Patents by Inventor Shi M. Yu

Shi M. Yu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for trailer coupler localization for guidance during a hitching maneuver
    Patent number: 11511669
    Abstract: A system for trailer coupler localization for guidance during a hitching maneuver for a vehicle includes a trailer device including a trailer coupler and a graphic providing structure affixed to the trailer coupler. The structure includes at least one predefined graphic image. The system further includes a rear facing camera device attached to the vehicle and providing a captured image of the predefined graphic image. The system further includes a computerized controller, including programming to receive and analyze the captured image of the predefined graphic image to determine a relative position of the graphic providing structure to the camera device. The controller further includes programming to utilize the analysis to determine a relative position of the trailer coupler to a trailer hitch ball of the vehicle and to provide an output to control the hitching maneuver based upon the relative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Kroeze, Yun Qian Miao, Shi M. Yu, Patrick Andruszkiewicz, Ralph D. Schlottke
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAILER COUPLER LOCALIZATION FOR GUIDANCE DURING A HITCHING MANEUVER
    Publication number: 20220355735
    Abstract: A system for trailer coupler localization for guidance during a hitching maneuver for a vehicle includes a trailer device including a trailer coupler and a graphic providing structure affixed to the trailer coupler. The structure includes at least one predefined graphic image. The system further includes a rear facing camera device attached to the vehicle and providing a captured image of the predefined graphic image. The system further includes a computerized controller, including programming to receive and analyze the captured image of the predefined graphic image to determine a relative position of the graphic providing structure to the camera device. The controller further includes programming to utilize the analysis to determine a relative position of the trailer coupler to a trailer hitch ball of the vehicle and to provide an output to control the hitching maneuver based upon the relative position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Kroeze, Yun Qian Miao, Shi M. Yu, Patrick Andruszkiewicz, Ralph D. Schlottke