VEHICLE BLIND SPOT SYSTEM OPERATION WITH TRAILER TOW

摘要

This disclosure generally relates to a vehicle blind spot detection system, method, and module for adjusting parameters of a vehicle blind spot detection algorithm based on a trailer being attached to the back of the vehicle. More specifically, based on a determination that a trailer is attached to the vehicle and the reception of trailer information corresponding to the attached trailer, an adjust to the parameters of a blind spot detection area is disclosed for ensuring the continued operation of the blind spot detection feature will take into account the attached trailer.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising:
a body, a motor, brakes, one or more sensors, a trailer hitch, at least one processor in electronic communication with the sensors and configured to:
detect a hitched trailerload trailer and buffer dimensions based on the detection of the hitched trailer;generate a blind spot dimension based on the loaded trailer and buffer dimensions;identify a position of an object based the sensors;automatically generate a blind spot warning based on the generated blind spot dimension and the identified position of the object;only enable user-adjustment of the buffer dimension above a preset minimum.