Patent ID: 11904778
Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A vehicular trailer assist system, the vehicular trailer assist system comprising:
a camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular trailer assist system, the camera viewing exterior and at least rearward of the vehicle, wherein at least a hitching portion of a trailer hitched to the vehicle is viewed by the camera;
a control comprising electronic circuitry, wherein the electronic circuitry includes a processor operable to process image data captured by the camera, and wherein the image data captured by the camera is representative of at least the hitching portion of the trailer hitched to the vehicle;
wherein the control, responsive to processing of the image data captured by the camera, determines at least one deficiency in a connection between the vehicle and the trailer;
wherein the at least one deficiency comprises an incorrect locking of the hitching portion of the trailer to a hitch ball of the vehicle and at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) a deficiency in hitch connection of the hitching portion of the trailer to the vehicle, (ii) a deficiency in chain connection of a chain of the trailer to the vehicle and (iii) a deficiency in wire connection of a trailer wire harness to the vehicle; and
wherein the control, responsive to determination of the at least one deficiency, alerts a driver of the vehicle of the determined at least one deficiency in the hitch connection between the vehicle and the hitching portion of the trailer.