of a trailer including receiving an image from at least one camera at a controller.
Mohammad Gudarzi, Liang Ma, Utkarsh Sharma, Troy Otis Cooprider
Filed: 15 Jun 21
Utility
Auto Panning Camera Mirror System Including Image Based Trailer Angle Detection
6 Oct 22
An method for automatically panning a view for a commercial vehicle includes analyzing a portion of a first view at a first time to determine a position of a vehicle feature within the first view, wherein the first view is a subset of a second view, estimating an expected position of the vehicle feature in the first view at a second time subsequent to the first time, defining a region of interest centered on the expected position of the vehicle feature in the second view and analyzing the region of interest to determine an exact position of the vehicle feature at the second time, and determining a current trailer angle based on a position of the vehicle feature within the second view.
Mohammad Gudarzi, Liang Ma, Troy Otis Cooprider
Filed: 5 Apr 21
Utility
Vehicle Emergency Light Detecting Camera System
29 Sep 22
A camera system for a first vehicle includes first and second exterior cameras that are configured to capture images outside of the first vehicle corresponding to legally prescribed views.
Robert Grann
Filed: 21 Mar 22
Utility
Trailer Monitoring for Detecting Inattentive Driving
15 Sep 22
A method for detecting inattentive vehicle operation in a commercial vehicle includes monitoring a motion of a rear portion of a trailer and identifying a motion trend.
Troy Otis Cooprider
Filed: 8 Mar 22
Utility
Vehicle Camera Mirror System with Adjustable Video Feed
15 Sep 22
A vehicle display system according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure includes a camera configured to record images of an area outside a vehicle; a display configured to display a video feed of the recorded images to an occupant of the vehicle (e.g., on a display disposed within a vehicle cabin of the vehicle); and a processor operatively connected to the camera and display.
Brad Corrodi, Troy Otis Cooprider
Filed: 11 Mar 22
Utility
Camera Assisted Docking System for Commercial Shipping Assets In a Dynamic Information Discovery Protocol Environment
11 Aug 22
A method for operating a commercial shipping asset includes entering one of a docking and an undocking mode of operations using a vehicle controller of a commercial shipping asset, identifying at least one trusted video source remote from the commercial shipping asset, determining a distance between the commercial shipping asset and at least one object based at least in part on an image analysis of a video feed from the trusted video source, and responding to the determined distance by providing at least one of a warning to an operator of the commercial shipping asset and adjusting an automated or semi-automated operation of the commercial shipping asset.
Brad Corrodi, Milan Gavrilovic
Filed: 14 May 21