A method of determining a trailer trajectory for a trailer includes the steps while the trailer is moving: determining a trailer location based upon at least one captured image, determining a trailer angle change rate based upon the at least one captured image, determining a trailer trajectory…
A camera monitor system (CMS) for a vehicle includes a camera configured to record an image feed of an external environment of a vehicle; an electronic display configured to display at least a portion of the image feed; a steering wheel including at least one input device; and processing circuitry…
First and second cameras include first and second optical axes that intersect one another. The first and second cameras respectively have first and second image capture units that respectively include first and second warp maps that provide first and second fields of view. Third and fourth cameras…
A method for a camera monitor system (CMS) includes obtaining a first image from a first camera that depicts a first area that extends along a first side of a commercial vehicle; obtaining a second image from a second camera that depicts a second area that extends along a second side, opposite the…
A method of illuminating a commercial vehicle in low-light conditions includes providing a camera monitor system that includes a scattered IR LED with a first beam angle and a focused IR LED with a second beam angle smaller than the first beam angle. The method includes operating the scattered IR…
A method of determining a trailer angle includes obtaining a birds-eye view image of a commercial vehicle based on image data from at least one camera mounted to the commercial vehicle that depicts at least one side of the trailer. The commercial vehicle includes a tractor and a trailer. The method…
A camera monitoring system (CMS) for a vehicle, including a CMS controller including a memory and a processor, the CMS controller being connected to a plurality of cameras disposed about a vehicle and configured to receive a video feed from each of the cameras in the plurality of cameras, the CMS…
A method of displaying awareness lines in a camera monitor system for a vehicle includes detecting an adjacent lane marker to the vehicle, calculating an awareness line that is perpendicular to the adjacent lane marker, and displaying the awareness line in relation to a trailer end location.
A camera mirror system for a vehicle includes, among other things, first and second exterior cameras that are configured to provide capture images outside of the vehicle that correspond to legally prescribed views. The system further includes first and second displays within a vehicle cabin that…
A camera monitoring system has a trailer with trailer components that are responsive to at least one control signal and a wiring harness that is in communication with the trailer components and has a connector that communicates with a tractor. The wiring harness carries the at least one control…
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…