Patent ID: 11874125
Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A reversing assistant system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
a first path memory for storing a continuously recorded current forward segment;
a second path memory for storing a recorded preceding forward segment, wherein the system is configured to transfer the content of the first path memory to the second path memory when the vehicle resumes forward motion after reversing;
a path merger observer configured to repeatedly assess whether the current forward segment is mergeable with the preceding forward segment and, if so, to trigger a path merging operation; and
a path merger configured to execute a path merging operation and to substitute its output into the first path memory;
wherein the path merging operation comprises determining a merged segment comprising a tail section of the preceding forward segment, a head section of the current forward segment, and a connecting section which joins these sections;
wherein the merged segment is determined subject to a continuity condition.