Display system utilizing vehicle and trailer dynamics
A vehicle and trailer display system is disclosed. The display system includes a plurality of imaging devices disposed on the vehicle, each having a field of view. The display system further includes a screen disposed in the vehicle operable to display images from the imaging devices. A controller is in communication with the imaging devices and the screen and is operable to receive a hitch angle corresponding to the angle between the vehicle and the trailer. Based on the hitch angle, the controller is operable to select a field of view of an imaging device to display on the screen.
1. A vehicle and trailer display system comprising:
a plurality of imaging devices disposed on the vehicle, each comprising a field of view;
a screen disposed in the vehicle operable to display images from the imaging devices; and
a controller operable to:
receive a hitch angle corresponding to the angle between the vehicle and the trailer;
receive a steering angle of the vehicle;
receive a velocity of the vehicle;
select a field of view of an imaging device to display on the screen based on the steering angle, the hitch angle, and the velocity;
process the steering angle and the hitch angle to calculate a future position of the trailer; and
select the field of view based on the future position.
2. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further operable to:
select a field of view from the plurality of imaging devices in response to a plurality of threshold values of the trailer hitch angle.
3. The display system according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is further operable to:
display a side-rear field of view of the imaging device on the rear portion and an imaging device having a field of view on a side of the vehicle in response to the trailer hitch angle being greater than a first predetermined value of the plurality of threshold values.
4. The display system according to claim 3 , wherein the controller is further operable to:
display a side field of view of the imaging device having a field of view on the side of the vehicle in response to the trailer hitch angle being greater than a second predetermined value of the plurality of threshold values.
5. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to generate an expanded field of view comprising a plurality of the fields of view based on the hitch angle and the velocity of the vehicle.
6. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further operable to determine an operating state of the vehicle in response to the steering angle and the velocity.
7. The display system according to claim 6 , wherein the controller is further operable to determine a relative orientation of the vehicle and the trailer in response to the hitch angle.
8. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further operable to display the future position of the trailer in the selected field of view based on the steering angle and the hitch angle.