Patent ID: 6151175
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An automatic adjustment system for maintaining a line of sight between a driver and a rear end of a trailer attached to a tow vehicle, comprising:a transmitter and a receiver adapted to be mounted proximal a side-view mirror of the tow vehicle;a reflector adapted to be mounted proximal the rear end of the trailer, the reflector being arranged to receive a signal from the transmitter and reflect the signal to the receiver, wherein a selected property of the reflected signal has an initial value corresponding to an orientation of the side-view mirror when the line of sight is established;a control unit for determining a deviation from the initial value of the selected property of the reflected signal; andan actuator responsive to the control unit and arranged to orient the side-view mirror such that the value of the selected property of the reflected signal is returned to the initial value.