[특허]Trailer angle detection target fade warning

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B60R-001/00
출원번호	US-0475999 (2014-09-03)
등록번호	US-10112537 (2018-10-30)
발명자 / 주소	Lavoie, Erick Michael
출원인 / 주소	Ford Global Technologies, LLC
대리인 / 주소	MacKenzie, Frank
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A method of detecting degradation of an optical target on a trailer. The method includes generating a first set of data corresponding to optical characteristics of an optical target on a trailer. The method also includes generating a second set of data corresponding to optical characteristics of an optical target on a trailer after generating the first set of data. The method further includes providing an alert if differences between the first and second sets of data exceed predefined criteria indicating that the target has degraded. The predefined criteria may comprise fading or other suitable optical characteristics of the target.

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1. A method of alerting a user that an optical target on a trailer needs to be replaced, the method comprising: generating a first set of data corresponding to optical characteristics of an optical target on a trailer;generating a second set of data corresponding to optical characteristics of an optical target on a trailer at least twenty four hours after generating the first set of data; andproviding an alert indicating that the optical target on the trailer needs to be replaced if differences between the first and second sets of data exceed predefined criteria indicating that the target has: 1) degraded due to changes in a material forming the optical target that are not a result of environmental lighting changes, or 2) is likely to degrade due to changes in a material forming the optical target that are not a result of environmental lighting changes within a predefined period of time. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein: the first and second sets of data comprise digital image data that is generated utilizing a digital camera that is mounted on a vehicle. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein: the first and second sets of data are generated utilizing a hand held portable electronic device. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein: the first and second sets of data comprise light intensity data;the predefined criteria comprises a difference in light intensity between the first and second sets of data. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein: the predefined criteria comprises a difference in the intensity of light within a predefined range of wavelength of light. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein: the target includes at least one region that is red in color; andthe predefined range of wavelengths of light corresponds to red light. 7. The method of claim 5, wherein: the target includes at least one region that is green in color; andthe predefined range of wavelengths of light corresponds to green light. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein: the first and second sets of data comprise greyscale pixels;each pixel having intensity information associated therewith;the target includes at least one region that is initially black in color; andthe predefined criteria comprises a predefined percentage of the pixels having an intensity below a predefined level. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein: the target comprises at least one region defining a color that fades over time; andthe predefined criteria comprises a difference between the first and second sets of data indicating that the at least one region has faded by at least a predefined amount. 10. The method of claim 1, including: providing first and second optical targets on first and second trailers, the first and second optical targets having first and second identification features respectively; andutilizing the first and second identification features to identify the first and second optical targets whereby the fading of the first and second optical targets can be determined. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein: the first and second sets of data are utilized to predict a replacement date when the optical target will have degraded sufficiently to require replacement; andproviding an alert at the predicted replacement date and/or prior to the predicted replacement, date. 12. A method of replacing a target on a trailer, comprising: generating first and second images of a target on a trailer at first and second times utilizing a vehicle-mounted camera;generating first and second sets of image data corresponding to the first and second images;generating an alert if the first and second sets of image data indicate target fading not caused by changes in lighting has occurred; andremoving and replacing the target. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein: the target includes a first region that is a first color, and a second region that is a second color having highly visible contrast relative to the first color;at least one of the first and second colors tends to fade over time;the first and second sets of image data comprise histograms that include color-specific data corresponding to at least one of the first and second colors; and:the predefined criteria comprises a difference in at least one of a brightness of the color-specific data and a saturation of the color-specific data. 14. The method of claim 12, including; determining a contrast for at least the second set of image data;generating an alert if the contrast does not meet predefined criteria. 15. The method of claim 12, including: determining first and second contrasts for the first and second sets of image data, respectively; andgenerating an alert if a difference between the first and second contrasts exceeds a predefined amount. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein: the first and second sets of image data include data concerning at least one of red, green, and blue light. 17. The method of claim 12, including: generating at least one image histogram utilizing a selected one of the first and second sets of image data. 18. A system for detecting degradation of a target on a trailer, the system comprising: a target defining a plurality of optical properties, wherein the target is configured to be mounted to a trailer;a camera configured to generate image data of the target utilizing light from the target to provide input to a trailer backup assist system;a controller configured to utilize image data from the camera generated at chronologically spaced first and second times to determine if at least a selected one of the optical properties of the target has degraded according to predefined criteria; and wherein:the system is configured to generate an alert if the selected one of the optical properties of the target has degraded due to changes in light from the target that are not due to changes in environmental lighting conditions according to the predefined criteria. 19. The system for detecting degradation of a target on a trailer of claim 18, wherein: the controller is configured to process the image data utilizing a white balance process to compensate for a color and/or intensity of light incident on the target to thereby changes in the image resulting from environmental lighting changes prior to determining if an optical property of the target has degraded, and:wherein the controller is configured to generate at least first and second image histograms utilizing the image data from the first and second times, and wherein the controller is configured to utilize differences between the first and second image histograms to determine if at least a selected one of the optical properties of the target have degraded according to the predefined criteria. 20. The system for detecting degradation of a target on a trailer of claim 19, wherein: the target includes a first region that is a first color, and a second region that is a second color that contrasts the first color; andthe controller is configured to generate an alert if at least one of the first and second colors has faded according to the predefined criteria.

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