Abstract: A lighting system for a trailer is provided herein. The lighting system may include a hitch angle detection component disposed on the trailer. A light source is disposed on the vehicle. A photoluminescent structure is disposed on the hitch angle detection component and configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light source. The hitch angle detection component may further include a predetermined image pattern of a certain size and shape provided on the top surface thereof for capture by an imaging device and recognition by an image processing unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 7, 2015
Date of Patent:
October 11, 2016
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, Erick Michael Lavoie, James J. Surman